They were fixing the weather rain gutters taht go over my parking garage, and they used some kind of epoxy. When i wen to park my car is dripped on my car. Most of it came off the paint but i am having trouble getting it off the soft top. Any ideas?

 

How did you get it off the paint??? If it is epoxy, I don't think you can safely remove it from a fabric.

 

the top is vinyl...
epoxy will likely bind to it, so be careful in trying to remove.
dont know of anything that will remove epoxy without damaging vinyl.
i would first try goo gone, or a cleaner that is safe for vinyl.

 

Goo Gone is just petroleum distillates - I think epoxy needs something strong like Acetone. BUT TRY IT ON A SMALL, OUT OF SIGHT PART OF THE TOP FIRST!

 

My advice, don't use anything to remove it. Go talk to the landlord of the complex and have them use either their insurance or the insurance of who did the gutter repair. If you use something on the top and you screw it up, it will be very hard to get them to cover it. Let a shop decide what should be done.

 

I will have to agree here. Do not tamper with the damage done. If possible take photographic evidence of the repairs that were being done there and the damage done. Then speak with the land lord and have them decide what they do. They shouldnt have a problem getting you taken care of.
The worst thing he could do is pass you off to comp. that was doing the repairs

 

road rage- goo gone is a citrus based cleaner, and agree that it might not work. but anything that would easily work would also melt the top, which is why i suggested to try a conservative product.
good ideas above to try to get the top replaced under insurance- probably the only real way to get expoxy off of vinyl!

 

It is risky to question the Rage man, as I am prone to uncontrollable rage when provoked! Here are the "facts" about Goo-Gone, which does contain petro distillates (naptha) and says on the bottle "Combustible". I never had an orange explode.

http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/M...N%20REMOVER.htm

I would go to a shop that specializes in vert repair for an analysis and estimate - I would also find out from the roofing company what they used.

Anyway, the insurance route may work, but unless he has something from the roofers from the time of the incident, they may deny culpability.

Why not try to repair it using the acetone, in an inconspicuous spot? I would ask them what the material was - if it was tar/vinyl based, it may respond to petro distillates.

 

They can deny it all they want, that just means it comes to legal action in small claims court. Any competent judge would rule in favor of the plaintiff that the epoxy did come from the roofers. You have two sides, one that was using glue and the other that was not. The judge will ask if it's possible that glue got dripped. The answer is of course yes. Ludeslip just needs to prove that it was possible that glue got dripped and nothing more. That is the reason why contractors have insurance.

 

epoxy... that pretty much says "that's it."
it won't come off completly, and/or you will damage the top.

... try small claims court.