Was showing off my new found torque from my edge box....well after my nice little burn out I noticed these rubber shards all over the rear bumper the rocker panels under the fender and on my exhaust. Is there any quick-fix chemicals I can use to get it off or am I just s.o.l and have a lot of elbow grease ahead of me on getting it off. Thanks in advance





Mark

If you're going to do thias regularly, head to a local drag racing supply shop, they have a treament you apply to area where you want the rubber and gunk to come off easily. Don't remember what it's called but have seen people who use it.





Don Mi.

I use something called Goof-Off on my race car to get the rubber off. Its works real good. Also, WD-40 works good too.


Any kind of thinner works too. On painted surfaces you need to wash and wax it when you're done.


The best thing to use in the fender wells is a pressure washer.


Jesse

Good old paint thinner works well at getting it off but you must wash and wax any painted surfaces after cleaning. If you know your going to do this, hit the kitchen and take the PAM spray from the wife. Spray an even coat on the wheel well area and allow to sit for 10 minutes. It will make the rubber wipe right off.

WD40


Quad

Was showing off my new found torque from my edge box....well after my nice little burn out I noticed these rubber shards all over the rear bumper the rocker panels under the fender and on my exhaust. Is there any quick-fix chemicals I can use to get it off or am I just s.o.l and have a lot of elbow grease ahead of me on getting it off. Thanks in advance





Mark





Are you NUTS that's a trophy a souvenir ....


Mac http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

WD-40


Laquire thinner will work better but you have to be extreamly careful with it. Like mentioned above, wash and wax right afterwards.

DO NOT USE LAQUER THINNER!!!!

Laquer thinner will remove the paint VERY EASILY!

Mineral spirits, kerosene, or a WD40 product will be much safer.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif

DO NOT USE LAQUER THINNER!!!!

Laquer thinner will remove the paint VERY EASILY!

Mineral spirits, kerosene, or a WD40 product will be much safer.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif





No it won't. Who ever told you that is a liar or doesn't know what they're talking about. Laquire thinner is fine to use on factory baked on paint. It's very hard and as long as you clean the thinner off afterwards you will have no problems.


Steps to using laquire thinner:


Wipe on small spots using little to no pressure, 5x5 spot would be a good size. Get that clean, get a bucket of dawn dish washer degerant and water and wash it clean when you get that spot clean. Keep doing that till you're satisfied. The paint won't come off easy like mentioned above. If you don't feel comfortable using it, go with something else, the WD 40 takes it off but also takes A LOT longer. I've been detailing cars for many years and have used laquire thinner on tons of vehicles, never had any paint, or clear for that matter, come off.


Another product you could get is "Goo Gone", I hear it works fairly well.

Okay a coat of laquer thinner, some PAM from the wife, WD-40 ah S##t i'll just mix'em all and have a real screamer. Thanks guys I'll do some experimenting and let you know what works the best....I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!!!!!!(and every diesel in it).


MACKIN, I took a picture of all the rubber on the rocker's and the bumper/exhaust plus the parking-lot hiding smoke cloud that I ripped. I had my truck serviced the day before I did this my rear tires where 9/32 3 days after the burnout I used my buddy's tread gauge....7/32http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif

Okay a coat of laquer thinner, some PAM from the wife, WD-40 ah S##t i'll just mix'em all and have a real screamer. Thanks guys I'll do some experimenting and let you know what works the best....I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!!!!!!(and every diesel in it).


MACKIN, I took a picture of all the rubber on the rocker's and the bumper/exhaust plus the parking-lot hiding smoke cloud that I ripped. I had my truck serviced the day before I did this my rear tires where 9/32 3 days after the burnout I used my buddy's tread gauge....7/32http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif





SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU'RE MAKING ME WANT ONE EVEN MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay sorry I'll talk lowerhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Wink.gif

02RedWS6TA,

Sorry, but you must be using the home depot watered down laquer thinner. The stuff I buy, normally dupont nason, is industrial quality that we use to thin Acrylic Enamel and Acrylic Urathane paint, both kinds are used on autos. All it takes is a small dab of thinner on a cloth and two swirls to remove/melt the top coat of paint. Two more swirls and you are looking at bare metal. Believe me, I know. I have used that stuff for over 10 years as a reducer to acrylic enamel primer and to clean my paint guns, pen stripers, and old paint off of parts, cars, and trailers.

Now, mineral spirits, turpentine, and acetone are different animals. These will not melt acrylic enamel or acrylic urathane paint, but will melt most basic enamels. Krylon is a good example of a basic enamel that most people are familar with. However, the use of these three thinners/reducers will leave a somewhat permanent haze in the auto paint. A good quality cleaner wax (meguire's) will lessen the effects, but it is still there.

Just don't like be called a liar or that I don't know how to paint. (How many cars and trailers have you painted?) http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gif
Oh well!
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Laquer thinner won't harm a new finish, neither will brake fluid. If it does, it is underbaked. Not much will harm a properly hardened urethane finish. Laquer is a 1K meaning it has no hardener. It can be wiped off at any time. I use Laquer thinner all of the time to remove tire dressing prior to prepping for paint. However, I would use WD40, or a mild wax and grease remover from your local auto parts store.

02RedWS6TA,

Sorry, but you must be using the home depot watered down laquer thinner. The stuff I buy, normally dupont nason, is industrial quality that we use to thin Acrylic Enamel and Acrylic Urathane paint, both kinds are used on autos. All it takes is a small dab of thinner on a cloth and two swirls to remove/melt the top coat of paint. Two more swirls and you are looking at bare metal. Believe me, I know. I have used that stuff for over 10 years as a reducer to acrylic enamel primer and to clean my paint guns, pen stripers, and old paint off of parts, cars, and trailers.

Now, mineral spirits, turpentine, and acetone are different animals. These will not melt acrylic enamel or acrylic urathane paint, but will melt most basic enamels. Krylon is a good example of a basic enamel that most people are familar with. However, the use of these three thinners/reducers will leave a somewhat permanent haze in the auto paint. A good quality cleaner wax (meguire's) will lessen the effects, but it is still there.

Just don't like be called a liar or that I don't know how to paint. (How many cars and trailers have you painted?) http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Embarrased.gif
Oh well!
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I've painted at least a dozen trailers, thats beside the point. Laquire thinner WILL NOT hurt new paint unless a rag was soaked in it and then left on the hood over night. I get my thinner from a paint shop, I don't remember what brand, but it was around 15 bucks for a gallon of it. I will say it again IT WILL NOT hurt the paint to clean off the rubber/tar.

Well, if I just felt like ruining the paint on my truck, I would take a photo of the laquer thinner and the melted/ruined paint. FYI, I do know that laquer thinner WILL remove the dried paint from my paint tools, so that surely means that it will remove the paint on my truck.

This argument is pointless until someone does ruin their paint. I was just trying to be a good samaritan and try to help prevent some poor sucker from ruining an expensive paint job.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif

Put the pam on prior to doing the burn-out and the rubber won't stick to begin with. The pam works well for love bugs if you live down south and are going on a trip. Armor all will do almost as well and may be kinder on the paint and plastic, but as I can't paint worth a darn I'm not sure.


edit: If that goo gone is anything like the goof off stuff I have, be real careful, that stuff eats a lot of plastic and some paint.Edited by: a64pilot

Gedx makes a burnout sprasy, think thats what you guys are thinking about.





WHat i use on my Mustang at the track is duct tape on the fender behind the wheels, car is red, i have red duct tape hardly even see it, burnouts all night then peel the tape off at the end of the night, no rubber on the car. Some tape glue to remove but no big deal. Also protects the paint from all the little stones that stick to the tires when hot going back to the pits that beat the crap outta the fender when they fly off.

This argument is pointless until someone does ruin their paint. I was just trying to be a good samaritan and try to help prevent some poor sucker from ruining an expensive paint job.http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif


Poor Sucker?? Ah well been called worse

DURAMAXED03,

Sorry. That was not how I intended it to taken. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ermm.gif

Normally with my luck I usually turn out to be the "poor sucker". http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clown.gif Edited by: cdhd2001

No prob, just given ya a hard timehttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Wax it up good and residue on ( the white haze).

Well, if I just felt like ruining the paint on my truck, I would take a photo of the laquer thinner and the melted/ruined paint. FYI, I do know that laquer thinner WILL remove the dried paint from my paint tools, so that surely means that it will remove the paint on my truck.

This argument is pointless until someone does ruin their paint. I was just trying to be a good samaritan and try to help prevent some poor sucker from ruining an expensive paint job.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif


Do you want me to take pictures of it? I use it on my truck and every vechicle I detail to get the tar/rubber off. I don't know how I'd prove it though. My can doesn't have a label on it anymore :(

who cares about the rubber on the bumper and rear quarter, these trucks are race trucks not show truckshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif