How do you remove grease marks from paint?

[Pureshine]

Are you being serious?!?!?

Of course you should remove the wax and grease before sanding

[Hazcat]

Alcohol should work on grease. If your car is white you might need to use a light polish to get the stain off. In the future have a fresh coat of wax on it prior to taking it in so the grease and oil won't be able to adhere and wipe off easily. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.

[beamerstrumpet]

Alcohol should work on grease. If your car is white you might need to use a light polish to get the stain off. In the future have a fresh coat of wax on it prior to taking it in so the grease and oil won't be able to adhere and wipe off easily. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.

I would use denatured. (almost no water in the mix) Ididnt add that to my other list. Should have, thanks HAZCAT

[DetailingGeek]

Well I am gonna start painting stuff, so I think I will just use wax and grease remover and then wax it again. That should get even the old stains off right?

[beamerstrumpet]

Not to be rude,, but why ask a question that your not going to try any of the suggestions? Your wax and grease remover should be fine. its probably a mix of toulene and naptha or some varient fo stuff that has been mentioned in this thread. Goof off is mostly toulene if I remember correctly. Good Luck let us know how it goes.

[Hazcat]

Well I am gonna start painting stuff, so I think I will just use wax and grease remover and then wax it again. That should get even the old stains off right?

A regular wax will just seal over the stain may just seal over the stain. You'll need a cleaner wax if you go this route and you'll need to use a decent amount so that you can work it into the area with stains. Cleaner waxes work because they polish and wax as well. You'll want to work it so the polish will bring out the stain. This is a good thread about white paint: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...eaches-us.html

[mg6045]

Detail your car before having it serviced. If your car looks like you don't care, they won't either

so true. it may not totally remedy you from the hack mechanic, but you got a good shot someone in the shop will take notice and care.

[Russ57]

Okay....why not mineral spirits? I'd consider it unlikely to harm yet effective on grease.

[lolapierce]

To remove grease stains from paint i would try APC Multi Purpose Cleaner and a use a sponge to scrub, nothing with with very hard bristles as you risk damaging the paint work.