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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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I just got home and noticed I hit some gum with my front tire, now I have gum string all down the side of the car. Whats the best way to get this off without damaging the paint?
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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wd40 or ice. . .
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I'll try the wd 40 but its pretty solid on there now since I was on a long drive.
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again, ice. . .. it will harden it and make it brittle enough to simply chip off w/a fingernail. . .
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I don't think I have that much ice, I might have to go buy a bag or two. Its literally covering the entire side of the car. WD40 didn't work very well at all, I'm gonna go get some bag of ice and try that. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Lighter fluid(as in zippo type), seriously give it a try. I keep a bottle of it around and it works awsome for things like this and wont **** up your paint.

It's a trick I picked up from my chain smoking dad(go figure).
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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paint safe thinner, and HOT water
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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finger nails will scratch paint. I wouldn't be putting wd40 on there either.

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you would need some hardcore claybar for gum, clay bar eats the grain away from bugs and tar etc. if the paint safe thinner doesnt work you SOL, trust me its how we take off hardcore adhesive, it can eat off the gum!
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dam kids
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