As the title, seen lots of tidy debadges on here, wondering if anyone has any advice? It won't show up on a photo, but I can see it! Its a red octavia, 2003. Would t-cut get rid of it? I'm a novice when it comes to paint and panel work. Any help greatly appreciated.

red is the worst for fading..... with that part of the paint covered by the badge it has not faded like the rest of the car.... you are looking at a full car paint correction so it is back to the original colour of the car.... Or shine an UV lamp on that part of the car for 2 weeks solid. LMAO

I'm guessing, but on a 10 year old car, it's maybe that all the paint except under the badges has faded?

Unless it's not laquer-sealed T-cut will do nothing!

Nope, wont happen.

id put the badges back on ...

The paint around the badges has faded over 10 years, the paint under the badge is the original colour. Since the car paint is a base layer with a lacquer top coat, T-Cut will do nothing as already mentioned. The only way to restore the original colour is to respray the entire tailgate, but then it will be a slightly different colour to the rest of the faded car.

As the title, seen lots of tidy debadges on here, wondering if anyone has any advice? It won't show up on a photo, but I can see it! Its a red octavia, 2003. Would t-cut get rid of it? I'm a novice when it comes to paint and panel work. Any help greatly appreciated.

you not got holes in the tailgate under the badge?

Who said he hasnt just removed the Octavia and vRS badges?

I took badges off and then used some of autoglyn's paint renovator on area.

If you look really close you can see but you do have to be looking for it

Not another one lol. You guys always think you're buying a red car but the truth is that you've brought a pink car, just takes time for it to realise it's ment to be pink lol :p

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How about having the car professionally buffed? I'm asking as my car is red and debadged

Wouldn't a professional machine polish solve this problem?

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Wouldn't a professional machine polish solve this problem?

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The issue is there is a protective layer (the lacquer) between the paint surface, and atmosphere, and the sun fades the red paint through the lacquer, so unless the lacquer is removed, polishing doesn't tend to do anything.

Unless the only reason the paint looks poor is the lacquer is what has faded/bleached, then a machine polish will do diddly squat! :(

Ooooh, I get this now! Lol. Glad mine has always been garaged, maybe have to buy her a car cover now that I know that!

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I learned this the hard way when I bought a faded renault megane a couple of years back with the intention of machine polishing back to bright red and then sell on.... Big FAIL. At least I got back what I paid, but it was good from a learning curve point of view. Something to be said for the crappy Vauxhall paint which fades as because there is no clearcoat, a swift brutal machine polish gets it looking like brand new again!

Thanks for all the help guys, it's gonna be fun trying to stick those individual letters back on!

How about having the car professionally buffed? I'm asking as my car is red and debadged

Anyone tried this? May be worth a try, as it looks so much better without the badges

Who said he hasnt just removed the Octavia and vRS badges?

good point..! was thinking it was the centre badge for some reason..doh!