So I debadged my trunk and after taking it all off it left all this mess.. Looks like the paint was rubbed off or something it's just really faded from rubbing all the adhesive off.. Is there anything yall would recommend I could do to make it look better instead of me now having to get my trunk re painted.. All help would be much appreciated from yall , thanks a lot

 

What did you use to remove the adhesive? Looks like there's still some on there. Hopefully a compound followed by a polish will have it looking proper unless the adhesive remover affected the clear coat.

 

thanks man! i used "goof off" it was like a spray that said removed adhesive.. do you have any recommendations of any compounds?

 

I use 3M Eraser Wheel to take off adhesive.

 

and i put this on the power drill? this wont take off the paint... ? lol

 

its literally an eraser. The wheel actually breaks apart similar to when you erase on paper. Unless you put it on the fastest drill speed and never move it, it won't hurt the paint.

 

cool man! i guess ill have to try that... i just really hope i didnt ruin my trunk -_- lol

 

Spray some WD40 on there and let it sit for 30 seconds or so then wipe with a towel, repeat until the adhesive is gone. Wash the WD40 off and clean it up with some compound and polish. Be VERY careful on the trunk with the compound, and or a buffer. I found out that the clear can be thin on the back of the trunk lid the hard way. Good Luck.

 

Thanks man for the help! I'm gonna try that one too I thought about buying some meguiars Polish and wax compound and using a buffer for it to clean it all up as well.. What ended up happening to your trunk? How'd you fix it?

 

That goof-off is a pretty strong solvent, more so than GooGone which is typically recommended. Hopefully all that's back there is some gooey adhesive and no damage to your paint. If you just have some shadow ghosting from the emblem that can be handled easily w/ ultimate compound followed by wax, just take it easy, and rather than trying to compound too aggressive, just do the whole area lightly, then remove the compound to see your progress, then repeat a couple more times if needed rather than one aggressive pass.

If that picture is actually a damaged clearcoat then you may need more help than just the compound, hopefully that's not the case.

 

WD40 brother

 

awwww mannn i hope nothing too serious is damaged on this, i should have listened to my G fam and not taken it off -_- ill see how it goes when i buy the polish and wax compound later today after work... ill try to do the whole area too like you recommended so itll all look the same. thanks for the help man

 

will try a little bit of this good sir!

 

Agreed. This took off some weird solidified adhesive that was under the license plate from the previous owner. This is a good place to start with something you probably have in the garage already.

 

Man yall are the best I did everything yall said and it came out good last night after work. WD40 took the adhesive off and then hit it with some elbow grease and meguiars Polish compound lol thanks guys