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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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De-Badging problem
I took off the 2.6 badge on the right hand side of my trunk about an hour ago, and after cleaning all the adhesive off I noticed some brown discoloration in some areas where the number once were. Is this beginning stages of rust or can it be fixed? ANY advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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Try car wax or even (carefully) rubbing compound.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lkchris
Try car wax or even (carefully) rubbing compound.
Will ICE wax work? thanks
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dunno what ICE wax is...but just use some paint cleaner. Hard to say without seeing it though. Doubt its rust if its not on the sheet metal and just on paint.
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Originally Posted by BenzBro
dunno what ICE wax is...but just use some paint cleaner. Hard to say without seeing it though. Doubt its rust if its not on the sheet metal and just on paint.
i'll post pics soon. thanks
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I used "Goof Off" and rubbing alcohol. It took some work but finally got all of it off. I just rubbed one little section at a time.
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Originally Posted by shdoug
I used "Goof Off" and rubbing alcohol. It took some work but finally got all of it off. I just rubbed one little section at a time.
thats what the step-by-step thread said, but I dont have any. I guess I'll go pick some up tomorrow. Thanks guys
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