Guest fisherspug Posted September 10, 2006 reeto guys bought my 205 gti mouth or so ago, finally got er on the road, all down one side is little dropings of paint from when the tool i bought it of was painting his front door next to my car in storage. cant moan cos i paid £100, n it had just had a engine rebuild and it was a minter in genearal. any ideas for removal, and also some sort of paste he got on the font wing, dried like paint. t-cut solve my problems? cheers fisher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted September 10, 2006 What kind of paint is it that you want to remove? Id be tempted to have a little go with hot soapy water first or if not you can buy a citrus based paint remover wich i have heard is quite good. Would still be worried about the paint underneath though! Rucksack webbing is also quite a good abrasive, but not so harsh on the paint work. Watch out for the red snow also! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest fisherspug Posted September 10, 2006 red snow, blood i prusume. think its wood work paint or summit like that, e painted front door etc tryed hot soapy water t-cut alsorts webbing from a ruksak eh, not thought of that cheers mate fisher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonofsam 5 Posted September 10, 2006 Yep usually from the nose. Safe to say its not water based then. Theres also a product in a spray can called TF-90 used for removing tar spots but it does soften some paints, maybe enough so you can peel it off without damaging paint underneath. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ada205 2 Posted September 10, 2006 (edited) Might be worth trying a clay bar if you have'nt already, and have you tried a tar remover mate? I've found these, such as Auto Glym's tar remover can remove paint. I also remember a car of a mates i did once, that was covered in tiny Masonary paint spots, and best i found for that was a cloth dipped in a little petrol, though i had to tackle each spot individually! Took for ever!! As soon as I'd finished, i totally cleaned the car, then polished, then fully wax'd. I recommend you do a test before going steaming in though, no matter what you end up using, and like sonofsam says, may be worth trying soapy water first, with the water a little warmer than what you'd normally use to wash a car, but dont go mad boiling hot! EDIT- sonofsam's beat me to the tar remover! Edited September 10, 2006 by ada205 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom 0 Posted September 10, 2006 My mates car recently got covered in overspray. From his neighbour painiting his fence He used a clay bar, took a while, but it got all the overspray off. And also the paint was much nicer after too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmsy19 3 Posted September 11, 2006 EDIT- sonofsam's beat me to the tar remover! thats twice. you should really type faster. there are some tar/bug remover cloths you can get from halfords that work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paintguy 0 Posted September 11, 2006 I'd suggest a clay bar too. I recently did a Vectra that was vandalised by having 10 litres of silk emulsion poured all over it. It took some time, but a combination of the clay bar and a power washer removed it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
