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4th May 2015, 10:29
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Any ideas?! Paintwork!
Hi
I was having trouble with a leak on passenger side for a couple of months and have been to lazy to look into it.
Managed to sort it this morning, where I have been using temporary fixes when it rains ( I've been using black bags and sellotape/ducktape) it has left marks on paintwork. Any ideas how to remove them without damaging it?
Any help appreciated. Cheers.
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4th May 2015, 11:12
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Saxperience Forum Bum
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Petrol or a solvent should get rig of the glue.
Warm it up with a hair dryer first
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4th May 2015, 11:18
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Thinners or hit it with a head gun and see if it will peel off.
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6th May 2015, 16:42
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Saxperience Post Whore
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Acetone, thinners will damage the paint and the heat gun will just make it messy
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6th May 2015, 20:56
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Try some bug and tar remover,then wash off and wax after.
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6th May 2015, 21:39
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Furniture polish works, spray on leave for a few mins then wipe away with a microfibre cloth.
I'd try avoid thinners.
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7th May 2015, 19:57
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Cheers for the replys. I'll get on it at the weekend.
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8th May 2015, 19:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross
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Nice one! I'll get down there first thing tomorrow!
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8th May 2015, 21:02
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Pre paint wipe can be quite effective
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10th May 2015, 16:32
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That sticky stuff remover is the dogs! Done the job in 10 minutes!
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10th May 2015, 19:00
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Aye. I told ya it wouldn't let you down 
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10th May 2015, 19:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross
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I'm actually going to give this a go, looks pretty decent for the price.
I normally just use white spirits - which in a lot of scenarios isn't ideal.
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