white shoe polish on a black car
02-27-2007, 02:57 PM
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white shoe polish on a black car back in October, I got married and my groomsmen decorated my wife's black 02 Grand Am with white shoe polish - I mean they went nuts and literally covered the entire car. I hosed about 90% of it off the next morning but we went to Cozumel for 2 weeks and the car baked in TX sun the whole time...
since then, it may get driven 2-3 times a week and we're about to trade it in but theres still dried shoe polish all over it. Whats the best way?
Ive tried wd-40, dish soap, pressure washer... I just need to get it off and make the car look somewhat decent before we try to sell it.
its been a while but I'm pretty good with an orbital and will purchase a Porter Cable this weekend. What abrasives/pads/polishes should I buy and from where?
I dont want show quality... just good and shiny
since then, it may get driven 2-3 times a week and we're about to trade it in but theres still dried shoe polish all over it. Whats the best way?
Ive tried wd-40, dish soap, pressure washer... I just need to get it off and make the car look somewhat decent before we try to sell it.
its been a while but I'm pretty good with an orbital and will purchase a Porter Cable this weekend. What abrasives/pads/polishes should I buy and from where?
I dont want show quality... just good and shiny
02-27-2007, 03:10 PM
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That stuff may be on there now. even when its fresh its hard to get off paint. I made sure they didn't do anything to my paint before I got married that would have made me mad.
anything you use is going to probley show on black paint. rubbing compound may help if its not too harsh.
anything you use is going to probley show on black paint. rubbing compound may help if its not too harsh.
02-27-2007, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
I ran into this problem a while back and claybar and some elbow grease got every bit of it off.
but i wouldn't touch it, give your groomsmen a call.... 
02-27-2007, 04:39 PM
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+2 for claybar... My idiot friends did the same thing (NOTE: To all you other idiots... USE CAR CHAULK, NOT SHOE POLISH!!!!).
Luckily my wife is cool and we went straight to a car wash
Like you said though, 90% came off, the rest (speckle spots all over the car) sat there and baked for a week. Claybar (and a helluva lot of work) did the trick...
Luckily my wife is cool and we went straight to a car wash
Like you said though, 90% came off, the rest (speckle spots all over the car) sat there and baked for a week. Claybar (and a helluva lot of work) did the trick...
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02-28-2007, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by LOHRTBT
First kick the SH*T out of whoever did that....Exactly why You rent a car to leave the wedding in!!
Then follow the directions posted lol.
Dave
Then follow the directions posted lol.
Dave
I remember the same thing happening to my cousins black truck. So I let everyone know before not to touch the paint on mine.
02-28-2007, 08:05 AM
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Claybar ..
I hid my car so well when I got married that they spent 6 hours looking for it, and never found it ..
I just took it to the valet park and ride at the airport the day before, then took a cab back to the hotel, and had my brother pick me up .. worked well, since we didn't fly out until the next morning
I hid my car so well when I got married that they spent 6 hours looking for it, and never found it ..
I just took it to the valet park and ride at the airport the day before, then took a cab back to the hotel, and had my brother pick me up .. worked well, since we didn't fly out until the next morning
02-28-2007, 10:04 AM
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claybar... ok, cool. Any suggestions for a decent wax afterwards?
LOL, I actually hid the car pretty well during the reception but my best man was smart enough to wait until I was good and plastered before asking me for the keys (to pull it around front he said). I was like "oh yeah, here ya go - I hid it behind the pool house"...
LOL, I actually hid the car pretty well during the reception but my best man was smart enough to wait until I was good and plastered before asking me for the keys (to pull it around front he said). I was like "oh yeah, here ya go - I hid it behind the pool house"...
03-01-2007, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1Formulation
I use 3M hand glaze on all my cars to remove any type of debris in the paint, swirl marks, fading, etc. Best thing I have ever used.
03-01-2007, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by The Trans Am Kid
Dang dude! Is that your wife? She looks darn good! I wanna see more!
but I was thinking the same damn thing. Guilty as charged. 
03-02-2007, 07:51 AM
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when it rain, I can still see the numbers from the track on my windows. Turtle wax also makes a bug remover that worked well for me got alot of crap off my car after i first got it.
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if you want to see my of LS1formulation's wife go to Seatsaysup.com and look at the hot GF/wife thread, there are quite a few GREAT pics of her and other girls!! luck man that one is!!!! 