mbs Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Just been washing my wife's car and noticed she has got paint on the bodywork near the wheel arch, any suggestions as to how to remove it or is it a paint shop job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 It depends on what type of paint it is. Try a bit petrol to start with and if that doesn't work then you could try some T-Cut or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGT Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 use some clay bar that'll remove it safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Farecla G3 will deal with it safely. http://www.autojoy.co.uk/product.php?xProd=59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks folks I think I'll be busy next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGT Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 G3 will remove it but it'll remove the red paint too if you're not careful and leave swirl marks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 G3 will remove it but it'll remove the red paint too if you're not careful and leave swirl marks too. G3 will not leave swirl marks it is used to remove them, the most recognised product used in any bodyshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGT Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 it may well remove swirl marks, but it leaves marks of its own. after g3 finished with some machine glaze to remove the g3 marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 That tends to happen if it is not washed off with soapy water after polishing also if applied using a dry cloth as opposed to a wet one. we had a body shop for many years and never usd anything else and this was for the custom industry, like anything I suppose care is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGT Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 that was done with a wet rotary pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Sorry to say it but bad technique then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Rotary's are notorious for leaving swirls, hence UDM's and PC's.... I would first try a polish, then try a clay bar, then try the Farcela. Each time you are using something slightly more abrasive, and there is no point jumping to the most abrasive if you don't have to. Anything abrasive put on something rotating hundreds of times a minute needs practice, hence my Volvo as a donor vehicle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Rotary's are notorious for leaving swirls, hence UDM's and PC's.... I would first try a polish, then try a clay bar, then try the Farcela. Each time you are using something slightly more abrasive, and there is no point jumping to the most abrasive if you don't have to. Anything abrasive put on something rotating hundreds of times a minute needs practice, hence my Volvo as a donor vehicle!! +1 on that. I had the same on my MG when i got it as some idiot dropped paint in the road, i ended up using polish and a clay bar and it came off no problem. However there was about 100 layers of wax on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGT Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 still say clay bar is the easiest and safest option plus i know it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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