Hey, I debadged when I got mine last May. I took all the badges off with a hair dryer and some dental floss. It was not difficult, a little painful on the fingers, but not difficult.

Once I got the badges off, there was some residue, which I think was actually just dirt that had piled up around the badges over the years. The first thing I did after I debadged was to wash the VX thoroughly, then I used a clay bar to remove the chunks of residue. This took some time, but in the end it took off all the crud. Then, I was left with a little ghosting. And in my case, the worst spot was on the left side, where the big logo was. The rear ISUZU logo ghosting became almost completely invisible after about 5 washings. The 3.5 L logo ghostings were gone almost instantly after the clay bar and a wash or two. It was the side logos that gave me trouble.

Anyway, long story short, last week I Zymoled my entire VX, and now I pretty much can't see ANYTHING. I mean, I would have to move my head around in direct sunlight to even make out a hint of what might have been a little ghosting. My point? The ghosting is basically 100% gone now.

So debadge away!!!! Nocturnal, I can't believe you haven't debadged already, being a goth-meister and all in your Ebony!!!

IMHO, if you have an Ebony or a PROTON, you DEFINITELY should debadge!

:0 Bart

PS - Look at my website for some pics of my debadged VX.


Quote Originally Posted by etlsport
nocturnal, if you do end up debadging, let me know how it goes, the rear isuzu is all thats left of the isuzu logos (front and wheels are gone now) and i really want to remove it, but dont want to end up with ghost lettering, so im curious to see how much your paint has faded