Removing paint from your car (someone else's)

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The_Ogre

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OK, last night when I got home I noticed some red paint on my car (just in front of the petrol cap). It was a line of about 10cm in length

Looks like some **** couldn't park properly and sort of scratched against my car.

I tried removing it with Handy Andy, but it doesn't seem to help. I did however notice that the oke didn't scratch it deep enough to remove any of my paint.

Any advice on how to remove it without damaging my paint job?

And no, its not worth claiming form my insurance as the excess wouldn't justify it.

For the record my car is white.
 
A certain type of polish maybe? It helped me, can't remember what polish but a friend gave me his one.. my car is silver and his was white... his white paint came off easily with the polish...
 
I use Mirrorplate Car/Bike polish and have removed MANY scratches from family and friends vehicles. Use quite a bit of force when you first apply the polish. Leave it for 5mins and then take a different soft cloth and remove the "powdery" polish...
 
carstensdj said:
I use Mirrorplate Car/Bike polish and have removed MANY scratches from family and friends vehicles. Use quite a bit of force when you first apply the polish. Leave it for 5mins and then take a different soft cloth and remove the "powdery" polish...
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Normal polish should remove it. (mirrorplate, car wax, turtle wax etc)

If it's stuborn, deep, or scratched a bit, use a polish called burninshing compound (abbrasive like brasso or handy andy), should get it out.
 
Acetone - works like a charm but not recommended for n00bs though...
Rally Polish - best brand IMHO. Contains very mild rubbing compound (make sure you use polish compatible with metallic paint or whatever paint your car's painted with).
Rubbing Compound - Any Autopaint shop sells this stuff. Best results with minimal effort. But beware - if you rub too hard or much you'll take off your car's paint too.

-- The best option - rubbing compound. Use a mild one and don't rub too hard or too long - take your time and check the cloth you're using to see what colour paint you are removing, obviously too much of your car's paint and you are trouble!

(Hope this all make sense - I have a lank cold and can't think too lekker. However, I do work with car paint quite a bit.)
 
I used Turtlewax Safe Cut on my white car a few years ago for a green paint mark (rubbed from a fence-pole), which worked like a dream. It's a Yellow/Red tube sold at Midas
 
You can also try an eraser, baby oil and a soft cloth or a clay stick.
 
try clay first. It's non-abrasive. If there is paint left over, then you go more aggressive rubbing compound.

Run you fingers along and across the mark. Try to feel if there is a scratch / damage to the clearcoat on your car.
 
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