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Ok i have used fishing wire to debadge the stagea. I has tried to use grease and wax remover to get rid of the glue but still leaves the outline of the wording. What have you used in the past thatwill get rid of the glue and any marking from the lettering.

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You could also try Mineral Turpentine on a rag and/or a very light polish as there will be a difference in the paintwork finish now where the badges have been...

+1 thats what i did.. just polished it up and it came up perfecto

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Ive done the same on mine got all the adhesive of with some metho on a rag and then clay bar, cut and polished then waxed where the badge was but you can still see where it was...... Think i need to find someone to hit it with the buffer.

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It should be fine, although it will most likely strip the polish from the surface leaving you with a dull patch that you'll need to repolish.

It's not different from a bit of petrol running down the side of the car when you're filling the tank - I hate it when it does that!

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Ok got all the glue off. Not I just have like a dirty outline of what used to be there. What would be the best grit sandpaper to remove this before I cut and polish. Would wet sanding be best

Just use a cutting compound, and keep going until you get the finish you're after. The clear coat on these is far too thin for wet sanding IMO.

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Just use a cutting compound, and keep going until you get the finish you're after. The clear coat on these is far too thin for wet sanding IMO.

+1 on the cutting compound and i wouldn't go near it with wet & dry either.

I'd also use a light hand when using the cutting compound and just take your time.

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unfortunately the badge the car in the factory when the paint hasnt quite cured so leaves marks. plus the weather etc doesnt help.

mine and craigs are the same. no amount of cutting and polishing etc got the marks out of mine

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