debadged my car. Shadow left by letters. - What to use to remove shadow of letters?

[Glock23 10+ year member]

you can see an outline where the letters were in the clear coat what can i use to remove this?

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[rc10mike 10+ year member]

A body shop?

 

[Glock23 10+ year member]

thats a little over kill. im sure there's something i can use lol

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

Not necessarily. How long were they on? It's possible the rest of your paint faded a little while the paint behind the decals was protected.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

try wet sanding with 1000grit paper

dont do to much though or you will take your clear off

 

[jerzxpn0i 10+ year member]

If its the old left over adhesive, try using WD-40 and your finger nail to remove the glue. Then polish (whatever polish you prefer) with a white pad on and orbital buffer, then wax.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Its oxidization of the exposed paint, while the prior-covered paint is not oxidized. Buff your car dude.

 

[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

Depending on the color of the vehicle it may be faded paint especially if the vehicle is older. I know red is one of the worst about fading from the sun. I know white will even fade over time. Not sure how to fix it other than body shop unless it is just adhesive that needs removal.

 

[Glock23 10+ year member]

it's a 2007 accent black //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

it's a 2007 accent black //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

black you may still see where it was without painting the areas

 

[Glock23 10+ year member]

how about rubbing compound?

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

claybar it.

It'll come out.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

I own a detailing business and this is a pretty common complaint. Since the car is virtually brand new, oxidation is probably out of the equation - especially if it's been in the garage. Try the following steps in terms of increased aggressiveness on the finish. Use the least aggresive method possible, but in your case you probably won't have to go past step two to get it off.

1. Claybar

2. Paint Cleaner such as Meguiar's Paint Cleaner or Klasse All-In-One. If you don't want to buy that, try a little bit of Kerosene (but make sure to wash it off promptly) - it works wonders.

3. Use a medium cut polish by hand or orbital buffer

4. Paint leveler by hand or orbital buffer

5. Rubbing Compound with orbital/rotary buffer

6. Lightly wet sand with 3000 grit sandpaper, followed by heavy cut polish, then a finishing polish - This is the method I use to remove medium scratches that haven't torn through the clear coat.

 

[Super Pickle 10+ year member]

Get this stuff called goo gone. It will take it off. Trust me.

I had the same problem on my car and it took the marks right off.

 

[SlickNick 10+ year member]

Its oxidization of the exposed paint, while the prior-covered paint is not oxidized. Buff your car dude.

I agree. Especially if it's black, it will probably oxidize quickly like a red car would. As far as rubbing compound, if you don't know what you're doing with it, it will take the paint off. I don't know what claybar is but you can give that or rubbing compound a shot. Then wax your car. I took the letters of my 97 camry and I plan on cutting out the raise surface where one of the stickers were on mine so I might end up in the body shop anyways