clean paint off car

blue powder

I managed to swipe the side of a pillar when parking my car, and consequently there are lines of white paint on my car. I managed to scratch some of them off, and fortunately there is still the original color of the car underneath it. So what's an effective way of removing this second layer of white paint from the pillar? Thanks guys.

Iceman.USAF

A very sharp blade and a steady hand. Exacto knife or razor blades.

Djeet

you could use a claybar maybe http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Z-18.

wash the car, use dawn. have some very clean water and use it liberally to lubricate the painted surface while you wipe with the claybar. be careful though, the claybar picks up all kinds of shit and you can scratch up the paint with grit it picks up. after you're done, you're going to want to wax the car, cause the dawn takes off all waxes.

Sporked

Djeet wrote: »

you could use a claybar maybe http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Z-18.

wash the car, use dawn. have some very clean water and use it liberally to lubricate the painted surface while you wipe with the claybar. be careful though, the claybar picks up all kinds of shit and you can scratch up the paint with grit it picks up. after you're done, you're going to want to wax the car, cause the dawn takes off all waxes.

I'll second a clay bar. It's a long process though, just keep at it and keep the bar wet. I would stay away from blades unless you're really comfortable with it, since it's really easy to do more harm than good with it.

Good luck

brandotheninjamaster

this is gonna sound a little retarded, but I'm gonna say it anyway. Go to a body shop and ask the guys there what they would use. I used to work at a body shop there would be a certain chemical that we would use to strip stuff off (but not harm the clear coat). They may give some funky number like SC-151 or SC-156 (those are cleaners). I know those types of chemicals are for sale in a major paint store (like Sherwin Williams). Don't know where your located but most major paint suppliers will carry that kind of stuff too. Also it may help to ask the shop guys who there supplier is, I'm not sure if chemical numbers vary by manufacturer. Good Luck.

KMFurDM

A clay bar might not be "strong" enough. Look into compound and how to use it properly.

Djeet

I'd be leery of strong solvents, you're likely to start taking clearcoat/paint off.

I've removed some seriously baked on shit (overspray and tree sap) with a claybar. It won't really be effective unless you remove all the wax and "clearcoat protectants" off with a degreaser (like dawn, which i only recommend because it's cheap and effective) first. otherwise you're just picking up and moving around wax with the claybar.

if you've removed all the transferred paint, and you're still left with a white line but your paint is still there, then this may just be damaged clearcoat. you can buff/polish/wax this out, or at least make it not visible. don't buff with the claybar, even with lots of lubricant, if you do you might be effectively wetsanding the area.