Debadge remains

Hello so I debadged my truck today. Its a 2016 so i figured it would leave more than usual but i pretty much have the outline of each badge pretty visible. Any suggestions to get the rest off? I have a little ryobi buffer. Should i put some googon on that baby and try that?

 

Do you have adhesive residue or did you paint fade some and the paint behind the badge is unfaded?

I had some paint protection film on my tailgate and when I removed it a few years later there was a stripe of darker colored paint where the film was because the rest faded slightly. Just had to live with it.

 

Really crappy pic but its just like the edges of where the adhesive was

 

good pic..should come off easy, someone here will chime in with exactly how do get rid of it. i would wait until someone tell you the best way!

 

Goo gone, wd40, rubbing alcohol, adhesive remover take your pick.

 

Goo gone and elbow grease.

 

Blow torch and liquid nails...

 

Heat gun works great with rubbing alcohol the goo gone will work also but add some heat.

 

Turtle Wax bug and tar remover

 

i use my detailing compound on a microfiber. current flavor is wolfgang uber compound. it worked great to de-vinyl the door pillars.

 

^ this. It would help to warm it up a bit with a blow dryer or heat gun, or even leaving it in the hot sun for a while will warm it up enough.

The amount of left over glue residue you have is not much so goo gone will work great. Dab some goo gone on there with a microfiber towel and let it dwell for a few minutes. Don't let it dry (keep dabbing with the wet microfiber towel), then use a clean microfiber to work the area and it should rub off. You may need to use a couple of treatments of the goo gone.

I suggest not using the eraser wheel that can easily burn through clear coat and/or scratch the paint.

For another option that will require the least amount of friction (and less chance of scratches), using something like 3m general purpose adhesive remover or specialty adhesive remover (if you live in CA) will wipe that off using the same approach as the goo gone, you just won't need as much elbow grease.

 

Thank you for all your help. I’ve decided to go with @TreeFortRichard suggestion of blow torch and liquid nails. I appreciate the feedback tremendously. Cheers