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Originally posted by ScoobyBoy
heat gun, or hair dryer, floss, and wax. be sure to wax the area after you remove the letters.
heat gun, or hair dryer, floss, and wax. be sure to wax the area after you remove the letters.
hahaha yeah i do want to wax my car, but i honestly do not have the time. stinking school. and by the weekend im either out, or dead tired. but the last time i waxed was like two weeks ago, right before i went to tahoe.
id like to de badge the subaru too, but the impreza, and the wrx are crooked. gotta love Ron Price.
id like to de badge the subaru too, but the impreza, and the wrx are crooked. gotta love Ron Price.
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I took of the SUBARU last week and put wax on right after. I too sufferred loss of fingerprint with blister for 1 week.
I still have a shadow of the letters on the paint. Any recommendations for removing the haze from the adhesive?
I was thinking of a little glaze or compound and then rewaxing.
I still have a shadow of the letters on the paint. Any recommendations for removing the haze from the adhesive?
I was thinking of a little glaze or compound and then rewaxing.
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Re: de-badge
Originally posted by lobelsteve
I took of the SUBARU last week and put wax on right after. I too sufferred loss of fingerprint with blister for 1 week.
I still have a shadow of the letters on the paint. Any recommendations for removing the haze from the adhesive?
I was thinking of a little glaze or compound and then rewaxing.
I took of the SUBARU last week and put wax on right after. I too sufferred loss of fingerprint with blister for 1 week.
I still have a shadow of the letters on the paint. Any recommendations for removing the haze from the adhesive?
I was thinking of a little glaze or compound and then rewaxing.
Any idea as to how to remove the stickers that dealerships put on the cars? I have this annoying dealer sticker right underneath my WRX emblem that is really killing the look.
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Originally posted by InfamousDX
Any idea as to how to remove the stickers that dealerships put on the cars? I have this annoying dealer sticker right underneath my WRX emblem that is really killing the look.
Any idea as to how to remove the stickers that dealerships put on the cars? I have this annoying dealer sticker right underneath my WRX emblem that is really killing the look.
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Originally posted by InfamousDX
Any idea as to how to remove the stickers that dealerships put on the cars? I have this annoying dealer sticker right underneath my WRX emblem that is really killing the look.
Any idea as to how to remove the stickers that dealerships put on the cars? I have this annoying dealer sticker right underneath my WRX emblem that is really killing the look.
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Originally posted by kracka99
if you got the paint protectant from the dealrship and you remove the lettering will the paint look screwed up?
Kracka99
if you got the paint protectant from the dealrship and you remove the lettering will the paint look screwed up?
Kracka99
btw, given enough time, removal of any sticker from the paint could reveal a deeper color than the rest of the car (a ghost image of the sticker due to fading of the surrounding paint).
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Originally posted by Kean
I would imagine the paint protectant would have been applied prior to the sticker so there shouldn't be a problem.
btw, given enough time, removal of any sticker from the paint could reveal a deeper color than the rest of the car (a ghost image of the sticker due to fading of the surrounding paint).
I would imagine the paint protectant would have been applied prior to the sticker so there shouldn't be a problem.
btw, given enough time, removal of any sticker from the paint could reveal a deeper color than the rest of the car (a ghost image of the sticker due to fading of the surrounding paint).
I'm pretty sure my "SUBARU" sticker was on before I got the prestige finish installed.
I was also thinking of de-badging my WRX. Why again is it important to wax after removing the letters?
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Originally posted by Acadian
*think*
I'm pretty sure my "SUBARU" sticker was on before I got the prestige finish installed.
*think*
I'm pretty sure my "SUBARU" sticker was on before I got the prestige finish installed.
Originally posted by Acadian
I was also thinking of de-badging my WRX. Why again is it important to wax after removing the letters?
I was also thinking of de-badging my WRX. Why again is it important to wax after removing the letters?
btw, as far as how an aftermaket paint protectant may affect this whole scenario, I couldn't tell you. It amy or may not be an issue when removing your emblems.
Regards,
Kean
well i got those annoying dealer decals off the trunk. they were only vinyl and they came off easily without any color distortion.
Last edited by InfamousDX; Jan 12, 2003 at 10:11 PM.
