I debadged the car this morning, used goo gone for clean up. I can see the outline of the bowtie, the letters came off clean though.

What do I do to get rid of the outline? basically i think the clear coat is so new it has no swirls but the area round it got swirls when i was trying to remove the residue

 

Buff it a bit then wax the areas. You can try a scratch remover that might do something. You probably just pressed too hard with the rag when removing the residue. Doesn't take much to scuff up the clearcoat on these cars.

 

i used some clay bar took it off pretty good

 

I just rubed the goo gone, till the goo was gone LOL

 

power polish it out, or get somebody to polish it out. Clay bar might work, or a body prep solvent

 

Alittle compound and you should be good... I could even do it for ya... Your right next to my parents house... Theyre right off the bypass in newtown... Or if your ever in the warminster area i could take care of it for ya.. Let me know

 

Xtreme Goo Gone will take care of that

 

NO NO NO! go to walmart and get scratch x in the yellow bottle! use just a little bit of that then buff it and wash!

 

Doesn't 3M or sum1 have an aerosol adhesive remover 4 that type of stuff? I need 2 remove that **** also!

 

Yeah - that would be cool. I will do the work, just let me know what I should do. It would be cool to meet up with another fellow ss'r

So i will go to walmart and get some compound/scratch remover... PM when u want to meetup

 

You can get it... Or i have everything in my garage... Since kennedy chevy closed and laid me off i been detailing out of my garage...

 

i did this recently too and i used goo gone and i didnt have very good results so i used lighter fluid and it came right off

 

i considered that but u gotta be careful with solvents, they damage the clearcoat. No way around this I guess, those were never meant 2 come off per manufacturer. just gotta b careful...

 

no offense man, but you seriously need to clay bar ur car and get a good coat of wax on it. The clay should take care of that problem with the bowtie outline and it'll also get rid of all those imperfections in the paint. Black is the hardest color to maintain and keep lookin nice. But you seriously should take 6 hours or so out and wash, clay, wash again, and then put 1 or 2 coats of a good wax on it.

 

YES^. black's a BITCH 2 keep clean, imiss my silver metallic. could be FILTHY and it still dint show!

 

Clay bar with deff. work try that

 

okay so taking all your advice (thank you) - i watched some youtube vids on how to use clay and compound and I also read stu's sticky on how to wash a car properly.

I was going to invest in a buffing wheel and buy some compound, but I think I will just get clay bar starter kit for now and use either a california drying whip or a leaf blower to dry my car. Also - I will start using two buckets (i did not do this for my last few cars)

My car is brand new (I have not washed it yet) and has no swirls so I think getting a buffing wheel would be crazy. Or should get one to apply wax?

Also, if I wash & clay/wax my car once a month - will that be enough to hold me over till the next 30 days? I am use to washing my car with simple car shampoo twice a month.

Thanks in advance,

 

claybar generally should only be done once or twice a year, follow up with a good polish and waxing to keep contaminants from bonding to the paint.

 

Leaf blower is def the way to go when drying the car. As previously said, you shouldn't clay the car more than twice a year because it'll actually start to take off the clearcoat. Even a brand new car from the factory has imperfections and contaminants in the paint, so a good day spent detailing your paint will pay off well. In my opinion washing your car once a week with a good shampoo after you've done the clay and wax is sufficient. Wax really only needs applied once a month unless the weather where you are is ruthless. You can get a really good "quick detailer" or "body shine" to use in between the times when you wax the paint. It'll put a nice shine on the car without having to wax it every single time you wash it. Also, since ur car is brand new and doesn't show any swirl marks yet, stay away from buffer wheels if ur not experienced with it cuz you could end up causing really bad swirls or even burn through the paint. I've actually seen a friend of mine do it right smack in the middle of his hood. If you ask me, Stu is one of the best on this site when it comes to keeping the paint looking good, so I would read a few of his posts on it. Hope I helped some

 

I went to walmart yesterday - i know i know, but my wife need to return some baby stuff so I figured I would get what I need from thier car section.

Either way, they did not have any clay bar sets at this location, but they did have a buffing wheel for just $20 and meg. wax, so i decided to give it a shot. I did not see mike's post above since I was at walmart at the time, but i took it really slow and it did help remove the bow-tie outline like 70% but the scratchs are only removed about 30%. I will look for a clay bar set and take a shot at it again.

After Buffing:

 

Xtreme Goo Gone will take care of that just put some on a rag then wipe the car, dont go crazy with it thou, you shouldnt have to push hard either, then wax the areas right after, should do the trick