Help: post badge removal ghosting

blackhawksfan18 · Jul 18, 2014

cfox28 said:
i'll try some of these suggestions when i can , and update. as far as compound, what should i be looking for. i have some meguires polishing compound, but i'm wondering if i want something more aggressive like a rubbing compound. (sorry if its a dumb question, i;m a novice at this type of detail work)

Generally you want to use something that is pretty abrasive. Just be careful when using it as since this is more powerful it can damage the paint. I have Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and I've used it by hand. The adhesive from the emblems comes off but I need to use a DA or Orbital which is what most other people would suggest. Good luck!

xci.ed6 · Jul 18, 2014

No rubbing compound! Any brand, just mild.

cfox28 · Jul 31, 2014

no luck after claybar or compund. i did the compound by hand, but i don't think power would help any, not much changed. I think this is what happens after a decade of weather

xci.ed6 · Aug 1, 2014

Wow, worse than they looked. What'd you use?

Buffing compound (white) or rubbing compound (red).

xci.ed6 · Aug 1, 2014

Oh, can you feel a bump? Sometimes you gotta use fingernail. Up toward logo = crap to remove, down towards logo = no clear coat there

cfox28 · Aug 3, 2014

^buffing compound.... bump down.. no clear i guess

xci.ed6 · Aug 5, 2014

dang! Well, wax it up i guess, that's the best you can get.

kn0x47 · Aug 5, 2014

No it won't go away. I still have ghosting from my pin stripes and emblems that I removed years ago

xci.ed6 · Aug 5, 2014

well, buffing compound is the most aggressive compound I would use, rubbing removes more, like sand paper, 400 grit vs 800 grit. The reason I did have rubbing was a SEVERELY oxidized white (1G CRX) and it did remove it...with about 1/2 the paint...enough stayed there, but it was BADLY scored so bad it may as well have been flat (instead of gloss).

At your own risk...