i removed my se badge on my 03 where the trunk is. afterwards there was sticky crap on the paint. i showed it to this guy (seemed like he knew what he was doing). he puts compound on top of it and starts rubbing it.
i looked at it and there was faded swirl marks on it. i asked him if its going to be ok, and tells me that it should come off after few car washes. but f#@k no! that **** is now permanent! now i got to find a way to cover it up some how. any suggestions would be appreciated..

 

Try this:

a) Apply Meguiar's Scratch-X to the affected area and rub it until the scratches are less visible.
b) Follow that with a swirl mark remover like 3M's or Meguiar's #9
c) Polish it with a polish like Klasse All In One
d) Top with wax or glaze of your choice.

 

.....or buy new SE badges and cover it back up again.

 

Ouch. For future reference - Adhesives like this can be easily removed with wd-40 or 3M adhesive remover.

I'd say Prinz-II is right on the $. Only thing I'd add is to wash and clay before step A to make sure all contaminants are removed - otherwise rubbing in these products could just do more damage. The swirls should be virtually invisible after this process.

 

so this process will work, even though my clear coat is off?
thanks!

 

Mine doesn't go away I even let it soak in the 3M AR and it still doesn't go away. I'll just wait until the weather gets hotter to remove it.

 

I had the same problem on mine. Permanent swirl marls wouldn't go away, so i had to repaint the trunk.

 

Well, just noticed your car is black - that definately makes good results more difficult. I'd still give the above a shot before you run to the bodyshop.

 

What about Goo Gone or Goo Gone 2?

I've used that to lift tar, gum etc. from floors.

What kind of adhesive is it? Is it resin/gum based or very hard?

 

It's very hard (it is winter) and dirty (the car is 9 years old). I've tried Goo Gone, WD40, 3M AR, and a few other things that I don't remember. I lift up the trunk lid and then I let the cleaners/removers soak in a little and it still doesn't work. I did get my trunk lid squeaky clean tho

I'll just wait until the weather warms up I'll use a hair dryer to warm it up and scrape it off the next time I go to my cousin's house

 

try warming it up now with a hair dryer then use the goo gone while its hot, thats what i did, i heated it up and rolled the big pieces of adhesive off with my fingers and what was left over i wiped off with goo gone, but it has to be heated up. I'd heat up and wipe, then heat it up again for a couple seconds...wasn't that bad, just make sure it gets heat heh. but that won't get rid of the "mark" the embelem leaves, once the adhesive was off i used my friends bugger that shook the hell out of the trunk, but once it was done, couldn't even tell there was an embelem there, the buffer only took like 30 seconds.

- deX

 

I live in an apartment so it's hard to get a hair dryer out there. I'll have to wait until the next time I go to my cousin's house.

 

Good point by dextterity - I used a hair dryer to remove the ugly dealer stickers when I first got my max. One word of warning: Be careful with an attachment that focuses all the heat in one spot - A guy I know actually bubbled his paint with a hair dryer by heating the same spot for too long.

 

also a good point by you ;p yeah i didn't have a problem like that but i never kept the dryer on too long, doesn't take to long before the adhesive/paint starts to cool, especially in this weather, so just go on and off with the dryer.

- deX

 

do this:
go back to that guy and tell him to pay for it..

 

i have no idea where he lives. he use to work for some ghetto shop. the shop is gone now

 

I removed all the goop off mine (de-badged this past Saturday) using lots of elbow grease, mineral spirits, and a flat spatula covered by a rag. One slip, though, and you can scratch the paint. I've detail how-to on car domain (member id: rbneron). This won't help you remove any swirl marks, though.