Is there any body else out there like me who hates all the factory badges and 4x4 emblems all over an otherwise clean looking truck? I have taken off the 4x4 stickers on beds before, as well as the emblems with a little help from the heat gun, But never on black paint. So far everything Ive done including waxing, seems to be a nightmare with this God forsaken color. Any tricks for taken stickers off as well as special waxes to use so I dont get the white haze swirls in the sun light? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

for the stickers, have you tried a stripe off wheel?


as for myself, Im proud of the fact that i drive a FORD F150 and they could have put a couple more badges on and it wouldnt have bothered me.

 

No I have not. What is it and could I get one from a body shop supply.
I know what you mean about "truck pride". I just like everything clean, dark and simple.

 

Its also sometimes called an eraser wheel and yes body shop supply companies will have them.

this is it.

3M Stripe Off Wheel

 

try Meguires NXT wax for the black. I use it in wifes black Screw and it always works great

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Would a heat gun remove the stupid dealer decals they often put on the vehicles they sell?

 

I also had the same - black truck and no love of decals

Hair dryer, start at edge, pull and remove. Any remaining adhesive can be removed with a polish or wax containing a paint cleaner

I removed the FX4 (both sides) and the dealer logo

 

Yes, and the stripe off wheel does the trick. The decals are off the P/U box and not a hint of a swirl mark.


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I'm sure there are better products out there, but I've had good results with liquid Nu-Finish. I prepped it first with a clay bar cleaning. I've gotten quite a few compliments on it (when it's clean). I've been told that applying and buffing with back and forth wiping motion in line with the long side of a panel instead of a circular motion prevents the swirl marks. That's what I do and it seems to work.