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Old 04-04-13, 12:04 AM
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anyone know how to remove a thin coat of polyurethane off my bumper without removing paint?
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Can you elaborate? Photo? A spill or drops? How long has it set? What have you tried?
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I'm assuming that by "without removing paint" you mean without damaging the paint?

The reason I am saying this is because machine polishing/buffing works by removing paint. Just want to make sure I understood if you were opposed to buffing the paint or not?

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Can you elaborate? Photo? A spill or drops? How long has it set? What have you tried?
^This info would be helpful
Old 04-04-13, 08:48 AM
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its fairly thin layer of polyurethane on my front bumper. its dried completely. i was thinking of using paint thinner to remove it but kinda scared its gonna damage the paint.
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Try rubbing alcohol on a damp/clean microfiber.
Always my go-to for any sort of transfer before I try tougher measures.
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Originally Posted by eknine9
Try rubbing alcohol on a damp/clean microfiber.
Always my go-to for any sort of transfer before I try tougher measures.
gonna try that later today. thanks
Old 04-12-13, 12:52 PM
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I discovered the wonders of how good isopropyl alcohol is. Some idiots at school were spray painting something and the wind carried a few flakes of paint that got onto my car. Waterless wash nothing, spray wax nothing, clay bar nothing, and finally went to isopropyl alcohol and they vanished along with my sealant and wax. So all I had to do was reapply my sealant and wax and problem solved.
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try some goo gone?!
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