Getting swirls out in emblems

[Venomv8]

Long time reader first time poster! I tried searching but couldnt find exactly what Im looking for. I have a black Audi Q5 that I just bought and am doing a full detail on to correct swirls and get it looking new again. Ive detailed (not professionally) for about 10 years so I have most of the equipment, tools, products for what I need. However, for the life of me I cannot find something where I can get the swirls out of the paint inside the Audi rings on the back hatch. Initially I had the build up around the emblems that is common I used pinnacle xmt scratch remover to remove the junk and swirling around the rings. However, it keeps leaving more and more swirls. I cant for the life of me get the heavy swirls out from inside the rings. Ive been working just around the emblems for the better part of 3 hours today and it honestly looks almost worse than it did. Ive got the junk from around the emblems cleaned away using q tips and the scratch remover but the swirls remain along with imperfections around the rings where ai used the q-tips. Anyone have any tips or better appicators for tght areas?

Thanks

[GSKR]

A different polish maybe needed no abrasives.

[GSKR]

If it's really bothering you take it off and machine polish the area only if the emblem is cheap to replace.

[Audios S6]

Q-tips are going to leave scratches. Either use one bare finger, a small piece of foam by hand or remove the rings to do the work and replace them after. Expect new OEM rings to be $40.

[Rsurfer]

If it's really bothering you take it off and machine polish the area only if the emblem is cheap to replace.

If it's held by tape, just leave them off. Same problem will occur if you put them back.

[GSKR]

Not necessarily if you take them off cut and polish by machine .Then apply new one and Becareful in that area when washing.Understand your point,I would only do that if it's horrific looking.He has 3 hrs messing with that area alone.me personally I would rip it off and tackle that area for 40.00.That particular car needs a emblem in that spot.

[GSKR]

Anyone with experience with either a da or rotary can clean that area up with the emblem still intact.That emblem is solid not like Mercedes.

[DaveT435]

If you don't want to use a machine in that area the edge of a foam applicator and FG400 should get it cleaned up and looking good. I clean up fingernail and ring scratches behind door handles this way. The FG400 cleans the area up in a hurry. If you don't have FG400 and compound you have that finishes fairly good.

[kkritsilas]

Sounds like something the Rupes iBrid, a Flex PE8 with a 1" pad, or even a GG3 with a smaller pad (do GG3s have smaller backing plates available?) would be ideally suited for. The iBrid seems to be ideal for this, but it is not inexpensive,

[Venomv8]

Thanks for all the responses guys, Ive thought about taking the badges off but at the end of the day I tackled it trying to salvage the area the best I could. I think after looking I will probably go with what kkritsilas said right above and find a small 1" pad and polisher for it and go that route. This way I at least have it for later use and don't always have to debadge cars to get some results. At the end of the day if Im not happy with it they badge will come off and Ill have to go that route, but Id like to leave that as last resort. Thanks again for the help.