It won't come off!!!
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,043
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From: CA
i mentioned above.
there are 2 ways to remove something.
1) through "chemistry" you dissolve the solid into a liquid through the concept of like-dissolves-like. This isn't some violent reaction. Water is known as the universal solvent. But people are also suggesting items that fall into the class of oil-based or alcohol-based solvents or other solvents that with breakup the usual makeup of adhesives.
water-based: water,
alcohol based: rubbing alcohol,
oil-based: wd-40, bug-tar remover, paint thinner, acetone,
2) Through physical abrasion. The grand canyon was cut this way, and same diamonds are cut that way. The explanation of how this works is more obvious.
Home techniques:
Mr. Clean Magic eraser, claybar, toothpaste (paste not gel), baking soda+water=mildly abrasive paste.
If you want to buy car specific product:
plastic scraper/razor. claybar.
swirl-remover, variety of polishing or cutting pastes with different abrasiveness, sandpaper variety of abrasiveness,
There is no that one method is more "extreme" than the other. Use the wrong solvent and you for sure remove all the wax, and may start damaging your clearcoat/paint.
Use too much abrasion and you damage your paint the same way. So it's more of the user skill and choosing the weakest item that gets the job done, and how much time and elbow grease you want to spend.
An analogy is do you want to cut your lawn with a pair of scissors.
there are 2 ways to remove something.
1) through "chemistry" you dissolve the solid into a liquid through the concept of like-dissolves-like. This isn't some violent reaction. Water is known as the universal solvent. But people are also suggesting items that fall into the class of oil-based or alcohol-based solvents or other solvents that with breakup the usual makeup of adhesives.
water-based: water,
alcohol based: rubbing alcohol,
oil-based: wd-40, bug-tar remover, paint thinner, acetone,
2) Through physical abrasion. The grand canyon was cut this way, and same diamonds are cut that way. The explanation of how this works is more obvious.
Home techniques:
Mr. Clean Magic eraser, claybar, toothpaste (paste not gel), baking soda+water=mildly abrasive paste.
If you want to buy car specific product:
plastic scraper/razor. claybar.
swirl-remover, variety of polishing or cutting pastes with different abrasiveness, sandpaper variety of abrasiveness,
There is no that one method is more "extreme" than the other. Use the wrong solvent and you for sure remove all the wax, and may start damaging your clearcoat/paint.
Use too much abrasion and you damage your paint the same way. So it's more of the user skill and choosing the weakest item that gets the job done, and how much time and elbow grease you want to spend.
An analogy is do you want to cut your lawn with a pair of scissors.
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 107
Likes: 0
From: Georgia
This will probably be your best bet if it's super glue:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Auto-Body-Ru...#ht_2656wt_908
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Auto-Body-Ru...#ht_2656wt_908
i mentioned above.
there are 2 ways to remove something.
1) through "chemistry" you dissolve the solid into a liquid through the concept of like-dissolves-like. This isn't some violent reaction. Water is known as the universal solvent. But people are also suggesting items that fall into the class of oil-based or alcohol-based solvents or other solvents that with breakup the usual makeup of adhesives.
water-based: water,
alcohol based: rubbing alcohol,
oil-based: wd-40, bug-tar remover, paint thinner, acetone,
2) Through physical abrasion. The grand canyon was cut this way, and same diamonds are cut that way. The explanation of how this works is more obvious.
Home techniques:
Mr. Clean Magic eraser, claybar, toothpaste (paste not gel), baking soda+water=mildly abrasive paste.
If you want to buy car specific product:
plastic scraper/razor. claybar.
swirl-remover, variety of polishing or cutting pastes with different abrasiveness, sandpaper variety of abrasiveness,
There is no that one method is more "extreme" than the other. Use the wrong solvent and you for sure remove all the wax, and may start damaging your clearcoat/paint.
Use too much abrasion and you damage your paint the same way. So it's more of the user skill and choosing the weakest item that gets the job done, and how much time and elbow grease you want to spend.
An analogy is do you want to cut your lawn with a pair of scissors.
there are 2 ways to remove something.
1) through "chemistry" you dissolve the solid into a liquid through the concept of like-dissolves-like. This isn't some violent reaction. Water is known as the universal solvent. But people are also suggesting items that fall into the class of oil-based or alcohol-based solvents or other solvents that with breakup the usual makeup of adhesives.
water-based: water,
alcohol based: rubbing alcohol,
oil-based: wd-40, bug-tar remover, paint thinner, acetone,
2) Through physical abrasion. The grand canyon was cut this way, and same diamonds are cut that way. The explanation of how this works is more obvious.
Home techniques:
Mr. Clean Magic eraser, claybar, toothpaste (paste not gel), baking soda+water=mildly abrasive paste.
If you want to buy car specific product:
plastic scraper/razor. claybar.
swirl-remover, variety of polishing or cutting pastes with different abrasiveness, sandpaper variety of abrasiveness,
There is no that one method is more "extreme" than the other. Use the wrong solvent and you for sure remove all the wax, and may start damaging your clearcoat/paint.
Use too much abrasion and you damage your paint the same way. So it's more of the user skill and choosing the weakest item that gets the job done, and how much time and elbow grease you want to spend.
An analogy is do you want to cut your lawn with a pair of scissors.
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Where the 'L' use to be is a little harder. Some parts are soft and easy to take off other parts are really hard.
Where it says 'GS400' is is hard as a rock! I can't remove any of it.
Almost gone
I got everything off except where it said 'GS400'. It is crusted on like it bonded to the paint. Its is really hard, might be superglue. Any suggestions on what to do? Its almost off!!! 
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