deBADged my car..OMFG
06-04-2008, 05:18 PM
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deBADged my car..OMFG
Well I just finished my junior year in high school and we have these parking passes on our windows for our main campus and career tech academy.
And I decided to take the ugly ____ers off of my car and then I found some Turtle Wax Tar n Bug remover and got a bright idea:
Lets take off the tC emblem!!!!
Lets just say I ____ing suck with a razor ( I don't even shave yet)
I did good razoring off the stickers but when i got to the tC emblem I put 1 scratch in the paint pulling the emblem off with the razor and like 2 more deep ones removing the adhesive to the point where the tar remover could eat through it.
So yeah, I have one scratch that looks like the clear coat was scraped down and a few hairline scratches not through the clear coat, and 2 rock chip like cuts.
I'll post pics later tonight but their nothing special.
/rant
How much would a touch up pen be from the dealership and how hard are they to use? Do I have to sand anything down?
I also have some "grill marks" on my bottom bumper from the first 3 months my mom drove the car so I wouldn't mind touching those up either.
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And I decided to take the ugly ____ers off of my car and then I found some Turtle Wax Tar n Bug remover and got a bright idea:
Lets take off the tC emblem!!!!
Lets just say I ____ing suck with a razor ( I don't even shave yet)
I did good razoring off the stickers but when i got to the tC emblem I put 1 scratch in the paint pulling the emblem off with the razor and like 2 more deep ones removing the adhesive to the point where the tar remover could eat through it.
So yeah, I have one scratch that looks like the clear coat was scraped down and a few hairline scratches not through the clear coat, and 2 rock chip like cuts.
I'll post pics later tonight but their nothing special.
/rant
How much would a touch up pen be from the dealership and how hard are they to use? Do I have to sand anything down?
I also have some "grill marks" on my bottom bumper from the first 3 months my mom drove the car so I wouldn't mind touching those up either.
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06-04-2008, 05:24 PM
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dude..
to get stickers off use a hairdryer..
to get emblems off use a hairdryer and a piece of fishing line. Move the line up and down and pull it along the emblem.
As for your scratches pictures will help a lot. I probably need to be repainted but you might be able to get away with some touch up paint if your good. And yea you definitely have to sand and polish after the touch up paint. One thing that should work on the very light scratches is a car polish. Put some on a rag and keep wiping at the area..
Maybe you can try rebadging to cover up the damage.
And for the future look around the forum and ask questions before you damage the car again.
And also use rubbing compound to get rid of any of the sticker or emblem glue that might be left on. It is applied to a rag and rubbed in and then rubbed off with a soft clean towel.
to get stickers off use a hairdryer..
to get emblems off use a hairdryer and a piece of fishing line. Move the line up and down and pull it along the emblem.
As for your scratches pictures will help a lot. I probably need to be repainted but you might be able to get away with some touch up paint if your good. And yea you definitely have to sand and polish after the touch up paint. One thing that should work on the very light scratches is a car polish. Put some on a rag and keep wiping at the area..
Maybe you can try rebadging to cover up the damage.
And for the future look around the forum and ask questions before you damage the car again.
And also use rubbing compound to get rid of any of the sticker or emblem glue that might be left on. It is applied to a rag and rubbed in and then rubbed off with a soft clean towel.
06-04-2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by guitarguru44
dude..
to get stickers off use a hairdryer..
to get emblems off use a hairdryer and a piece of fishing line. Move the line up and down and pull it along the emblem.
to get stickers off use a hairdryer..
to get emblems off use a hairdryer and a piece of fishing line. Move the line up and down and pull it along the emblem.
06-04-2008, 05:31 PM
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ive read how to debadge the tC alot on here and i know about the fishing line way i just had to improvise because i was being dumb and caught in the moment of my first mod to the car. i know thats no excuse but oh well. ima save up and take it to get fixed when i get my clear bra n ____ but after looking at it, it just looks like a bunch of rock chips basically.
06-04-2008, 05:35 PM
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yea rock chips that jumped up from the road and flew forward into your hatch lol..
but yea always take your time and theres a lot of info on here for you to check out..
good luck with it and be aware that if anything is too cheap in the automotive world it's usually crap
but yea always take your time and theres a lot of info on here for you to check out..
good luck with it and be aware that if anything is too cheap in the automotive world it's usually crap
06-04-2008, 07:54 PM
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I think going public with this is a bigger fail then the actually act. He simply could have just asked where he could get touch up paint, but nope, he didn't think of that.
Double fail.
Double fail.
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