Drove through some paint

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chu346
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Post Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:01 am

Drove through some nice gloss paint the other day which has gone up the arches and rear wing. What's the best way to remove this?
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gareth
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Post Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:34 pm

t-cut has worked well for me before. get at it as soon as you can as it keeps hardening over a few days.
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Post Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:37 pm

or Auto-glym super resin polish - no good as polish (well it is, but only lasts 3 minutes), but is superb at being a gentle version of T-cut; the Auto-glym easily removes tar spots as well.
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Post Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:44 am

I'd use a mild clay (like meguiars quik clay kit) to lif it off of the panel, Inner arches would probably need something more aggressive as its a rougher finish in there.
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