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#61 of 1025 maybe the heat gun guys by swschrad May 10, 2002 (8:57 pm)
that's worth trying the heat-gun type dentless repair on, IMHO. the suction cups are larger than that, and on a large flat section like that, might leave their own little dent from being pushed on. popping it from the back is likely to leave a ring.
#62 of 1025 Freshly painted hood??? Ding removal... by webguyster May 11, 2002 (7:42 am)
I just had a "hood bender", with my 2000 Solara Se V6 Black Metallic Sand Pearl. The replacement "OEM" hood now has stripes in direct sunlight, a hologram effect, and often 2 floating suns, under the already swirled clearcoat. The body shop took a look, on a cloudy day, and wet sanded the hood again. Still looks horrible. New paint from blending already cracking at the bottom of fenders, a part that was not damaged by skidding under the truck. They clear coated it too, so its noticable from the dull black bottom of the rest of the car. Everything under the hood they fixed is clear coated!?! Is this a common practice in autobody? The shop I used is a dealer certified and owned shop, but I don't think they have done the best job possible. Used touch up paint to seal the bare metal at bottom of fenders, as I am reluctant to let it remain bare until the shop car take a look, with it raining all weekend. They already touched up some cracking paint under the hood. Any feedback. They say the optical distortion is caused by buffing and will go away, but not to wax or polish for at leat 90 days. I think that the hood should look "NEW" leaving the body shop. I went to another body shop, and they were an Allstate owned shop. The person I spoke with said, all black cars leave with streaks, and floaters!?! I have been more aware when walking through mall parking lots, and have yet to see another black car with these types of distortions.   Ding removeal...Having my Solara for 2 years now, and knowing why Saturn used dent resistant doors, I have spend hundreds of dollars in dent removal from door dings. The place I use uses the suction cups, and does a good job, without leaving any noticable markings, "outside" the car. Under the hood, and truck, the points of entry gets screwed up and mangled.
#63 of 1025 Very thin and shallow scratch by cheerful May 14, 2002 (7:17 am)
What is best way to fix those very thin and shallow lines of scratch? I have some 10 lines in paralell, about 5 inches long. They are quite visible in front. The scratch is really thin. I could not get the touch-up paint into just the scratch -- it always messes up the nearby area.   I have seen ads on TV about those scratch-remover. Are they any good?   Thanks!
#64 of 1025 Swirl marks,etc. by phillyguy3 May 14, 2002 (10:15 am)
Tried 2 different ones after I inadvertantly removed clear coat with compound to remove scratches. Best is Mothers from Pep Boys. Looks new. Now I'm going to try touch up for stone chips and rub smooth with The Blob Eliminator. Keep you posted. BTW, advice came from yosteve.com, detailer on this thread. Thanks.
#65 of 1025 Toyota Solara Paint Chipping by curlyq May 14, 2002 (10:56 pm)
Anyone interested in this topic should go to the Toyota Solara discussion under "Coupes". There are many new postings on this subject.
#66 of 1025 Now what?... by joffficer Jun 25, 2002 (7:23 pm)
While I was away in the desert my wife decided to paint the lawn furniture (white) on a windy day. Now my (Black) 3 month old car looks as if it is dusty all the time (if you look close)!! She did this over a month ago, and now I'm trying to figure out how to fix this.... the paint that is! Any ideas? I got a bottle of cleaner wax, but I have my doubts. How about the clay bars? I'd hate to have to use polish or compound on such a new car.    What can I use to get the paint off the rubber moldings and vinyl trim?
#67 of 1025 Removing sap?? by jjv55 Jun 29, 2002 (11:00 am)
I have a 2000 Accord. It was parked under a fir tree (by my better half) and now has droplets of sap in various places. Does anyone have any advice for its removal? I can get a bit of it off by hand, but it still leaves a sticky mark.   Thanks!
#68 of 1025 Re: removing sap by mdwheary Jun 29, 2002 (1:09 pm)
I had quite a few heavy sap droppings on my car and used Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover to remove them from the car surface. It comes in a spray can or as a liquid paste. Test in a inconspicuous area first to make sure it won't damage the surface. You should also use the remover when the car's surface is cool (i.e. not in direct sunlight). I sprayed some on the sap droppings, let them sit for a minute or so and then gently scraped them with a thin piece of plastic. I then reapplied a little more remover and wiped away any remaining residue.
#69 of 1025 joffficer by sddlw Jul 01, 2002 (6:01 am)
I think your best bet will be a polish. But stay away from coarse polishing compounds if you can. Take a look at Meguire's or 3M "glazes". Some are very, very mild and are made for polishing up the paint prior to waxing for show cars and the like. You can find lots of info on their web pages.
#70 of 1025 sap by swschrad Jul 01, 2002 (4:07 pm)
butter, peanut oil, and stoddard solvent (bug and tar remover) have all worked for me, with peanut oil being the best at getting sticky, resiny pine sap off my trucks.

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