advice wanted - debage paint fade / dull

gta · 10-27-2007, 04:51 PM

I took off my rear badges a few weeks ago, on my BSP box. used goo gone to get the tape off and then waxed, when I washed it, i notced that you can still see where the emblem was. I tried some rubbing compound and waxing.. then tried some nufinish and waxing. you can still see where it was..

any recommendations?

heres what i have to look at everytime im behind my car

MSIGuy · 10-29-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AzNpImP670

use a porter cable with some poor boy polishes.. it will make it look new again...

Or you can do it very carefully by hand using many tight but light circles by hand and whatever quality polish you choose (after the section is 100% clean of course).

gerashell24 · 10-29-2007, 10:32 PM

or u can use the adhesive polish remover! takes out anything!

w00st3r · 10-29-2007, 11:28 PM

try washing the car.. hit the back there with a medium to fine grade clay bar, give it a 'good healthy' wax, maybe do that area a few times... with a wet cloth for massageing wax on there, get a nice little build of wax and it should shine like new. i had the same issue when i debadged also.

bB2NER · 11-23-2007, 04:28 AM

Nothing short of repainting will work. The paint around the emblem is faded. No amount of polishing will change that. I hate those facts so if I were you I would just put the emblem back till you have the hatch repainted down the road.

gta · 11-23-2007, 11:24 AM

wrong. A buffer and some polish took it right out.

swiftxb · 11-23-2007, 11:36 AM

Same here...

"jay"

hawkinsjd11 · 11-23-2007, 01:38 PM

sweet I'ma do that

bB2NER · 11-23-2007, 10:46 PM

Good luck hope it truely works but it does look sunfaded. It's a common problem with vehicles that don't spend most of their time inside a garage.

gta · 11-24-2007, 12:52 AM

well, so far so good.. we'll see after a couple washes if it shows back up lol.

bB2NER · 11-24-2007, 02:17 AM

GTA, You just got that xB? If not, the paint looks like a victum of automatic car washes. The spiderweb scratches are quite bad and I would suggest a proper polishing job using Meguires 3 step with a rotory low speed buffer and foam pad. Followed with 2 or more coats of good wax.

toybox777 · 11-24-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by w00st3r

try washing the car.. hit the back there with a medium to fine grade clay bar, give it a 'good healthy' wax, maybe do that area a few times... with a wet cloth for massageing wax on there, get a nice little build of wax and it should shine like new. i had the same issue when i debadged also.

I did the same thing, it's works!

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Originally Posted by bB2NER

Nothing short of repainting will work. The paint around the emblem is faded. No amount of polishing will change that. I hate those facts so if I were you I would just put the emblem back till you have the hatch repainted down the road.

i would think if the car was older, but it would ave to be pretty beat for something that extreme, nothing a good detail shop couldnt fix!

gta · 11-24-2007, 11:30 AM

i got it a few months ago. i bought it used.. its an 06.

MSIGuy · 01-30-2008, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bB2NER

GTA, You just got that xB? If not, the paint looks like a victum of automatic car washes.

Haven't you heard of dealer installed swirls from their "detailers" on the lot?

Most cars come with them nowadays, at no charge even! So nice of the detailer...

NateMC · 02-26-2009, 08:07 PM

Detailer is an oxymoron when it comes to the dealers.

I had them wash my xB twice when I purchased it and they still missed easy to spot stuff.