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Old 05-26-2019, 07:37 PM
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Debadging fix?

Couldn’t find this and maybe i just didn’t look hard enough but would appreciate help, I just debadged my coupe, harder than hell for some reason but anyway, I finally got all of it off and the glue but there is one spot in particular (the ‘F’ ) where the yellow will not come off, I get the feeling I heated that area too much and burned it, is there any fix for this? Do I have to paint it? What should I do? ( photo below )
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Re clear. Looks burnt
Old 05-26-2019, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PNW_IPL
Re clear. Looks burnt

Thanks for the reply! Yeah that’s what I figured, how do I go about removing the clear coat that’s burnt and re doing it? I’m Not too saavy with all that
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If I were you, I would start with the least aggressive measures first, cleaning the surface well to make sure you get all remaining residue from the glue off, an alcohol wipe is pretty good at getting most of it. Then take some detailing spray and a clay bar to make sure the surface is good and clean. I would then hit it with a good buffing compound just to see if any damage to the clear can be removed without having to get too deep into paint correction. If that doesn't work, then I'd probably get some 2000 grit wet sandpaper and carefully work down to see if I could get through the burnt part, then go to 3000 grit and return to the compound and polish. If all that fails and you don't have much or any experience with painting I would consider either leaving it "close enough" or seeking a professional. If your brave and adventurous you can take a crack at it and gently sand down the area through the clear with like 600 or 800 grit wet sand (but stop as soon as you see color) then tape off, clean the area of all contaminants, re-spray several coats of clear, then once dried/cured 1000-2000-3000 wet sand, compound, then polish the whole area.
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Originally Posted by KidJai06
If I were you, I would start with the least aggressive measures first, cleaning the surface well to make sure you get all remaining residue from the glue off, an alcohol wipe is pretty good at getting most of it. Then take some detailing spray and a clay bar to make sure the surface is good and clean. I would then hit it with a good buffing compound just to see if any damage to the clear can be removed without having to get too deep into paint correction. If that doesn't work, then I'd probably get some 2000 grit wet sandpaper and carefully work down to see if I could get through the burnt part, then go to 3000 grit and return to the compound and polish. If all that fails and you don't have much or any experience with painting I would consider either leaving it "close enough" or seeking a professional. If your brave and adventurous you can take a crack at it and gently sand down the area through the clear with like 600 or 800 grit wet sand (but stop as soon as you see color) then tape off, clean the area of all contaminants, re-spray several coats of clear, then once dried/cured 1000-2000-3000 wet sand, compound, then polish the whole area.

Thank you, gonna try all these right now, I really really appreciate it!
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Get some Goo Gone (NOT Goof Off!) and terry cloth and scrub it.

Then get some rubbing compound and w/said cloth, rub the areas as much as you can but not TOO hard.

Then get some polishing compound and rub it on there. Helps to have a polishing tool/polisher.

That yellow is probably the clear coat. If it's STILL there, get some wet 2000 sand paper and rub it, then 3000, then do the above again w/o the Goo Gone.
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Old 05-27-2019, 02:50 PM
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For all those peeps debadging, you don't need to heat it THAT much!

Heat gun for maybe 10-15s in constant motion, Then strong dental floss off the badge.

Then get one of those ERASER drill attachments and go to work. Get 95% of it off, then do the Goo Gone with a credit card to get the rest off. Then polishing compound.
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Here's the tool I used to get off the gummy stuff after removing the emblem w/heat and dental floss:


https://loox-simp.com/products/decal...oval-wheel-kit
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Originally Posted by teahead
For all those peeps debadging, you don't need to heat it THAT much!

Heat gun for maybe 10-15s in constant motion, Then strong dental floss off the badge.

Then get one of those ERASER drill attachments and go to work. Get 95% of it off, then do the Goo Gone with a credit card to get the rest off. Then polishing compound.

Yep learned my lesson the hard way xD
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Originally Posted by teahead
Get some Goo Gone (NOT Goof Off!) and terry cloth and scrub it.

Then get some rubbing compound and w/said cloth, rub the areas as much as you can but not TOO hard.

Then get some polishing compound and rub it on there. Helps to have a polishing tool/polisher.

That yellow is probably the clear coat. If it's STILL there, get some wet 2000 sand paper and rub it, then 3000, then do the above again w/o the Goo Gone.
Did exactly that and it didn’t completely get rid of it but made it 10x better which is good enough for me
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