Debadging gone wrong
#1
2003 TL-S w/Navi NBP
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Debadging gone wrong
Rather than hijack another post, here's one of my own. My '3.2TL' trunk emblem came off while washing my car last w/e. Instead of just sticking it back on (or sticking 'them' back on since it broke), I decided to try and clean the residue and polish for a partial debadging. Well, here are two pics of the result:
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Nice, huh?!? It looks like the clear coat has freakin peeled off! Any ideas?
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Nice, huh?!? It looks like the clear coat has freakin peeled off! Any ideas?
#3
2003 TL-S w/Navi NBP
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That's after both Meguiar's Ultimate Compound, and Meguiar's ScratchX2.0, using an aggressive foam hand-held sponge and a buffing foam sponge; rubbed out with a micro-fiber towel.
I'm thinking wet-sanding or a detailing expert with an orbital buffer. Replacing the clear coat really concerns me.
I'm thinking wet-sanding or a detailing expert with an orbital buffer. Replacing the clear coat really concerns me.
#6
2003 TL-S w/Navi NBP
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Thanks for the sentiments. Yeah, I think the whole car might have been repainted, or at least a new clear coat. There is bad prep work all over the car, although the clear coat is in decent shape. I think they taped-off the emblems and sprayed clear coat around it, so when I pulled the emblems off, the clear coat around the edges came with it. They should have sprayed with no emblems on, then added them after the paint cured.
If I rebadge the emblems, there will still be an obvious outline of where the clear coat peeled off. I need to at least blend the edges of the clear coat back into the paint, THEN add the emblems. A Porter Cable buffer would be best, but I don't have that. I wonder if I could blend it by wet-sanding.
If I rebadge the emblems, there will still be an obvious outline of where the clear coat peeled off. I need to at least blend the edges of the clear coat back into the paint, THEN add the emblems. A Porter Cable buffer would be best, but I don't have that. I wonder if I could blend it by wet-sanding.
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Sorry Dude but it does look like some shotty bodywork on your trunk, i can see what we call sand scratches from bondo work on your trunk i hate seeing stuff like that !!! The best thing to do is to find a good bodyshop to fix and repaint your trunk i would almost bet that its been repaired before looking at the pic you posted!
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