ok so last night i started to take off the A-C-U-R-A off my car but after the first A i noticed it left a mark..
my question is..will this eventually go away or should i just put the badge back on and what shoul i use to put the badge back on...

btw i am getting some chrome badges soon, i hope


please excuse the dirtyness..these water restrictions suck mucho huevos

 

Just a little somethin I cooked up! Worth a try, mine looked like that.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188261

 

wow thank you sooo much..i thought i was stuck and unable to debadge...lifesaver i tell ya lol

 

that shit will definately come off...i just de-badged mine last week, all it takes is a little patience and some Goof Off and buff that ass when you're done....took me a total of 1.5 hours maybe and you cant see where the emblems were...

just looked at neversummer's "recipe"-->that looks like a good approach as well! good luck

 

i used BUMPER STICKER REMOVER... after i took the emblems off and just kept rubbing, but most people say to use GOJO or something...

 

Would a claybar get that off?

 

I went ahead and moved this to the FAQ section. Since there are a large number of noobs coming they may end up asking this question.

 

Nope. Its in the clear.

A repaint would get that off.

 

^^ dont think you need to re-paint that...mine looked the same way when i first took off the emblems, now no matter how close you are to the car or at any angle, you cant see the outlines of the letters..

 

i've helped debadge a couple of black/dark-colored cars. claybar the area with plenty of pressure. then use a swirl remover/compound to work into the clear. this would get rid of the ghost marking of where the badges stood. follow this by a good waxing and you should be good.

 

ill get at the marks on sunday. thank you everyone, i almost had a nervous breakdown when i saw the mark

 

Goo Gone with some elbow grease will remove the residue from the tape.

 

That happened when I took the CL-S off, and I used some rubbing compound and waxed, and looks perfect.

 

does anyone have a stencil for the a c u r a? i want to put mine back on but i need to re align it

 

You may have to search a bit, but I think I posted that info once. I measured them for someone.

 

When I had my trunklid repainted, I bought all new emblems, looks nice.

 

that is exactly how mine looked when i first debadged it. keep it moist and use your nails to rub it. do it lightly with many strokes and it will all come off cleanly. this is how mine turned out. within a couple days parked in the sun there wasn't any signs of emblems ever being there.

 

Don't know if you've finished up or anything, if you have, post pics!!!! If not...

What he says here is true. I'd recommend waiting until your city lets you wash your car again, wash the dirt off the area your debaging. Then keep the water stream on it full time, and just LIGHTLY scrape w/ your fingernail to get most of the sticky off. Make sure any embedded dirt gets removed extra carefully, you don't want to scratch your paint. Then wash again w/ your regular car wash mit and soap.
After that use some cotton balls and sticky remover of choice, like as many as you need, i used about ten just on my 3.2 cl badge. If they get anything stuck to em, swap for a fresh one.Use goo gone or anything similar, i used some 99% alcohol and a lot of rubbing back and forth over the sticky, use hard force only where there is sticky, and it will come off eventually, i wouldn't rush, theres no need. When it's all off, and i mean all, then go ahead and give it a nice double coat of your favorite wax, and it should look great!! When i was done i could not tell there was a badge there, no scratches, shadows etc. no matter how hard i looked. Since you appear to be in a lot sunnier of an area, you might need it to bake in the sun a bit to even out. Good luck.

 

well this isnt the best picture mostly glare but the best i got
its faded some, i did what neversummer suggested, it helped somewhat, but i think ill eventually just get my trunk (and hopefully entire car) repainted