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07-16-2009, 08:25 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| What did I know? Ok so I decided to wash my mini van. There were some black specks of dirt that I couldn't get off. I get a scotch bright green spongy thing for teflon pans. You know the rest..... Now I have scratches all over my car. My husband is not happy. I didn't know it would scratch. It doesn't scratch teflon who would think it would scratch my paint. I know I'm a dummy. I guess my dh could try to compound out the scratches. Now my van is nice and clean but all scratched up grrrrrrrrr I was going to wash my daughters car while I was out there. She has a yellow VW Bug. Thank goodness I didn't do it.
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07-16-2009, 08:31 AM | #2 |
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| If you know someone that has a automotive buffer, the scratches should come out that way. My hubby custom paints Harley Davidson motorcycles and has had to buff out a many paint jobs. |
07-16-2009, 08:35 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | I feel your pain, not to long ago, a friend's daughter, trying to earn points with her dad ( to let her go to a concert ) decided to wash his recently painted 69 convertible Camaro ,...the car still has the scratches, and she's still grounded ...did I mention she never went to that concert...???
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07-16-2009, 11:44 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: England
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| The black specks are particles of tar from the road surface, you can get a small can of tar remover , gets them off a treat and then polish after. |
07-16-2009, 02:00 PM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| Oh the scotch brite pad worked great!!! Took off those black spots very easily!!
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07-16-2009, 02:57 PM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Casey, IL
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| Um don't ask me how I know this but...don't use magic erasers on car paint either.
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07-16-2009, 06:49 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS
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| Coke or Pepsi work quite nicely if you want to take tar off of your car.
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07-16-2009, 07:51 PM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: texas
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| Do you have pictures of that magic eraser clean job? Im betting the paint was almost gone! That thing is DANGEROUS!!! |
07-16-2009, 07:54 PM | #9 |
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| A good buffing should take care of the scratches... but thanks for the tip... I would have so did the same thing.lol
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07-16-2009, 08:02 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| FYI: never use dishwasher soap on cars either. You can also damage the paint that way. No I didn't do that. My boyfriend's little sister washed his new Mustang wish dish soap... let's just say poor Mustang.
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07-16-2009, 08:36 PM | #11 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Casey, IL
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| No pictures, lol, but it left some nasty hazy mark you didnt see until it was dry. Luckily, it was just near the bottom where there were some stuck bugs. Took the bugs and black marks off real nice though.
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