Worried about shaving MAXIMA
06-06-2001, 08:19 PM
#2
just use a heat gun and some tar and bug remover and wash and wax the area and it looks the same..
its really double sided tape
its really double sided tape
Originally posted by Bernie Lomax
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
06-06-2001, 09:06 PM
#3
but it might still have the "shadow" where the un weathered paint is still new condidioned. I removed it after 24,000 and the maxima part looks fine but the nissan one you can barely see it if you really look
06-07-2001, 06:42 AM
#4
What color is your car?
Originally posted by Bernie Lomax
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
For some reason I think it will show more on a dark colored car (???)
But when u take it off, there will be some residue left over most likely, there are different cleaners sold to rub the gunk off.. what you might want to do then is polish it, keep doing it periodically and it will probably fade in...
I took off my pin stripes and didn't use any heat guns or hair dryers, paint was a different color and u can see the lines but I cleaned it, waxed it, polished it, after a few times it faded....
06-07-2001, 08:32 AM
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Ground Effects?
Originally posted by Bernie Lomax
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
Do you have a ground effects kit and the car lowered. I wouldn't shave the emblems unless I had all that done.
06-07-2001, 09:42 AM
#8
Re: What color is your car?
Originally posted by NYCe MaXiMa
For some reason I think it will show more on a dark colored car (???)
But when u take it off, there will be some residue left over most likely, there are different cleaners sold to rub the gunk off.. what you might want to do then is polish it, keep doing it periodically and it will probably fade in...
I took off my pin stripes and didn't use any heat guns or hair dryers, paint was a different color and u can see the lines but I cleaned it, waxed it, polished it, after a few times it faded....
For some reason I think it will show more on a dark colored car (???)
But when u take it off, there will be some residue left over most likely, there are different cleaners sold to rub the gunk off.. what you might want to do then is polish it, keep doing it periodically and it will probably fade in...
I took off my pin stripes and didn't use any heat guns or hair dryers, paint was a different color and u can see the lines but I cleaned it, waxed it, polished it, after a few times it faded....
By the way, my car is a 95 SE-Super Black with 110k when I did the swap.
Good luck and be careful.
Best regards,
Jason
06-07-2001, 03:05 PM
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i did it to my 97 with 60k. you can't tell it was ever there, actually i only took off the nissan emblem and kept MAXIMA. i think that looks best. but anyway, to answer your question goo gone takes the extra stuff off in 60 seconds, and use a wax to blend it in.
06-07-2001, 03:50 PM
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Originally posted by Bernie Lomax
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
My car has almost 80k on it and I'm sure the paint is pretty well seasoned. I'm afraid if I take the emblem off it's going to be hard to hide the marks.
Need some advice, thanks.
me and my dad both wrecked our max's within a week of eachother (wasnt either of our faults) he has a 98 se with 80k on it and mines a 97 gxe with 40k on it.... we both had our emblems taken off and you couldnt tell if i showed you were to look....course we had it prfesionaly done but if you go to a good body/paint shop and theyl tell ya ... looks good i win!!
dan
06-07-2001, 08:37 PM
#16
Originally posted by Mike'z Max
i did it to my 97 with 60k. you can't tell it was ever there, actually i only took off the nissan emblem and kept MAXIMA. i think that looks best. but anyway, to answer your question goo gone takes the extra stuff off in 60 seconds, and use a wax to blend it in.
i did it to my 97 with 60k. you can't tell it was ever there, actually i only took off the nissan emblem and kept MAXIMA. i think that looks best. but anyway, to answer your question goo gone takes the extra stuff off in 60 seconds, and use a wax to blend it in.
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