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Tez
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I've taken the fiat badge off the boot, but the paintwork below is bright red. How can I get it to blend in?
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Insomnia
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You say colour underneath badge is bright red... sounds daft but I assume the car is red? 
You could try t-cut, otherwise you're pretty much lumbered.
Mar '99 1.9TD / 32,000 miles
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You could try t-cut, otherwise you're pretty much lumbered.
Mar '99 1.9TD / 32,000 miles
Current Status: Running Well
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donny lad
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depending on how bad it is theres two options
no.1 wich is what i did is flat the area down gently with some 1400 wet n dry and then rub up and polish.
no.2 wich would be better for sombody with no experience is to give it a good clean then rub up and wax
no.1 wich is what i did is flat the area down gently with some 1400 wet n dry and then rub up and polish.
no.2 wich would be better for sombody with no experience is to give it a good clean then rub up and wax
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Tez
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T-Cut made no difference. Looks like I'm gonna have to order a new fiat boot badge. Anyone got one lying around?
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Anonymous
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did you t cut the whole boot or just the bit where the badge was??
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Tez
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just where the badge was. i did it a couple of times but it made no difference whatsoever.
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Tez
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Someone on FiatForums suggested rubbing compound. Good/Bad idea for a noob?
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Dan Brown
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Thats the colour your car used to be!!
Get the polish out (and preferably a mechanical rotary polisher) and give the whole car a good polish and then seal it.
It will look amazing afterwards!
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my HGTmy HLX
Get the polish out (and preferably a mechanical rotary polisher) and give the whole car a good polish and then seal it.
It will look amazing afterwards!
Dan
my HGTmy HLX
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jug
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rubbing compaound is dangerous. it takes paint off much more quickly that t-cut (several million times more quickly)
you shouldnt t-cut where the badge was, you need to t-cut everywhere else. if you take paint off all over the tailgate it will go back to its original red colour (faded paint removed)
i would use orignal t-cut all over the tialgate first, then red colour t-cut, then a wax. it should blend in.
you shouldnt t-cut where the badge was, you need to t-cut everywhere else. if you take paint off all over the tailgate it will go back to its original red colour (faded paint removed)
i would use orignal t-cut all over the tialgate first, then red colour t-cut, then a wax. it should blend in.