Contretemps with Mr A Road-Sign

[breaker morant]

Kissed a no entry sign with the front of the car* in yesterday's snow. No damage really but the paint from the post - yellow - has adhered to the colour-coded bumper.

Suggestions please on the best way to remove this?

*thankfully I wasn't in the Monaro!

[gsd2000]

A clay bar might work

[the hitman001]

Or try a very good bug and tar remover

[ARAF]

I always use Autoglym SRP, on my two daughters battle scarred cars.

[Glyn84]

When I remove paint transfers from my race car after argy bargy sessions T-Cut is normally where I start. Normally that and a load of effort shifts it, but if it's very stubborn I get some very very fine sand paper and remove it with that, finishing off with T-Cut for the final part. It'll look like you've made a right mess of your paint work as you sand it, but once washed and T-Cutted it will be OK. Don't forget to polish it afterwards though!!

[gsd2000]

T-cut is a fairly harsh polish though

[the hitman001]

As a pro detailer with his own company I won't air my views on T-cut as I might brake the swear filter

[Glyn84]

the hitman001 said:

As a pro detailer with his own company I won't air my views on T-cut as I might brake the swear filter

Please explain, I'm curious to know

I should point out though when I use T-Cut on my racer, it isn't my pride and joy, but it is effective.

[gsd2000]

T-cut uses harsh abrasives and doesnt break down over time, so you ideally need to follow up with a finer polish before giving it a final wax

[ARAF]

Glyn84 said:

I should point out though when I use T-Cut on my racer, it isn't my pride and joy, but it is effective.

I guessed that, when you mentioned your choice of harsh abrasive was 'sand paper.'

[bigwheel]

ARAF said:

Glyn84 said:

I should point out though when I use T-Cut on my racer, it isn't my pride and joy, but it is effective.

I guessed that, when you mentioned your choice of harsh abrasive was 'sand paper.'

"sandpaper" will mean 1,200 grit, smoother than a baby's ...
In a previous life I re-finished a black Rolls Royce door after painting with 1,200 and a soap-bar until perfectly flat, cutting compound, T-Cut like product and wax. Utterly beautiful

[gsd2000]

I need to get some 3000 grit for stone chips.

If you have to sand dont go lower than 2000 grit, and then move up to 2500 and finally 3000 grit then polish.

[Trampy]

Sanding will be unnecessary. As has been pointed out, use a good bug and tar remover or a clay bar.

My neighbour regularly used to T-Cut his car. Well he did until I told him that having blue stains on his cloth was less than ideal considering his paint is metallic - bye bye clear coat

Edited by Trampy on Saturday 18th December 21:44

[the hitman001]

Glyn84 said:

the hitman001 said:

As a pro detailer with his own company I won't air my views on T-cut as I might brake the swear filter

Please explain, I'm curious to know

I should point out though when I use T-Cut on my racer, it isn't my pride and joy, but it is effective.

As GSD has said it contains very hard abrasives which in time if continued to use then if your car has a clear coat that will slowly dissolve leaving no clear coat or protection if anyone has ever used it just look at the applicator you used to apply it

There are other alternatives out there which will do an even better Job.

Wet sanding now this IMO should never be done unless you have done it before I have seen horrors which I have had to fix when people have heard about it and tried it themselves even had one bloke use a brillo pad

[Trampy]

Funny you should say that Hitman - I have just had to fix the result of a chap using a brillo pad to remove bird crap off his bonnet and roof.

[the hitman001]

Trampy said:

Funny you should say that Hitman - I have just had to fix the result of a chap using a brillo pad to remove bird crap off his bonnet and roof.

Top Man

the *cough* brillo pad incident i had to deal with was on a brand new Aston Martin Vanquish when his neighbour said its the only way suffice to say he has never done it again

[gsd2000]

Trampy said:

Funny you should say that Hitman - I have just had to fix the result of a chap using a brillo pad to remove bird crap off his bonnet and roof.

I know someone who did it on their golf for the same reason, they were advised by their friend

[Trampy]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people listen to obvious bad advice or use tools/products that they really should not use.

[gsd2000]

Do you polish cars for a living then Trampy?

[Trampy]

I do mate