Blubaru Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'm new to this site. I just purchased an '05 LGT with 9k miles on it. Absolutely love this car!!! I'm very interested in debadging it. I've read several threads stating how to do it but is it to late for me to debadge? My car has been on the road since 9/24/2004 (about 1 year). Will I have marks left over? - Thanks for the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 you're gonna get a little ghosting, mostly noticeable when wet. Try use a good strong cleaner to strip off any left over sticky and get that old wax and stuff off. Then re-wax and hope for the best My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechdiff Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I decided to take the plunge today and debadge my LGT. I bought it used and I believe the owner purchased it last year, so it is about 1 year old. I took the Subaru badge off and I saw that it left an outline and when I went to clean it, the outline still remained. Any suggestions on getting rid of the outline or will it wear in over time with the sun beating on it etc. I want to take the Legacy and the 2.5 GT off too but if I am stuck with ugly outlines I might be better off throwing the Subaru badge back on. I went and washed the car and it seemed to be a bit better but I can still see the outline up close. Update.... Since my post got smashed together with another one and I don't want to trigger this to the top of the list I thought I would just update my original post. I finally got around to taking off the other letters on the back of the vehicle. The original Subaru lettering that I took off did have ghosting but was quickly removed after I took Mother's Cleaner Wax to it. The other side (Legacy 2.5 GT) came off just as expected and the ghosting is gone after using the cleaner wax too. Here were the steps I took: -blowdryer on hi heat low air to heat up the adhesive -fishing line in a sawing motion to break away the adhesive from the lettering -rubbed the residual adhesive until it rolled off in a ball. -WD 40 on the remaining residue and allowed it to soak in so that it would remove the remainder. -Clay bar treatment, optional if you don't have this product but highly suggested as this is in a high IFO area. Also a good time to clean the surface. -rub in cleaner wax and allow to dry, then remove. Repeat if necessary. Happy debadging, this definately gives it +1 for sleeper marks, now only if it was a FMIC we wouldn't have that crazy hoodscoop as a give away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 merged double post My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Clay worked for me. Give it a try Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlabs Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Try claying and then using Meguiar's ScratchX. It might not remove the ghosting immediately... wait a day or two and see what happens. Good luck! -=- Livin life at 140 BPM -=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blubaru Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Thanks for all the replys. When you guys say to use clay what type of clay are you refering to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlabs Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Here's an article by our resident detailer on claying http://www.ocdetails.com/html/clay_and_ifo.html -=- Livin life at 140 BPM -=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Unless the car was poorly taken care of in "its previous life," you should be fine even at the 1-year to even 2-year timepoint. I recently debadged my "2.5GT" lettering, and my Winky was a demo in her previous life. Manufacture date of 6/04. No "ghosting," nada. I did clean-up a bit using Goo-Gone, but even that wasn't totally necessary. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Mine was a year old when i debadged ,,had some ghosting,used goof off,all gone!Rewax the area promtly afterward;) Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxdave99 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I used de-sov-it which is basically the same as goo gone, same orangy degunker stuff.. i thought it was all gone and then a week later i noticed that dust was settling differently where my badges were.. About 3 applications and some elbow grease of mcguires scratch-x followed up by a nice coat of wax and you cant tell at all even close up. My car was almost a year old when i did it, my car sat for awhile.. DeepFreez's was way over a year old when we did it and using the above technique it worked dandy.. If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 If any of you guys who are debadging would like to donate your "Legacy GT" lettering I would be most grateful Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Sorry, bro, using my "2.5 GT" for other purposes. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne53 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I debadged mine almost a year after owning and it didn't leave any 'ghosting.' I used a heat gun to heat the surface, used floss to work off the letters, worked the glue off with a terry cloth, and waxed the area afterwards. Perfect. I used the same method on my friends 3 year old, black Lancer and it's perfect also..it just needed a stronger wax and some goo-gone to get the glue off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfool Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 curious as to the various reasons you have all decided to debadge... I was considering it but would love to hear why others chose to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-2.5-GT Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I did it cause it cleans things up IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmaxr Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I did it cause it cleans things up IMO. cleans things up +1. IMO there was a book of lettering back there. I think the car just looks "cleaner" from the rear now. and I like the "what the heck kind of subaru was that?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I did it because I'm Rice, and wanted a "STi" emblem there. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlabs Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 There's too much "stuff" back there IMO. 'Subaru' on one end and 'Legacy 2.5GT' on the other. Looks too busy. I was actually going to go full-on debadge, but I ended up leaving just "Legacy" because I was 1) too lazy and tired, and 2) figured the LGT needed some decent advertisement -=- Livin life at 140 BPM -=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
executor485 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I have a quick question on this whole thing with debadging... If it does leave a "ghost"... and you have the upgraded "enviroshield" on your car... the "enviroshield" garuantees that the paint will not fade, stain, discolor, ect... Could this possibly be an under warranty thing that the dealership would have to replace/repaint it for you then? If I pass you on the right, I'm flipping you off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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