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How to remove swirls after badge removal / using compound ?

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But this is what I was talking about! If you're at just the right angle in just the right light you can see this. And I removed the badges when the truck was a couple months old

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I wonder if the put the badges on before the clear coat fully cured? That would drive me bonkers if I ever noticed it.
 
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I wonder if the put the badges on before the clear coat fully cured? That would drive me bonkers if I ever noticed it.
Honestly thought I got it all with the compound before today. Been driving around like that for damn near a year 😂 Polish seemed to knock it out though

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But this is what I was talking about! If you're at just the right angle in just the right light you can see this. And I removed the badges when the truck was a couple months old

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Holy moly those swirls!

Looks about like mine. I took mine thru the automatic brush carwash and have paid the price - now my paint looks scratched to hell in the sun. Taking it to the detail shop for a 1 step polish to hopefully get all of those scratches out and then NEVER going through an automatic carwash again lol.
 
 






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