RYANGP

When i first got my car i noticed on the right side of the trunk next to where it says "3.2 CL" there was a little sword and shield design painted on or drawn with a gold metallic sharpie or something. I asked the guy if the previous owner had drawn it or if it was the logo of another acura dealership, but he had no answer for me.

Anyway, today at the lake where i lifeguard my friend mike was showing me his newly-acquired TL-S and i noticed he had the same exact logo right next to his type-S emblem on his trunk; he had no idea what it meant either.

I was wondering if any of you here know what im talking about and could maybe shed some light on it.

TIA guys,
Ryan

psychoRN

pics?

Stealth CL

my girls dads Benz had a little drawing on the trunks corner....it was said to be a gang sign from the previous owner. i thought that was BS, but yet still

Lord Helmet

Sun Diego CL-S

yeah. we need pics to know what you're talking about. but as far as i know, there isn't a symbol for the CL or Acura for that matter, of the likes of your description.

romeo112

my guess is that its just a dealership's logo and you and your friend coincidentally got it from the same one???

GreenMonster

yeah, that would be my guess...

Either that or it's a gang/club logo... Sort like buying a car w/ an acura-cl.com sticker on it...

Red-Cl's car:



My Car:

Sun Diego CL-S

hey! i thought your car was stock, Monster. you've got those OG, early Y2K decals.

OscarCL3.2

Is your car pinstriped? On a couple of Benzes of family members, they had hand painted pinstripes and had special logos on the corners of the trunk done by the pinstriping artist.


But, since I haven't seen any pinstriped new TL's in my area, I'm assuming its a dealership logo

GreenMonster

Should I update my sig ??

typeR

typical of a pinstriper

GreenMonster

Really ?? Cool... so it's like a "signature" of who ever did the pinstriping... Didn't know that...

Sun Diego CL-S

pinstriping falls under bad taste, imo. if not, name one car that looks great with it.

RYANGP

I'll take some pics tomorrow morning
it started thunderstorming up here so i didnt get a chance to already

Lord Helmet

Never got to bs with him.





My car:

treyster

I got that same crap on my car, the pinstriping 'artist' put his sig under my "CL type S", it looks stupid and can't wait to ge the car repainted

Sun Diego CL-S

no kidding.

Lord Helmet

I'm pretty sure there's a way... wait, just remembered this... I used to run a detail shop and a was buffing a car (a Benz to be exact). Well long story short, he was holding the buffer over the painted pinstripe a little too long with too much pressure and it took the pinstripe right off. It didn't even damage the car's finish, just the stripe.

BTW: He was using rubbing compound.

Probably not the best way to remove a pinstripe but apparently it works. I'd imagine a body/paint shop would have a way to remove it without repainting the car.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

I've seen that on some cars. Yeah it's a pinstriper sig. I would shoot the guy if he did that to my car.

RYANGP

thanks guys

here is the logo:

i dont think the pinstripes look that horrible on my car, but the sword and shield look retarded and need to go

Lord Helmet

I agree, man.

03silvertypeS

the sword and shield definitely gotta go

GreenMonster

the pic pretty much solves this mystery...

o1s

that guy would have recieved a karate chop to the throat from me.

VinceBlkCLS

I would have been piss if i saw that on my car and its a gold look like what my niece draws!

Titand19

looks like drunk retard's work

lcstyle

hahahah For sure man!!! what kinda pin striping shit is that? LOL at least its very small.

Is it clearcoated over? hmm probably is huh.. if its not clearcoated over and you can feel the edge you can remove very carefully by using a new razor blade. otherwise, not worth wet sanding till it comes off then buffing using 3m glaze.

RYANGP

yeah i'd probably whip out the bat in my trunk if i saw him doing that to my car

but too late i guess

i dont think the signature is clearcoated, but i still would be a little unsure to take it off with a blade if it could mean f**king up my finish worse than a little gold thing

iisylentii

You din't see that on the car when u bought it ?

Time For Sleeep

that logo is terrible. I'd rather roll around with a caved in door than ride w/ that logo.

streetmuziq

pin stripes suck especially painted ones at least u can take the sticker ones of...

AcUrAge703

i dunno bout the caved in door....thats a little ruff... but the logo is hurting such a beautiful ride...

mclarenf3387

Seeing the quality of that signature, I'm amazed he gets work. Painted pin stripes are not easy to take off, but its possible.

No you wouldn't

brianlin87

iTrader: (1)

treyster

Here's my piece of crap signature, WTF???



What is that, a cactus??

Nitz

I wonder if overspray clay would take those off...

iisylentii

That looks like some keyed your car but used a permanent marker.

RYANGP

oh shit trey yours is just as bad as mine
and i've tried almost everything and that bitch just isn't coming off
i dont think it's clearcoated over, but it's still a pain

Lord Helmet

^^^ Did you try taking some rubbing compound and a highspeed buffer to it? Might be worth a shot if you haven't, just be carefull.

RYANGP

yeah i remember you talking about that kid at your shop, but i dont have buffer; i do everything by hand lol

do you think its possible to do by hand?