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Old 10-22-2009 | 03:46 PM
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Guys idiot question..

My 2003 ram is old - yes - if I debadge now - will there be fading where I can see where the badges used to be?
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 03:48 PM
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i did mine, its an 02, there was some fading but it went away with in a couple weeks. also it might depend on what color you have maybe
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:00 PM
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I see where you are going with that. It is light silver so I may be cool...

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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:08 PM
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I did mine a year ago....and i didnt have any problems with color difference
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:11 PM
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There will be a slight ghosting, mainly from the glue residue, but it will go away.
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:18 PM
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There might be some fading or areas where you can see '1500' and what not. You might be able to blend it in with a good paint cleaner and/or polish on an electric buffer/polisher. Your truck is silver? You might have better luck than say a red truck like mine or someone that has a black truck.
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:39 PM
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i have an 03 black ram i debadged last year and the ghosting went away and you couldnt tell where they were even if i pointed it out
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 04:44 PM
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Mines light silver, I had a ghosting effect for a while, a good wax got rid of it. May try a clay bar and make the whole truck shine in the process.
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 05:28 PM
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I debadged my 04 RAM and any discoloration/ghosting went away in a few weeks.... I did apply some wax to those areas too every once in a while.
 
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Old 10-22-2009 | 05:45 PM
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Thanks guys!!! I think I am going to go for it...

Any tips/tricks I should know?
 



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