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Old 07-24-2010, 07:12 PM
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Debadge Ghosting?



Is this the infamous ghosting everyone is talking about?

When I rub my finger against it, I can fell a difference in height. This can't be good.
Old 07-24-2010, 07:34 PM
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Yeah if you can feel a difference just pull out the orbital buffer and use some good compound/polish and smooth it out.

This is really weird cause I just debadged my G after over a year and there is no ghosting whatsoever
Old 07-24-2010, 08:02 PM
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wow thats not goshting something is up with that my 04 g coupe was not close to as bad as that and the car was 6 years old looks ike its been repainted i debadge mine last week and i did no buff or nothing..
Old 07-24-2010, 08:52 PM
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thats probably the glue left behind
Old 07-24-2010, 09:01 PM
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This picture was taken after I clay bared the area....
Old 07-24-2010, 09:23 PM
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Use an expired credit card and carefully scrub if off (the glue, not the paint lol)
Old 07-24-2010, 10:24 PM
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What I am trying to say is inside the "S" is lower then the outside of the "S"
Old 07-24-2010, 11:05 PM
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Just get out your random orbital and compound/polish the area (after washing/coating obv) it should even out fine. If not then start looking at what is causing it
Old 07-25-2010, 12:11 AM
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Looks better with the badges anyway....
Old 07-25-2010, 05:41 AM
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Agree with highspeed. I used goo be gone to get the glue off. Then compounded and waxed the area smooth. I had a faint ghost, but after leaving out in the sun it went away and you can't even tell anything was there.
Old 07-25-2010, 07:14 AM
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Get all the glue off and give it a nice polish.
Old 07-25-2010, 07:30 AM
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i don't think that's ghosting. If you feel the difference in height that means the trunk was resprayed and recleared with the badges still on the trunk. My old car had the fenders resprayed with an emblem unremoved and when i took it off it looked just like that and you could feel it when you rubbed your finger. I don't think any amount of buffing will help either. You'd probably have to repaint the trunk
Old 07-25-2010, 11:20 AM
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The "INFINITI" lettering doesn't have this issue...
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