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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / September 2007

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Removing paint scrapes?

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Herb - 27 Aug 2007 00:35 GMT
After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.

My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?
hopeful - 27 Aug 2007 14:44 GMT
Try Avon's Skin So Soft, the same stuff people use to repel bugs.   I know
for a fact it works well on removing road tar for autos.   I used it to take
tar off my white pickup truck.  A neighbor told me about it and I did feel a
bit foolish tryingit but it worked great.  Absolutely no harm to the finish.
Apply it and let it sit to begin to soften the paint, might try a soft paint
brush to work it in.
> After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
> truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.
>
> My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
> Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?
SC Tom - 27 Aug 2007 21:57 GMT
> After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
> truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.
>
> My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
> Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?

WD-40 works good for that. I've used it to remove everything from bumper
stickers to dealer labels (they don't pay me to advertise, so why should
I?).

SC Tom
asadi - 28 Aug 2007 12:17 GMT
maguires...spelled wrong....cleaner wax and a buffer..

...my post was red....

john

> After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
> truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.
>
> My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
> Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?
Del - 30 Aug 2007 06:35 GMT
Brasso Metal Polish works wonders, it acts as a very fine cut polish and
cleans it up just like new, too bad it does not fix the indentation at
the same time. I just used it on the side of my niece's mini van, she
did the whole side from front to back, all that remains is the small
crease just back of the headlight and another on the rear quarter panel.
It works well on dark colors, no swirl marks etc. Used it many times on
my 98 Black F150.

Del.

> After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
> truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.
>
>  My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
>  Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?
dumbneasy - 08 Sep 2007 07:29 GMT
If it's a factory paint job under yer "yaller"  you can use enamel reducer
with a quick wipe.  Or...if you're a slow wiper you can use synthetic enamel
reducer wihich has a little less heat to it.  However, lacquer thinner will
take the paint right off, so stay away from it.  Or, you can use the other
methods provided by posters...it will just take a little longer.  But it
sure will look shiney when you're done.  And naturally, if it's not a
factory paint job slow is always best.  You could also use 1500 grit
sandpaper and that would be wet.  Then a hand rub.  Good Luck!

> After filling my gas tank,when driving away,I scraped the side of my
> truck on the concrete  pole at the end of the  pump island.
>
> My truck is dark blue,and the top of the pole is painted yellow.
> Is there a method for rermoving the yellow scraping?
 
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