usalimey

just got done debadging 2004 anthracite metalic ,, took pics in various stages ,, for those undecided how it will look,feel free to comment,, but my opinion is the only one I care about,, I think it looks so much cleaner ....

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Steven Bell

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Very clean indeed.....

Drewman752

Did mine also the other day on mine, and it went all horrible :| i need polish now and what not to fix the paint.. plus it still looks like i have residue goo there, but will not come off...

Once i get home ill take a look at the pics. work doesnt allow me.

guitarplayer16

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Looks way cleaner =)

sauceja

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sauceja

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If it wasn't a type s I would have debadged fully as well. I used an interior panel tool (plastic) and a paper towel with lighter fluid. LOL I am old school. Just make sure towel stays wet to not scratch and wash it with mild soap and water when done. I still have very small amount of glue outline traces but a small wax job should take care of those. Been too hot during day. 102 usually.

guitarplayer16

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Hey thread jacker lol jk

Looks clean with the Type-S badge only =)

akertulis

im in the middle of debading i got the acura and tl part off but havent gotten the residue off yet and it sucks i hate looking at the every day just havent had time to get outside and deal with it when its hot with sun so it helps out

sauceja

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Well it is a de-badge thread lol

usalimey

debadged nicely all about debadging

usalimey

I used dental floss,,after car sat in hot sun all day,, then a degreaser and paper towel in circles and back and forth to kinda ball up backing residue ,, let towel run dry ,, not going to hurt paint,,then I used a fine cut swirl remover just by hand was enough to clean up surface ,, this 2004 has 96k miles and it cleaned up nicely no tell tales left

usalimey

I used dental floss,,after car sat in hot sun all day,, then a degreaser and paper towel in circles and back and forth to kinda ball up backing residue ,, let towel run dry ,, not going to hurt paint,,then I used a fine cut swirl remover just by hand was enough to clean up surface ,, this 2004 has 96k miles and it cleaned up nicely no tell tales left

Drewman752

Yeah i used a hair dryer, dental floss. then when i got the emblem off i went out and bought goo gone. and got all the residue off. the shitty part is, still a outline were the glue was, i think it messed up the paint, because i took a razor blade at it and its not coming off so. 150 on a black 04. 130k mile were all in Arizona so.

BukvaMan

I think it looks really good but so cause it still has that TypeS badge. I think with just the center logo it looks to plain. I thought about doing it also but if dont like it how am i gonna put it back on The thing also which leads me to do it maybe is because now that i see with the type s badge, although i dont have a type s but i do have the a-spec in the right corner. Maybe if i leave that and the center logo then it might look good too. Im gonna think about it

SilverJ

hmm. I understand debadging if you have something like a different looking civic or something, but why in the world would you want to hide the fact that you have a TL ?
Its not like it doesnt look like a TL or anything as a billion of them were sold. Whats the motivation to debadge ?

BigPZ

Personally I like the cleaner debadged look. I left my Type-S badge on as well, though I repositioned/centered it. It is now centered between where the TL and Type-S badges were.

sauceja

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I thought about re S badging in lower right hand corner of trunk. like straight down below where it is now but didn't want to mess with it.

Most people only know acura due to A I am not hiding the fact of a TL I just don't like all the BS on the back of my car. Takes away from a sexy a**.

Kinda like a girl wearing shorts with woo-ha on the back. Just takes away from looking at a nice a**.

I like the de-badged look and have not once 2nd guessed myself for doing it.

SimonCL-S6

Looks good! Any tips on how to get everything off? I debadged my CL and you can still see the outline of the A C U R A =[

BukvaMan

Also by debadging makes the ass look bigger or better said wider and more aggressive looking, on the other hand to me also it might look a little cheap. Civic kinda thing as mentioned before....

usalimey

If like a billion TL's have been sold and it looks like a TL ,, then everyone knows what it is,, even WITHOUT badges ,, BUT it ultimately has a cleaner less cluttered look without the badges,, so there lies the case for debadging,,, plus its easier to wax the trunk

usalimey

thanks to csmeance for posting my pics,


When I joined I thought I read you had to be member for 15 days and have 5 posts

P1zzaman

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I dont think you messed up the paint.

Wash area, claybar, polish then buff. You should be fine

TWiSDiT

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Buy some turtle wax polishing compound. It'll get if off in a hearbeat dont 4get to wax it after.

Drewman752

it is paint thats messed up, ill try and clay bar it once more but not really getting anywhere.

usalimey

hopefully you got er fixed up,, if not maybe need wet n dry sandpaper if marks in clear are too deep,, or may need to get clear redone,, or if you cut the paint with blade,, maybe blend and reclear

vladkarnafel

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Ill show u my babys ass...

BEFORE




AFTER

vladkarnafel

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After using some goo gone... Clean the area with soap water... than go over with clay bar, and a buffer with scratch remover, finish it up with some wax and it will look fresh. I had outlines on my too, now its like fresh paint..

Drewman752

Yeah i tried, seems as the arizona heat caused the glue to eat the paint away so.

sauceja

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I do like that S badge in lower corner. That does look good.

usalimey

clean look with nice relocate on " Type S"

usalimey

may want to put badges back on to hide ...

Drewman752

im not to worried about it or i would. only really shows if your close and its sunny out or, car lights are beeming at it... I posted 2 pics of my ride in the photo section, and i cant even see the outline in them but i know they are there.