Removing Rubber
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Removing Rubber
Alright...Thanks for all the help! Everything came off great. So much that I forgot to take pics of the bad spots. But here's the finished product!!
Hey all,
I posted this on the main forum, and it sounds like I should try and take this off myself before going to a body shop. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to remove rubber from the front bumper? I hit a piece of blown tire on the freeway, pics are below. Any suggestion would be helpful. Thanks, Chris
Hey all,
I posted this on the main forum, and it sounds like I should try and take this off myself before going to a body shop. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to remove rubber from the front bumper? I hit a piece of blown tire on the freeway, pics are below. Any suggestion would be helpful. Thanks, Chris
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chris...
the steps that i would try for that would be:
1. wash and dry the car
2. clay the area that you are showing- this might fix your problem
if not
3. polish it- starting with the least aggressive polishes first (swirl remover or paint cleaner) then reevaluate. if the problem is still there, go to a fine cut compound. you need to really work the polish- dont just rub on and wipe off. work it until it begins to dust. and always finish the polish process front to back.
the alternative to the above would be to find a product that can dissolve rubber without damaging paint... and i cant think of one off the top of my head- anyone else know of such a product?
again, my approach would be the clay/polish route, but there might be a product that might shortcut this.
the steps that i would try for that would be:
1. wash and dry the car
2. clay the area that you are showing- this might fix your problem
if not
3. polish it- starting with the least aggressive polishes first (swirl remover or paint cleaner) then reevaluate. if the problem is still there, go to a fine cut compound. you need to really work the polish- dont just rub on and wipe off. work it until it begins to dust. and always finish the polish process front to back.
the alternative to the above would be to find a product that can dissolve rubber without damaging paint... and i cant think of one off the top of my head- anyone else know of such a product?
again, my approach would be the clay/polish route, but there might be a product that might shortcut this.
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Nov 18 2005, 12:38 PM
chris...
the steps that i would try for that would be:
1. wash and dry the car
2. clay the area that you are showing- this might fix your problem
if not
3. polish it- starting with the least aggressive polishes first (swirl remover or paint cleaner) then reevaluate. if the problem is still there, go to a fine cut compound. you need to really work the polish- dont just rub on and wipe off. work it until it begins to dust. and always finish the polish process front to back.
the alternative to the above would be to find a product that can dissolve rubber without damaging paint... and i cant think of one off the top of my head- anyone else know of such a product?
again, my approach would be the clay/polish route, but there might be a product that might shortcut this.
the steps that i would try for that would be:
1. wash and dry the car
2. clay the area that you are showing- this might fix your problem
if not
3. polish it- starting with the least aggressive polishes first (swirl remover or paint cleaner) then reevaluate. if the problem is still there, go to a fine cut compound. you need to really work the polish- dont just rub on and wipe off. work it until it begins to dust. and always finish the polish process front to back.
the alternative to the above would be to find a product that can dissolve rubber without damaging paint... and i cant think of one off the top of my head- anyone else know of such a product?
again, my approach would be the clay/polish route, but there might be a product that might shortcut this.
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dont use dawn...
zaino is a good car wash-
zaino polishes really do not give you the choices you need- that said, if you have their swirl remover that would be a good first choice for the first polish.
i actually expect the clay to do a good job for you. some chance it might do it all and you might not need the polish. you can always clay and then let us know how it looks before the polish step (you dont really have to do everything at once- but i know that you want to get it fixed quickly).
zaino is a good car wash-
zaino polishes really do not give you the choices you need- that said, if you have their swirl remover that would be a good first choice for the first polish.
i actually expect the clay to do a good job for you. some chance it might do it all and you might not need the polish. you can always clay and then let us know how it looks before the polish step (you dont really have to do everything at once- but i know that you want to get it fixed quickly).
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As far as I know WD-40 will also take rubber from a tire off. I hit a piece of tire with my blue S and had the rubber mark about the size of a CD case and sprayed it with the WD-40 and it wiped right off. Then, of course I washed and waxed the area to get the WD-40 off. Have driven for months and many miles after and paint never looked better.
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