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12-07-2012, 01:59 AM | #1 |
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Debadge / Shave UV Ghost Lettering
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I tried, but not really sure what to search for to find this answer in the forum. I just debadged (I've always called it "shaved...") my 2008 E91 in Monaco and although the lettering came off clean, as I feared they might, they left behind a UV/faded ghost of themselves. It is only visible in strong direct light at the right angle... but now that I know it's there, it's naturally making me a bit kookoo. I doubt the camera will even pick it up as it is so subtle (didn't try yet), but at the right angle it is plainly visible as a faint off-colour ghost of the original lettering. Can something like that be ScratchX'd out, or am I looking at a deeper buffing problem? Thanks! |
12-07-2012, 11:35 AM | #2 |
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My friend has this same issue when he debadged his G35... I thought the ghost emblems looked pretty cool. In any case, after about a month or so, it faded a lot more. It was really visible when he first debadged it, but now, we have to look for it to find it. Hopefully, it will even out for you. Otherwise, good luck!
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Wesley! Love your show. Thanks - if it doesn't fade, ScratchX is worth a try. Quote:
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12-10-2012, 04:47 PM | #7 |
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I had the same issue with my 06...5 years of the badges being there, when I pulled them off you could see the outline. I used nothing more than swirl remover on an orange pad with my polisher. Gone forever.
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03-11-2013, 04:28 PM | #10 |
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rubbing compound, IPA, or bug and tar remover will all take it off.
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03-16-2013, 08:26 AM | #13 |
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No orbital polisher here - fortunately all my orbits appear to be fully polished.
I'm afraid I'm weak on the detailing - I keep her immacculate on the inside, but for me, she's a DD working gurl - I should call her Cinderella. She works so hard every day, she only stays clean for a few minutes at a time - basically the space between my hose and the highway on-ramp. So I can't justify as much work on the outside as I wish I could - as long as the ghost disappears I'll be happy, but I have no fancy tools to keep her gleaming. I haven't noticed the ghost on the last few winter-washes (didn't check super-close as 5 minutes later I know she'll be covered in road-snot anyway), but will check again to see if it faded naturally; if not, once the snow finally melts I will try the "glass-slipper" rubbing fixes for her as above, until I find one that fits. |
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