Reddwarf
08-11-2007, 12:00 PM
I’m so upset! I took my Jag into a place to have the wheels refinished. They did a great job on the wheels but they messed up the rest of the car!
When I went to pick it up on Friday at closing time it had this hard sticky matter all over the car. They guy said they had a carpenter building something and it was just dust. I told him I brought my car in clean and that this stuff better wash off or I’d be back. He assured me the boss’s car had the same dust and it came right off.
This morning I washed the car and it made no difference. I tried clay and paint cleanser, both to no avail. The stuff feels like it might be over spray from stain mixed with sawdust. I ran it up the street to a car dealer and talked to the guys in the body shop. They said no problem, we can wipe it off with this solvent. He said he’d do it for 20 bucks.
It turned out to be a bigger job than they thought. I asked what they were using but their English is way better than my Spanish. I saw the can when a guy went to refill his spray bottle. It was Industrial Strength Goo-be-Gone. I had them stop as it seemed to be messing up the plastic trim bits. Most of the stuff came off the car, but there is still some here and there and the car finish looks terrible from the goo-be-gone.
Now I’m not sure what to do. I can go out and try to polish it with one of these:
- XMT 2
- XMT 3
- XMT 360
- Clearcoat Vanilla Compound
- P21S Paint Cleanser
But that about the trim? It’s also 100 degrees out. I’m tempted to get a pro to do the work and make the wheel place reimburse me.
Any suggestions on how to clean up the car?
When I went to pick it up on Friday at closing time it had this hard sticky matter all over the car. They guy said they had a carpenter building something and it was just dust. I told him I brought my car in clean and that this stuff better wash off or I’d be back. He assured me the boss’s car had the same dust and it came right off.
This morning I washed the car and it made no difference. I tried clay and paint cleanser, both to no avail. The stuff feels like it might be over spray from stain mixed with sawdust. I ran it up the street to a car dealer and talked to the guys in the body shop. They said no problem, we can wipe it off with this solvent. He said he’d do it for 20 bucks.
It turned out to be a bigger job than they thought. I asked what they were using but their English is way better than my Spanish. I saw the can when a guy went to refill his spray bottle. It was Industrial Strength Goo-be-Gone. I had them stop as it seemed to be messing up the plastic trim bits. Most of the stuff came off the car, but there is still some here and there and the car finish looks terrible from the goo-be-gone.
Now I’m not sure what to do. I can go out and try to polish it with one of these:
- XMT 2
- XMT 3
- XMT 360
- Clearcoat Vanilla Compound
- P21S Paint Cleanser
But that about the trim? It’s also 100 degrees out. I’m tempted to get a pro to do the work and make the wheel place reimburse me.
Any suggestions on how to clean up the car?