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Anyone know of anything which may help ? 
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Not sure what ink it was. Only way I could shift it was to get it wet and then get my nail on it. Looked ok when it was wet but when it dried the scratches came through. I'll try the t-cut & see what happens.
Can I suggest TCut is a bit harsh, go visit your local paint supplier and get his advice. There are better products on the market than TCut.
One of the turtle wax colour magic jobs might help. It can help remove small scratches etc. You might have actually did the major damage yourself by using your nails to remove the ink. I've seen it done before!
Getting a local (friendly) bodyshop to give advice is not a bad idea either.
Regards
Getting a local (friendly) bodyshop to give advice is not a bad idea either.
Regards
Just a thought, Rob.
I'm sure I have been told in the past to be very carefull playing with the paint on a metallic car. Yours clearly is. Metallic paints are dull until they are covered in a laquer. The laquer is not as thick as normal solid paint, so you do not have as much to 'cut' into.
There are products on the market made for metallic cars. Good luck.
Of course you could cover the rest of the car in marks and lines, like that God-awful Citroen Picasso thing on telly. I'd rather mix my sprouts with a slamming door than own one of those. Sorry. Bit of a free mini-rant there.
I'm sure I have been told in the past to be very carefull playing with the paint on a metallic car. Yours clearly is. Metallic paints are dull until they are covered in a laquer. The laquer is not as thick as normal solid paint, so you do not have as much to 'cut' into.
There are products on the market made for metallic cars. Good luck.
Of course you could cover the rest of the car in marks and lines, like that God-awful Citroen Picasso thing on telly. I'd rather mix my sprouts with a slamming door than own one of those. Sorry. Bit of a free mini-rant there.
SHOE POLISH!
Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but someone once told me that if a kid scribbles all over a photo you can get the biro or marker pen off with shoe polish. It sounds weird, but they showed me and it worked!
It's got to be worth a try!
Incidentally, anyone know of any other silly sounding remedies that work?
Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but someone once told me that if a kid scribbles all over a photo you can get the biro or marker pen off with shoe polish. It sounds weird, but they showed me and it worked!
It's got to be worth a try!
Incidentally, anyone know of any other silly sounding remedies that work?
Long time lurker, first time poster.
If you use permanent marker on a white board the way to get it off is to go over it with a dry marker (the things you're meant to use on whiteboards) and then wipe off as normal. The permanent ink comes off with the non-permanent ink. This does work, I've done it myself.
I assume it'll work on a car.
If you use permanent marker on a white board the way to get it off is to go over it with a dry marker (the things you're meant to use on whiteboards) and then wipe off as normal. The permanent ink comes off with the non-permanent ink. This does work, I've done it myself.
I assume it'll work on a car.
Rob...
Looks to me like you were looking for help with the paint AFTER you were succesful in removing the marker (at least that is the way I read it).
What you may want to try is some sort of Glaze (if you were in the US I would recommend Mothers, but I hear Zymol works too). FYI, the purpose for using a glaze is to gently fill in or remove any topical swirl marks or scratches in the paint. You would of course want to follow up with a premium carnauba wax for the gloss.
ErnestM
Looks to me like you were looking for help with the paint AFTER you were succesful in removing the marker (at least that is the way I read it).
What you may want to try is some sort of Glaze (if you were in the US I would recommend Mothers, but I hear Zymol works too). FYI, the purpose for using a glaze is to gently fill in or remove any topical swirl marks or scratches in the paint. You would of course want to follow up with a premium carnauba wax for the gloss.
ErnestM
Rob,
Would suggest the first thing to try is Autoglym super resin polish. It contains a gentle cutting agent, and if you apply it in short straight lines (NOT siwlrs as seen on karate kid!) it may well do the trick. If it wont get out slightly deeper scuffs, you can try their 'paint renovator' - which is a harsher cutting agent. NoisyGriff is absolutely right about t-cutting agents. Standard ones in Halfords tend to be a little excessive in my experience.
Hope that helps
cheers
Night
Would suggest the first thing to try is Autoglym super resin polish. It contains a gentle cutting agent, and if you apply it in short straight lines (NOT siwlrs as seen on karate kid!) it may well do the trick. If it wont get out slightly deeper scuffs, you can try their 'paint renovator' - which is a harsher cutting agent. NoisyGriff is absolutely right about t-cutting agents. Standard ones in Halfords tend to be a little excessive in my experience.
Hope that helps
cheers
Night
For all that are interested, here is why Carnauba wax is probably the best "top coat" to use when waxing your car... www.mothers.com/carcare/carnaubahistory/carnauba.html
Very good stuff...
Cheers
ErnestM
While we're on about carnauba waxes any readers from the US ever come across a range branded as "Formula 1" It's just I've got a garage load of the stuff which I fell across from a friend who had imported a container full with the view of making a few quid (apparently it was fairly cheap in the US). Only to fall foul of the fact he overlooked that Mr Ecclestein has the rights to the name in Europe basically look out on a market stall near you soon for some unsellable Carnauba.
Haven't heard of "Formula 1", but basically any wax that is a PURE Carnauba is one worth investigating (regardless of the brand name). Basically, the steps that you want to take to protect your finish are...
1. A "paint cleaner" of some sort to remove any embedded road deposits, bugs, etc that you can't get out with washing (once or twice per year)
2. A "Glaze" coat for filling in or removing scratch marks and swirls
3. The Carnauba for that show room finish and protection
If you spend at least as much time on the exterior of your car as you do on the engine maintenance, you will be rewarded with a car that not only runs well, but looks great too
If "Formula 1" is pure Carnauba, I would tout the many benefits of Carnauba when you go to sell it. (Maybe plaguerize the link I posted earlier). Carnauba lasts months, not just days...
Good luck with your sales efforts
ErnestM
>> Edited by ErnestM on Tuesday 26th March 14:30
1. A "paint cleaner" of some sort to remove any embedded road deposits, bugs, etc that you can't get out with washing (once or twice per year)
2. A "Glaze" coat for filling in or removing scratch marks and swirls
3. The Carnauba for that show room finish and protection
If you spend at least as much time on the exterior of your car as you do on the engine maintenance, you will be rewarded with a car that not only runs well, but looks great too
If "Formula 1" is pure Carnauba, I would tout the many benefits of Carnauba when you go to sell it. (Maybe plaguerize the link I posted earlier). Carnauba lasts months, not just days...
Good luck with your sales efforts
ErnestM
>> Edited by ErnestM on Tuesday 26th March 14:30
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