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1025 messages, Last post on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM
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Getting into the car yesterday my wife stepped in gum and dragged a long string of it over the rocker panel and door sill. I of course tried to wipe it off with a tissue and smeared it all over the rocker panel.  Any suggestions on how to get it off without scratching the paint? 
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Aug 21, 2008 2:49 am)
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Replying to: kiawah (Aug 21, 2008 3:29 am) That's what my wife suggested but I wasn't talking to her after she defiled my baby. Anyway, it was in the 50s this morning and I noticed I could just peel it off with my fingernail. Another cool morning any It'll be back to perfect. I may trade in my wife though 
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i just got a 88 honda prelude. there is rusting at the driver side rear quarter panel where the main frame meets the rear bumper and on the passanger side front and rear quarter panel now. some are easy to fix but the ones on the rear quarter panels are a bit harder, because they are actually almost holes. so any good ideas on how to fix it. i do my own work on vehicles since its cheaper but i just want to know the best way.
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Replying to: prelude884ws (Aug 22, 2008 7:24 pm) Rust never sleeps. You have to surgically remove it or you are wasting your time with fillers, cover-ups, etc.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 23, 2008 6:56 am)
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Replying to: bigfur (Aug 26, 2008 4:09 pm) |
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Will regular washing at an automatic car wash do and harm to the paint? I ask this because a woman at work has a car that is identical to mine. I hand wash and she almost always uses the local automatic wash. I noticed some really bad swirls in the paint on her hood while mine is still like a mirror. Granted her car is two years older than mine but I wonder if the automatic wash did that. What do the experts say?
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Aug 28, 2008 1:41 pm) |
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Aug 28, 2008 1:41 pm) Even hand-washing can produce swirls if you aren't careful. As most of you know, it's a good idea before you even touch the car to run water over it to "float" as much debris off as you can, prior to applying a wash mitt or whatever you use. Beware also of those high-pressure hoses in coin-op car washes. If held too close, they can blast off trim pieces and peel paint like an onion.
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