G35 Sedan V35 2003-06 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Sedan

can this be polished? or should i rebadge?

Old Apr 10, 2010 | 07:25 AM
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Meguiar's Ultimate Compound the F' out of it.

Follow up with polish and wax.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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OP, if all else fails, use a light wet abrasive such as plastx used in headlight restoration.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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i would try using an orbital sander with 100 grit. lol jp i would also recommend the clay bar
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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woah, wouldnt 100 grit be a a little TOO ROUGH?

and as for the buffer, id recommend a Porter Cable 7424XP.
It does wonders and it will never harm/burn your paint.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 09:55 AM
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try some tar remover then wax it
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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haha only slightly too rough
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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ive seen someone who used the orbital sander/100 grit combo on a lexus check out the results.. lmao
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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^Oh man. That looks sweet. I'm really digging the two-tone!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:02 PM
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must say! getting tempted doing the 100grit, the lexus is convincing.
i will try these methods
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Headlight restoration
if not some 3M Compound
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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if there is a bump in the clear coat possibly some 1200+ grit wet/dry sandpaper and then rubbing compound might work.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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Put 3M compound above headlight stuff in your list. Headlight restoration really isn't made for paint, and some of them can actually damage the paint.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NFSP G35
Put 3M compound above headlight stuff in your list. Headlight restoration really isn't made for paint, and some of them can actually damage the paint.
ohh really... didnt know that.. then will skip the headlight restoration thing if thats so.

edit: to be honest, wetsanding scares me a tad
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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Yeah, I wouldn't wetsand either. I don't know of anyone that had to go THAT FAR just for a debadge.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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I wouldn't sand paint at all... Honestly to me it looks like the "G35" part is a different color than the whole car, rather than just being "outlined" as if there were residue left. I would guess this is due to the wax that's on the paint that didn't get under the "G35". I would wait and see what it looks like after a few washes and waxes then go from there.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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ok so here is my update.
i did use the goo gone which helped on releasing the small amounts of grime it still had. i then proceeded to some 3M Compound which im not sure helped..
i still feel that slight bump in between where the letters were, what do u guys think i should do next? or should i just take it to some shop so they can work on that part?
 
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