Scratched Paint

MrWhite · 05-28-2007, 10:08 PM

I was debadging the truck and some of the adhesive came off. Trying to take it off i ended up scratching the paint and now it looks very dull. How should i fix this? Buffing and waxing it with a buffer? And if so whats good wax and polish? Here are some pictures of the truck.

ChrisNJ · 05-28-2007, 10:24 PM

I would just find a detailer in your area and have him fix that portion of the truck. Looks like its going to need some pretty good polishing to get those marks out.

gmcjimmy96 · 05-29-2007, 08:29 PM

omg wut happened....all that from taking the sticker off?? wow...im sorry man, it looks like somebody used sandpaper....i just debadged my jimmy the other day...and it turned out great...i used some stuff called "oops" to take off the glue, and it worked great.

minitrckin97 · 05-30-2007, 01:12 AM

yeah dude, that sucker needs to be taken care, if ur brave, and u have a rotary buffer, get some light compound cause it dosen't look like u need something heavy duty, cut it, then hit it with a polish, and use wool pads too, then wash and wax it, and if its still bad, take it to a shop that will fix something like that

MrWhite · 05-30-2007, 02:20 AM

yeah i don't think it was from taking off the actual emblem but taking off the adhesive that was leftover after i had taken them off. So polishing and waxing should help it?

ACE2790 · 05-30-2007, 01:01 PM

For future reference, Goo Gone will take the adhesive right off without any horrible side effects.

If the scratches are too deep, dont bother trying and have it professionaly done.

If you think you can take care of it this is what I'd do.

-If you have access to 3M Perfect-It 3000 rubbing compound use this, if your out of luck on these products try Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound.
-Use a rotary buffer if you have one, if not...it is going to take a lot of elbow grease.
-After the compound is applied, come go back over it with a nice polish then a wax to finish it off.

I can almost promise you that it wont come out like new but those steps will make it a lot less noticable.

dimedragin22s · 06-01-2007, 01:39 AM

hey try this website carslooklikenew.com and see if there is anyone that is close it you ( i work for this company and they do good work) or you could go to your local car dealership and ask the used car manger if they have someone thats buffs out scrates

05-28-2007, 10:08 PM	#1
MrWhite Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: User is: OffLine	Scratched Paint I was debadging the truck and some of the adhesive came off. Trying to take it off i ended up scratching the paint and now it looks very dull. How should i fix this? Buffing and waxing it with a buffer? And if so whats good wax and polish? Here are some pictures of the truck.
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05-28-2007, 10:24 PM	#2
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint I would just find a detailer in your area and have him fix that portion of the truck. Looks like its going to need some pretty good polishing to get those marks out.
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05-29-2007, 08:29 PM	#3
gmcjimmy96 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 236 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint omg wut happened....all that from taking the sticker off?? wow...im sorry man, it looks like somebody used sandpaper....i just debadged my jimmy the other day...and it turned out great...i used some stuff called "oops" to take off the glue, and it worked great.
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05-30-2007, 01:12 AM	#4
minitrckin97 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint yeah dude, that sucker needs to be taken care, if ur brave, and u have a rotary buffer, get some light compound cause it dosen't look like u need something heavy duty, cut it, then hit it with a polish, and use wool pads too, then wash and wax it, and if its still bad, take it to a shop that will fix something like that
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05-30-2007, 02:20 AM	#5
MrWhite Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint yeah i don't think it was from taking off the actual emblem but taking off the adhesive that was leftover after i had taken them off. So polishing and waxing should help it?
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05-30-2007, 01:01 PM	#6
ACE2790 Photoshop Fiend Age: 21 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,420 Location: Mid TN User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint For future reference, Goo Gone will take the adhesive right off without any horrible side effects. If the scratches are too deep, dont bother trying and have it professionaly done. If you think you can take care of it this is what I'd do. -If you have access to 3M Perfect-It 3000 rubbing compound use this, if your out of luck on these products try Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound. -Use a rotary buffer if you have one, if not...it is going to take a lot of elbow grease. -After the compound is applied, come go back over it with a nice polish then a wax to finish it off. I can almost promise you that it wont come out like new but those steps will make it a lot less noticable.
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06-01-2007, 01:39 AM	#7
dimedragin22s Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,858 Location: Psl User is: OffLine	Re: Scratched Paint hey try this website carslooklikenew.com and see if there is anyone that is close it you ( i work for this company and they do good work) or you could go to your local car dealership and ask the used car manger if they have someone thats buffs out scrates
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