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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 01:14 AM
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Unhappy Paint/oh No???

I have a big problem...I have a two car ( inline ) garage and a friend of mine has his car ( that he bought from me ) in my garage. When we go to work on the car my truck must sit under an oak tree...It has gotten sap or something on it and sat for a week...Now it WON'T come off...I tried scubbing it hard and pressure washed it too...It kinda looks like water spots embedded into the paint!!!

WTF should I do??? Midsouthbolt suggested that I clay bar it....OPINIONS PLEASE!!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 01:17 AM
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clay bar will work with no problems,, just make sure you give it a good rewaxing when its done. The clay bar is perfect for getting spots like that out of your trucks paint,,, it will even take impurities and dirt embeddedinto the paint right out ( depending on how bad it is)

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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 02:48 AM
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Where the hell did u go to James? I looked for you and Julie said u had left. I hope to race with u guys before the season is over. Are u going to the NMRA finals in Bowling Green? Keith
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 02:58 AM
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Hey, if the clay bar didnt work, try peanut butter. I had the same thing happen to me, and my mom had read somewhere that peanut butter can get stuff like that off, so we tried it and it worked like a charm.
Hope this helps.
Kyle Thompson
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 08:08 AM
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Try Goo Gone.........it has a citrus base to it.

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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 08:48 AM
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And if all else fails...shoot some WD-40 on it and wipe gently with a 100% cotton towel. May take a few passes to get it..but it'll get it.

Good luck,

Dan
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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The same thing happened to me. I took it to my dealer where they clean the vehicles before they are delivered to the buyer. they game me a bottle of something (sorry I can't remember the name of it) and I had the whole truck done in about 5 minutes. It just wiped off with no pressure at all. In summary, you can always ask the dealer/clean-up crew.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 10:27 PM
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Clay most likely won't work...goo gone it.

Just make sure to re-polish.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 10:31 PM
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Used to work at a detail shop. Clay bar will definately work. Then buff it with a waffle pad. Good as new. Make sure the paint is wet when using the clay bar.
 
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