| m4r10 | 11-23-2003 10:43 PM |
I still see the SUBARU
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I just debaged my wrx. I dunno if the ghost lettering stands out more cuz it's WRB but it's deffinitely there. Is there any way to get rid of this? I used goo gone (yellow bottle) to get rid of the glue, then waxed it like four times. didn't work. I currently have in my garage 3m medium cut compound and swirl remover. should I use any of these and risk hurting the clear coat or just live with it?
| SJwrx | 11-23-2003 10:47 PM |
When I debadged my trunk I used a hairdryer to get the letters off and to "round up" most of the glue. Afterwards A LOT of GooGone was used to get 99% of the "ghosting". Then I used the paint "scrubber" stuff in a small area...washed the car, re-waxed the entire trunk, and I was done. Still good 20K miles later.
Infact I am gonna go do the rest of my trunk (the WRX impreza part) :D
Rich
Infact I am gonna go do the rest of my trunk (the WRX impreza part) :D
Rich
| m4r10 | 11-23-2003 10:51 PM |
paint scrubber??? :confused:
| SJwrx | 11-23-2003 10:58 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by m4r10 [/i]
[B]paint scrubber??? :confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
Let me go check what the technical name is..."clear coat body scrub".... basically a safe alternative to swirl remover (if you don't wanna use that)
Rich
[B]paint scrubber??? :confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
Let me go check what the technical name is..."clear coat body scrub".... basically a safe alternative to swirl remover (if you don't wanna use that)
Rich
| m4r10 | 11-23-2003 11:16 PM |
much appreciated ;)
| SJwrx | 11-23-2003 11:51 PM |
well, I just "finished" (ie. given up)... I started debadging the WRX IMPREZA sign at 30K miles... now I have a shadow behind where it was. Probably the other paint faded, or I am just not trying hard enough. Tomorrow I'll give it another run down with the body scrubber.
Rich
Rich
| thetikler1 | 11-24-2003 09:38 AM |
meguiars has a special paint cleaner, that you can use, the paint shouldn't be faded very much. i'm not sure what the paint cleaner stuff is. gimme a bit and i'll find itfor you. i know they make some special stuff for it though (i used it and it works like a charm!).
-christian
-christian
| thetikler1 | 11-24-2003 09:42 AM |
Okay i fuond it, here is what i used:
[URL=http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_list.cfm?store=meg&line=auto&catagory=1&subcatagory=2]Clear Coat Body Scrub Paint cleaner[/URL]
i used that, and it worked like a charm, good luck i hope it helps!
[URL=http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_list.cfm?store=meg&line=auto&catagory=1&subcatagory=2]Clear Coat Body Scrub Paint cleaner[/URL]
i used that, and it worked like a charm, good luck i hope it helps!
| svxr8dr | 11-24-2003 04:49 PM |
Used "Goo Gone" and it worked great
| thetikler1 | 11-24-2003 06:26 PM |
yea but goo gone can be a bad thing, just be light if you use that otherwise it will take some of the clear coat along with the gooo:alien:
| m4r10 | 11-24-2003 08:09 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by thetikler1 [/i]
[B]yea but goo gone can be a bad thing, just be light if you use that otherwise it will take some of the clear coat along with the gooo:alien: [/B][/QUOTE]
I second that.
Thanks for the help, guys!
[B]yea but goo gone can be a bad thing, just be light if you use that otherwise it will take some of the clear coat along with the gooo:alien: [/B][/QUOTE]
I second that.
Thanks for the help, guys!
| SDscooby | 11-24-2003 09:16 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by thetikler1[/i]
[B] yea but goo gone can be a bad thing, just be light if you use that otherwise it will take some of the clear coat along with the gooo:alien: [/B][/QUOTE]
I think your making that up.... I've used goo gone and my car still shines.....
[B] yea but goo gone can be a bad thing, just be light if you use that otherwise it will take some of the clear coat along with the gooo:alien: [/B][/QUOTE]
I think your making that up.... I've used goo gone and my car still shines.....
| m4r10 | 11-24-2003 09:46 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SDscooby [/i]
[B]I think your making that up.... I've used goo gone and my car still shines..... [/B][/QUOTE]
no. It happened to me yesterday. I see the clear coat is a little dull in the area that I used the goo gone. but wait, maybe it's cuz I waxed right after I applied it without washing it off. Now I wanna try getting off the wax and trying it out.
How am I gonna get 5 coats of wax off? :alien:
[B]I think your making that up.... I've used goo gone and my car still shines..... [/B][/QUOTE]
no. It happened to me yesterday. I see the clear coat is a little dull in the area that I used the goo gone. but wait, maybe it's cuz I waxed right after I applied it without washing it off. Now I wanna try getting off the wax and trying it out.
How am I gonna get 5 coats of wax off? :alien:
| SJwrx | 11-24-2003 09:56 PM |
I apply goo gone, wash, wash, dry, polish, and re-wax
Rich
Rich
| SJwrx | 11-24-2003 09:57 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by thetikler1 [/i]
[B]Okay i fuond it, here is what i used:
[URL=http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_list.cfm?store=meg&line=auto&catagory=1&subcatagory=2]Clear Coat Body Scrub Paint cleaner[/URL]
i used that, and it worked like a charm, good luck i hope it helps! [/B][/QUOTE]
I used the exact one you have shown ( had it in the garage ) and the shadow is still there.
Rich
[B]Okay i fuond it, here is what i used:
[URL=http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_list.cfm?store=meg&line=auto&catagory=1&subcatagory=2]Clear Coat Body Scrub Paint cleaner[/URL]
i used that, and it worked like a charm, good luck i hope it helps! [/B][/QUOTE]
I used the exact one you have shown ( had it in the garage ) and the shadow is still there.
Rich
| billzebub | 11-24-2003 10:20 PM |
After debadging and goo-goning, I had to use Turtle rubbing compound followed by Meguier's scratch-x and then a coat of wax to make it all look kosher.
| Dtdunk | 11-24-2003 10:41 PM |
Try Using a clay bar. I have a black WRX which are more notorious for ghosting, so I took the letters off, used 3M adhesive remover, then clay bar, than meguirs scartch-x, then a clay bar, and then waxed. I think the clay bar was cruicial becuase it really helps to take layers of crap off your paint. Perhaps try that?
| m4r10 | 11-25-2003 12:37 AM |
problem solved!!! :D
1. washed trunk
2. goo gone to get rid of coats of wax
3. wash goo gone off
4. dry
5. used meguiars mirror glaze profesional swirl remover 2.0
6. wash
7. wax ( two coats)
8. step back and check out the ghost letter free shine :cool:
1. washed trunk
2. goo gone to get rid of coats of wax
3. wash goo gone off
4. dry
5. used meguiars mirror glaze profesional swirl remover 2.0
6. wash
7. wax ( two coats)
8. step back and check out the ghost letter free shine :cool:
| audioize | 11-25-2003 01:59 AM |
I did mine at 35k, and it is always there :) don't worry it WILL come back :) I did the same procedure you did, then paid to have it done, then had a friend who is a car detailer do it all again, it always comes back after enough miles :) I have 60k now :o !!! I can't belive it its a 2002
| gerbs | 11-25-2003 02:12 AM |
use dawn dishwashing soap to remove wax and grime in the future, trust me it works a heck of alot better and cleans the car while you're at it. dawn breaks down and disenegrates all the crap rather then just "loosening it from the surface"
goo-gone was the right choice for removing the stickery crap though. :)
goo-gone was the right choice for removing the stickery crap though. :)
| KIMUTAKU | 11-25-2003 02:30 AM |
i didn't use any goo gone and i didn't get any ghost lettering...
i did it after 2 months i got the car...so maybe that's y..
i did it after 2 months i got the car...so maybe that's y..
| SJwrx | 11-25-2003 04:50 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KIMUTAKU [/i]
[B]i didn't use any goo gone and i didn't get any ghost lettering...
i did it after 2 months i got the car...so maybe that's y.. [/B][/QUOTE]
Yeah, I did my SUBARU emblems back when the car was new and didn't have one problem... now I have this one.
Its about time that I clay bar'd and wax my car...its only been 2 years :(
Rich
[B]i didn't use any goo gone and i didn't get any ghost lettering...
i did it after 2 months i got the car...so maybe that's y.. [/B][/QUOTE]
Yeah, I did my SUBARU emblems back when the car was new and didn't have one problem... now I have this one.
Its about time that I clay bar'd and wax my car...its only been 2 years :(
Rich
| Subaru IMP VR | 11-25-2003 06:29 AM |
Please Explain to Me why your debadging..?? You should be Proud to Drive a Subie..!! trying to loose Some weight so it's faster....??
:lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
| thetikler1 | 11-25-2003 09:08 AM |
Well geez thats just what i heard when i did the debadgeing mod. the meguirs stuff worked for me and i was scared to use goo gone since i had heard people had messed up their clear coats.
just trying to help. :alien:
just trying to help. :alien:
| soso3 | 11-25-2003 11:06 AM |
IMO (and other's) it just looks better without the S U B A R U...
I debadged the 1st week I had mine:banana:
I debadged the 1st week I had mine:banana:
| bleuquila | 11-25-2003 12:45 PM |
heh, how fortunate that this thread was right up top. I took off the letters this weekend, but was ill-prepared to deal with all that leftover gray stuff. Got the worst of it off, and spent about 2 hours, rubbing at the adhesive sort of like taking rubber cement off? Whew. Slow going, and then I got blisters :huh: so, I think I'll pick up some goo-gone because right now my trunk faintly reads "BAPU" hehe
| phasedlife | 11-25-2003 01:06 PM |
Goo Wipes
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I dunno if you guys thought about this, but turtle wax goo wipes work perfectly for just about anything. Any auto parts store sells them.
Adam
Adam
| bleuquila | 11-25-2003 02:11 PM |
actually, I did try some wipes, the "bug/tar remover" ? man, that stuff is useless! I was very dissapointed, actually. although the wipes are quite useful for just keeping in the trunk for spot touch-ups, I don't find that they help much in getting really sticky stuff off. and actually, then there's this slippery residue all over everything that just makes your scrubbing even more futile!
| m4r10 | 11-25-2003 09:15 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bleuquila [/i]
[B]actually, I did try some wipes, the "bug/tar remover" ? man, that stuff is useless! I was very dissapointed, actually. although the wipes are quite useful for just keeping in the trunk for spot touch-ups, I don't find that they help much in getting really sticky stuff off. and actually, then there's this slippery residue all over everything that just makes your scrubbing even more futile! [/B][/QUOTE]
If u still have the glue on, just keep rubbing with goo gone. I know it's tough to get off but it will come off. heat what's left of the glue with a heat gun or blow dryer to loosen it up. use your nails even, but be careful! If it's just the ghost lettering showing up, try the steps that I listed earlier in the thread. Works like a charm ;) that meguiars stuff is great! and I don't think it will come back at all. I can't notice any signs that the SUBARU was ever there! If it comes back it'll be pretty freaky:alien:
[B]actually, I did try some wipes, the "bug/tar remover" ? man, that stuff is useless! I was very dissapointed, actually. although the wipes are quite useful for just keeping in the trunk for spot touch-ups, I don't find that they help much in getting really sticky stuff off. and actually, then there's this slippery residue all over everything that just makes your scrubbing even more futile! [/B][/QUOTE]
If u still have the glue on, just keep rubbing with goo gone. I know it's tough to get off but it will come off. heat what's left of the glue with a heat gun or blow dryer to loosen it up. use your nails even, but be careful! If it's just the ghost lettering showing up, try the steps that I listed earlier in the thread. Works like a charm ;) that meguiars stuff is great! and I don't think it will come back at all. I can't notice any signs that the SUBARU was ever there! If it comes back it'll be pretty freaky:alien:
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