Debaged :(

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:20 pm

I debaged the back of my salsa red 00 neon and when i took the badges off theirs the ghosting effect still there, you can clearly read out neon in the paint, how can i remove this, also how can i know hat it wont happen when i shave my doors?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:22 am

it will fade down to the shade of the paint around it. its like that b/c of it not getting exposed to sun like the rest of the car. and its going to happen when u shave your molding.s

dancingfroggy · Post by **dancingfroggy** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:19 am

a good wax job will also help buff that out.

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:59 am

yeah just get it detailed, tell them to give that area some special attention. It will come right out.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:31 pm

so if i wax it right, then all the shading shouldnt be there, cuz i took out my emblems in the back and i still have the shades.

Smoke · Post by **Smoke** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:38 pm

took a couple of weeks for mine and the spots were gone. course the whole car hadn't seen even a whole year of sun at the time.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:40 pm

damn i shaved my doors today and under their was alot of bubbles... and i ended putting them back on.

Smoke · Post by **Smoke** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:48 pm

that seems to be a common problem, something about putting the trim on w/ the paint still being wet i think.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:52 pm

sucks

vex · Post by **vex** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:58 pm

for that ghost effect, i just used goo gone. I debadge my whole car with it. Wait for a hot day, spray some goo gone around the badges, then peel with fingers.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:04 pm

i already took out the back badges, i sprayed WD40 then i heated them up with a hair dryer and then peeled off, but since the paint under was fresh, you can still read Neon and Plymounth, how would i take that out, it looks bootleg.

Smoke · Post by **Smoke** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:13 pm

find a nice sunny spot to park the car and aim the back toward the sun and allow leave it there. repeat untill spots are gone.

i.e. it will go away in a few weeks, once the sun is exposed to those spots and fades them.

That, and a good waxing, is the only cure.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:36 pm

Thanks alot man, Miami is the way to go!

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:39 pm

chinny wrote:Thanks alot man, Miami is the way to go!

ah do we have another miami neon owner on the boards? If so welcome to the club.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:14 pm

thanks man, i have a 00 salsa red neon, 500 miles to hit 80k

iam going to paint it black soon though and slam it on 19's

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:07 am

chinny wrote:iam going to paint it black soon though and slam it on 19's

Oh yeah?

Isn't it kinda' rough to get 19's to fit on a 2GN Neon?

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:54 am

chinny wrote:thanks man, i have a 00 salsa red neon, 500 miles to hit 80k

iam going to paint it black soon though and slam it on 19's

I definetely dont think that 19's will fit on stock struts. My 17 srts with wider rubber dont fit on my struts. Had to get srt struts so they can fit nicely.

You should keep it that way, salsa red is a nice, unique color.

chinny · Post by **chinny** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:14 pm

Yeah as i heard, i was going to get SRT struts but idk, i might just save the time and go for 18's.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:41 pm

as far as the shadding goes, just buff the paint out with some good polish