HarleyZ28

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Hello, what is the best product/way to remove old burnt rubber on the paint of my car without hurting it?

demonspeed

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Peel as much as you can with your fingers and use a clay bar on the rest.

LS14EVR

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Lots of people will disagree with me on this, but if you have a good protective layer on the car, I just use brake cleaner. Then of course you need to re do the wax etc.

MeMz

^that just sounds horrible. I'd be to nervous to try that....

ZexGX

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Peel off what you can with your fingers, then wash the car with some good car soap and a bucket (or two) while scrubbing it down with a soapy microfiber wash mitt to pull off some more, then take a claybar to it to remove the rest of the rubber.

OMG! Don't listen to this guy. SERIOUSLY. Brake cleaner is one of the things I have used to strip paint on metal parts!

NEVER USE BRAKE CLEANER ON PAINT, NO MATTER HOW PROTECTED IT MAY BE.

PhantomR/T

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depends how long it has been there and how hot it was when it hit the quarters. When I painted my car, I needed to use a razor blade on some of that ****.

CamaroSS27

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omg dont do this it will eat your paint. Fingers and clay baring.

User Name Here

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I'm sure that the fingers and clay bar work too but I have always used my fingers to get the worst of it and then sprayed WD40 on it to get the rest. You can let the WD soak into it for a little bit (2-3 min) and it comes right off. I've never seen any ill effects from the WD either - of course I don't let it stay there any longer than I need to - soapy water and a rag afterwards brings the residue right off. Used this method on my two previous trucks and my camaro

Double-aught_Z/28

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Bug and tar remover helps a little, but mostly scratching at it with your fingers.

RAMPANT

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Joe Gibbs degreaser is awesome and safe for paint. I have converted a lot of local people that tried it. It is a product I discovered when I was looking for the oil I wanted to use for my 455.

I go through at least a case a year.

http://joegibbsdriven.com/products/a...degreaser.html

kyoytey1693

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Goo gone works pretty good. It will at least get it soft and then you can hit it hard with high pressure at the car wash.

projectX

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I used citrus cleaner.

LS14EVR

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Told you I'd have a bunch of haters! If we are talking a factory paint job, it's perfectly fine. I'm not saying to do this every weekend. But once or twice is perfectly fine.
I've done it to tons of vehicles. WD-40 works sometimes too. Honestly I've never seen any ill effects.
But to each his own. I just don't have the paitence to sit and rub with a clay bar for two hours.

ZexGX

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Clay barring it takes about 20 minutes, tops (all you're doing is the bumper wheel well area). And you can do it while sitting on your butt. It's not really that bad.

RAMPANT

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Try the Joe Gibbs, trust me. It is a great degreaser too.

Any parts out of the motor, when cleaned with this stuff leaves them bone dry and no slippery feel at all. I get it for less than $5 a can, use it on removing race rubber and before detailing the motor. In the US it must be everywhere, since it is getting pretty common place here in Canada.

ZeeSNuttS

I have a tip....cover the areas with blue or green tape first before you race. LOL

unless the race is not planned that is haha

justin455

Peel the tape off. Done.

ZexGX

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Agreed!

BOBS99SS

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I agree tap is the best way for a night at the track, mothers makes some crap as well,

VehicleCityLS1

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Ive used tape in the past. Was told by a few friends about wd-40, they said it works better than anything else they've tried. They did mention waxing afterwards is suggested. I plan on trying it this year