yeah i used it to remove my 3m tape after i debadged and it took housepaint off my tailgate i use it for almost everything just took black scuff marks off my moms yukons mirror and it worked amazing

 

I don't think the dealer will cover it since you're removing factory equipment


steel putty knife didn't work?

 

Take your truck to a body shop and tell them to wet sand where you took the badges off. Then tell them to buff it then polish it and it will look perfect. They shouldn't charge you more than $50. I work at a Lexus body shop so trust me thats what you do.

 

+1 wet sand and buff. Not as intimidating as it sounds. But taking it to a body shop is probably a better idea than trying it for yourself for the first time. Especially without having someone experienced there to guide you though it.

 

To me it just looks like a dirt outline. We have combines that come in to work, and they are all numbered, three areas. When we sell them, I take a heat gun to them and pull all of the numbers off. When you look where they were, it looks like that, but a little worse since it's really faded around that area. Ghost impressions in there. Soaping and waxing doesn't take it off really. All that it is, is the dirt that has collected and hardened there over time. It's gotten hard, and what you need is enough pressure on it to take it off. Don't take anything to it to that will scratch. One of the first ones, we used our fingernails to get the streaks off, and it make little scratches on there. Now, I just wax the sh*t out of those areas, and after waxing and taking it off once or twice, it usually all comes off. If you do try to wax it though, small closed circles are your best friend.

 

Thanks guys...looks like I'll go clay bar, then try machine buff, then body shop. Hopefully one works!

Below are pics of when I removed the badges and the tape remained. After all my beechin I really like the black look on the silver truck and may just paint my badges and put a few back on. But even if I do that, I still won't put them all back on, so thanks for the help!

 

Wet sand it yourself. Not hard at all. Get you some you 1500 wet/dry paper and a little rubber block to use so you keep it flat. Get you a bucket of warm water with a drop of dish soap or two to help lubricate the paper. Sand the are with light to medium pressure in a circular motion. Wipe dry. Inspect and so on and so forth. Than break out the compounds and buff. Really a simple process.

 

I think that buffing should be all that you need. It's probably just an outline of dirt on there. Then, since it's dirt and debris, it feels rough to the touch. But if you haven't used claybar before, I'd use that stuff on there to get all the dirt off the truck.

 

Didn't work...but I didn't get real aggressive with it. I thought surely there is a better solution than a putty knife!