C300Sport

I debaged this weekend but can still see where the badge had been. It is really very light and can only be seen at certain angles. Is this from the UV non-exposure of the paint under the badge or maybe residual adhesive(even though it has been cleaned well)? It is no where near obvious enough to bother me but I was just curious as to the cause.

cvkatigbak

go to kragen and buy some meguiars wax. got pics?

PolePosition

Did you use Goo Gone to remove the residual adhesive? If not try that and then apply some wax. That should do it

C300Sport

I used Goo Gone and gave it a good coat of Maguires but there is still a very, very faint shadow. It really seems to the color of the silver under the clear coat. Anyhow, it is very hard to see so I am not too worried. If it is UV aging, it is soo slight that it should even out and be impossible to see soon.

Pristine

I would suggest you leave it as is. The color will probably even out over time.

C43AMG

Clay bar it !

AkaSigFreak

I have used the 3M scratch and swirl remover in the past. It works great. 3M also makes an Adhesive/Wax remover. You would definitely have to re-apply wax afterwards.

webada

ditto, the mroe u stare at it the more apparent it is.... after couple of car washes and waxing, it will disappear.

C300Sport

I have washed and waxed it since the debadge and the last time I looked, couldn't notice a thing...

Carsy

I would be grateful to know why you would remove all your MB badges.Security?

Azn_C300

Looks

Carsy

Wow ! Thank you.

CynCarvin32

Use some sort of solvent to remove any adhesive residue. If that does not work you will likely need some polishing with a buffing device of sorts. Depending on how bad the shadow is you could even need to have the area lightly color sanded.

Waiting will not cure this.

Use a porter cable or felx polisher with some moderately aggressive menzerna polishes and it should look like new. While you have all that out do the whole car!

C300Sport

It really is all about looks...I like the cleaner, more symmetrical look with the Benz logo in the middle and nothing on either side.