Originally Posted by Asad_A203

If after NuFunish it is still there, you might need to power polish it. You could correct it using NuFinish, but please don't, haha. Go get some ScratchX, and try again (use the applicator pad for waxing, and apply uniform pressure, go up and down, not in circles). Monitor your work, hopefully you should get it off. Otherwise, you will need a powerpolish. Claybar only helps removing contaminants on the clearcoat, if you have fading, the clearcoat is damaged and a claybar won't help in this case. Polish is the only way to go. I would still wax it, that area will have no protection and more vulnerable to further damage. It might look wierd, but your car is dirty anyways, haha. If you are getting your car paint polished professionally soon, don't worry about the fading. The detailer should take care of it for you.

Originally Posted by ascott905

after I got my emblems off I used an abrasive a little too much and it took off some clear coat. Are you saying if I have a detailer come out and polish my car that the fading caused by the damaged clear coat will go away?

Originally Posted by Urbanengineer

Damaged clear coat is gone you will need a repaint to fix that. As for next debadge, use a random orbital to remove the residues.