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    Chances are, it is affecting the acutal color coat (If it's faded) If it's just a scratching problem, you can use a scratch remover.
    Scott / moncha.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moncha
    Chances are, it is affecting the acutal color coat (If it's faded) If it's just a scratching problem, you can use a scratch remover.
    It could be that this ghost effect is actually the original color that has'nt been faded because of the decal covering it from UV exposure. If so, you maybe correct to assume that the actual color of the car has faded and not just the clear top coat. Thanks for the input.

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    It would be the basecoat (color) that faded. Clear rarely fades, it just cracks and flakes mostly. If it were anything to do with the clear, a goof wetsand and buff usually takes care of that.

    What you can do is have the entire VX wetsanded down to the basecoat and then have a clear zapped over it. Its really not the funnest job for a paint shop, but painting after a wetsand (not grit sand) is clearly the best way to go if you want a great finish.

    Yes, it costs a few bucks.
    Gary Noonan
    '01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT

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    Thanks for your advice. I'll let them run an estimate on the job and see how it goes from there.

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    I have a question for you all.

    I recently tried to debadge the rear hatch "ISUZU" and have come across a problem in which when i took off the crome lettering the sticky part stayed behind. I spent about 20 minutes trying to get the sticky "I" off and finally gave up and came here for answers. Any help or solution? thanks,

    greg
    '99 Vehicross - Daily Driver
    '93 Wrangler - Tank in Progress

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    Goo-Gone worked well for me.

    Dean
    2001 Vx
    St. Louis, MO

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    I'll have to pick up abottle then. What do you appy it on, a regular towel, cloth, ect? thanks!

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