Didn't see this in the thousand other threads about debadging.

the foam and adhesive came off like a charm with the 3m stripe wheel.

BUT...There's an outline of the letters left. Neither the wheel nor adhesive remover will take it off.

Any suggestions?

 

i used wd-40 to take off the badges then used goo gone. worked like a charm.

 

If you are talking about it having more of a shine than the rest of the paint around it then you will have to color sand a few inches further than where it was, including where it was, and buff the area to blend it in to the rest of the paint.

 

I would try to buff it, Ive had pretty good luck fixing just about anything with a buffer well except deep scratches

 

Don't color sand unless absolutely necessary! Try using scratch remover on it with a soft cloth first. If that doesn't work and you have experience with a buffer then use that with a mild polish and a mild compounding pad. If you don't, a professional detailer can buff it out for pretty cheap. If he tries to charge you and arm and leg, go somewhere else because there's not that much work involved just skill.

 

is the paint actually brighter under there, or is there just that residue under there? if its the residue, go get some Kleano, Klean-all from an automotive paint supplier. you may be able to even stop by a shop and use a paper towel wetted with it. we used that stuff, its a wax and grease remover, but a pretty good one. you wipe a car down with it before painting it. doesn't harm the paint.

 

I had the same problem. I enede up taking it to the dealer paint shop and they buffed it out in about 20 minutes. Im sure you could do it yourself but I just figure I would pay the 30 bucks. That way I wouldnt mess up the paint and end up costing myself more money to have it fixed.

 

Clay bar then wax worked for me...I removed the TRX4 stickers, the truck had been sitting on their lot for 6 months before I bought it.

 

Thanks guys, I think one of those will work

It's a fairly new truck only had it a couple months, It looks like the dealer my have waxed the truck and it got absorbed by the foam. It really looks like a limestone ring, CLR doesn't work.

I may take it to the dealer, but I 'm going to try Zano clay first.

03whitedually, you have a suggestion on a buffer?

 

BR1, I think residue is my problem, I'll try to find some of that stuff and give it a whirl.

 

My family used to own a sign shop and when we were removing vehicle lettering, our final step was easy-off oven cleaner. It worked well but you had to try alittle at first, let it set for a few minutes and then se if you needed more cleaner and or time. Please beware that this was over 20 years ago and that automotive finishes and maybe even easy-off have changed over the years so start out very conservitively or maybe try a test spot in the bed first.

 

03whitedually, you have a suggestion on a buffer?[/QUOTE]

I use a simple 6 inch orbital buffer and meguiar's cleaner wax
its not too harsh so you really cant mess anything up

 

I'd stay away from the easy off, I've used this stuff as stripper for anodizing so I can't see it being good for paint. Even a small amount of paint thinnner or just WD40 should get off whatever residue is there, beyond that, try some scratch remover polishing compound like Mguires Scratch X or one of the 3M polishing compounds. I've had good luck....

 

i had the same problem. I got most of it with a clay bar and polishing compound. The front part was the worst, so I found some stickers I liked.

 

I used a soft cloth and kept it soaked with 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive Remover along with a 55 gallon barrell of elbow grease.
The truck was 1 year old when I did it and you can not see any evidence of where the badges were.