Cleaning The Car

hemi_fan

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Apr 8, 2004

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Ontario, Canada

Oct 15, 2004

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• Oct 15, 2004

• #1

I took off a lot of the trim on my car, and theres tons of caked on dirt, old adhesives, and grease everywhere... My dad suggested using paint thinner on the grease. I dont really care if it affects the paint because im getting it painted in the spring, but will it affect how the new paint sticks or anything? Or does anyone have any better ideas on how to clean her up?

 

88stangmangt

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Nov 25, 2003

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Oct 15, 2004

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• Oct 15, 2004

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not if they sand it down buff it and prime like a good body man should.

 

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EpiKk3

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• Oct 15, 2004

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just use soap and water with a towel to get the mass of it off.. wont hurt anything and itll do the job

 

stang22

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Jan 29, 2003

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• Oct 15, 2004

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When we painted mine, I used a 3M grease and tar remover that was safe for the plastic molding and ground effects. For the lower ground effects stuff, I used a scuff pad and the tar/grease remover. To each is own I guess, this is what the painter had me do, so I did it. He was pretty darn good!

Tim