minhtin

Well I was shocked and horrified when I attempted to debadge my car. I used the heat gun and floss method to remove my tl badge. Badge came out no problem and I removed the rest or the ezposy with goo gone. What I noticed was that it left a valley where the tl was. It look like the base coat for the paint. The indentation is several mm deep. My question is that does acura spray a clear coat on with the badges on? Or could this be some type of protective film. I have pictures but unfortunately I am on my phone right now and can't upload them.

minhtin

The car has never been in an accident or had its paint repainted as far as I can tell.

pffpffpass

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I didnt notice any such valley at all..

Turbonut

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The area has been repainted while the letters have remained on the vehicle. Should be no difference in the paint thickness when the letters are removed as they are applied after painting.

powerflow

From your description it does sound like it was repainted w/ the badges on. It would take a real hack job to do something like that, seems odd.

When I debadged mine, I had a outline of the emblem etched into the clear, after all the adhesive was removed. I did a light wet sand buff/polish and looked perfect afterwards.

Trew

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Be careful with wet sanding! I knocked down the lingering dirt around the badges with 1500 and cut through the clear after only sanding for a few seconds. I recommend nothing grittier than 2000.

minhtin

ah this is just great. I put it back.

NaplesTL

I would start with 3000 if you are wet sanding.

powerflow

I used fully soaked/softened 2000 lightly by hand, doesn't need much.

RickyRatchet

mine worked fine, i had no valley like yours. really need to see a pic to better see what you mean...mine was on for 4 years and i didn't even have to do any sanding. i like the look a lot better with it being debadged

minhtin

Well I went to a paint shop to ask for an professional opinion. What i was told is that it's that protective layer that dealership spray on car to protect the car. If i wanted to get rid of the film i'd have to sand the whole car.. Nope not an option lol. Here is a picture of what i was talking about. Took it with my iphone, not all that great.

powerflow

Yeah that's pretty blurry. I've never heard of that "protective layer". I use to work in close relation with an Acura dealer as a paint tech at a high end shop. They didn't do anything like that at all. Must be something they do in your area, or not a common practice, or some newer method. Seems odd. Maybe take it to a good detailer, see what they think. The top edge does look chunky like it was cleared over. Someone familiar with fresh OE auto paint might be able smooth it out and take car of it, or minimize it a lot.

minhtin

Ok. I guess a second opinion never hurts

ssmtl2nv

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looks like vehicle was previously painted. Try wetsanding and polishing, may even out surface. In the worse case just throw back on emblems and problem solved