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On 1 Sep 2005 at 21:53, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 9/1/05 7:27:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > marksvw@healeyonline.com writes: > > << I have a pretty good patch of paint rubbed onto the side of > my car from trying to squeeze into a very small space. > > Soap, water and a towel won't remove it. >> > > Laquer thinner. Just don't get carried away, or you might destroy the finsh > you're trying to save. If you want something less radical, try some 3M rubbing > compound, or even their cleaner / wax (both in 1), as it has some of the > rubbing compound in it, but not as abrasive. I hope this helps. I would expect lacquer thinner to lead to disaster. It will lift the OE paint as easily as the smudge. I'd try a good cleaner wax, some fine rubbing compound or some metal polish like Brasso or a chrome cheaner/wax. Stop often and inspect and try not to rub outside your smudge any more than necessary. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~