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Accidentaly debadged my cabriolet
I was taping off the badge so I wouldnt dink it up while detailing the car(need DA.. so much easier).. and I went to adjust the tape and the "3" came off and then the "2" and "0".. The E came off with out an issue. 100% completely not intended
So I told Colin that well I might as well follow through since it might look cool if not it will be clean for me to stick the badges back on. So this is what is left ![]() ![]() How in the world do I get the rest off? It wont come off with acetone or goo gone. |
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If a hair drier won't help, you may have to compound it off or color sand it.
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acetone or goo gone will actually remove your paint, so I wouldn't use them anymore.
Try WD-40.
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Laquer thinner!
Haha I love your plate..
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WD 40 or road tar remover will work
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Don't mix them up!
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Laquer thinner won't hurt the paint, my dads been using it for things like that since he started detailing and I did it with my 300E and it's fine. Lacquer thinner is safe and it gets it off.
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got some lacquer thinner. I'll try it tomorrow when there is light.
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Get some WD-40 (as suggested) to remove traces of adhesive without affecting paint. It's one of WD-40's labeled uses and works well for most types of adhesives. |
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im thinking whats left is in the paint. but I'll find some wd-40.. ive got to have some
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How would goo gone hurt the paint? Isn't that a clearcoat color?
-Jason
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clearcoat is just paint without pigment.
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Right, which is why I was asking.. perhaps the goo gone could bleach the color out of a single stage paint? I've used goo gone for this exact purpose on my black / clearcoat car without issue, I just had to clean up the goo gone after I was done.
-J
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well I cleaned the goo gone up and wiped the area down with rubbing alcohol and then detailing spray.
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You should claybar it, then hit it with ultimate compound.
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