debadged.... "extreme" dirt

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

I just used fishing line and then removed all the adhesive remaining. When i did that i had dark spots surrounding all the letters like dirt that just sat for a long time. It is also inbetween the little spokes of the toyota emblem. I tried regular soap and water and that wasnt even coming close to doing anything. Any suggestions on how to remove this dirt?

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[Joseph M 10+ year member]

brake cleaner removes alot of stuff.. but i dunno how safe it is on paint...maybe spray it on a rag?

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Don't use brake cleaner.

Go to a paint store, and get 40% universal paint reducer. Put that on a rag, and wipe it. Also have a wet rag with water to wipe off the reducer so it doesn't sit on it and eat the paint.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

clay bar

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

clay bar

x2, but the reducer will eat right thru it, so you don't have to sit there with a clay bar for a while.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

clay bar x3....i have one if u wanna try it

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

goo gone. or some rubbing alcohol

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

def, clay bar, i use body prep when debadging.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

rubbing compound + microfinishing compound + wax=good

Never tried a clay bar for that kind of stuff, so I can't comment on that.

 

[loudaccent 10+ year member]

wd-40

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

wtf is claybar? and yeah trey, let me stop by tomorrow so we can try this out.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

x2, but the reducer will eat right thru it, so you don't have to sit there with a clay bar for a while.

I just dont really trust myself, and i wouldnt want to have to repaint my trunk if i messed something up. I could start with a diluted solution and then increase if necessary.

 

[loudaccent 10+ year member]

claybar is the **** that is used wen waxing a car ,, if you run your hand over you paint and it has like a 1000 grit sand paper feel you take a clay bar an rub it on the paint,, kind of like a bar of soap

 

[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Go to a body shop/paint store and buy one. You can get one at Walmart or the auto parts store, but it's the little tiny 80g one in the $17 Mothers package.

The one in a auto body paint store is about 10 times the size, and about $25-$30.

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

goo gone will do the trick no problem...just wash off when done.