Hi all,
A couple of days ago I noticed that there are shoe scuff marks on my rocker panels (look like they are from rubber soled shoes). I washed my car yesterday but this didn't remove the black rubber marks. Does anyone know how to clean these off without damaging the paint? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jayme

 

i know exactly what you are talking about. put some wax on there and then polish it off. that removes the marks on my car.

hopes this helps.

 

yea just throw some wax on there and u should be fine..

 

Sweet, thanks guys! I was hoping that they would be fairly easy to remove, I'll give the wax a shot tonight and hopefully the marks will go away (and then I will just have to figure out how to get my friends not to rub the bottom of their shoes on my rocker panels, lol ). -Jayme

 

Yeah I had the same problem. Damn service dept. and their dirty ___ shoes.... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

 

A claybar with some carwash/water lubricant works WONDERS!

Claybars work great on water spots and stubborn bug guts too...

 

Well the wax didn't work for me. The scuff marks are still there so I'll try to find claybar and try that out. Is that something I can get at Autozone/Kragen type stores? Do I just ask for claybar or are there different types? -Jayme

 

I used the claybar that came with my Zaino.. but I'm sure you can find one at AutoZone/Pep Boys, one of those stores.

They work great.. just make sure you put on a little wax after you claybar.

 

Beleive it or not the best thing to use for scuff marks on any surface is diluted paint thinner. or watered down paint thinner. It works wonders at dissolving the black rubbery stuff. Use it on a cool surface so it won't set in then follow with a cloth and cold water to remove any access paint thinner from the surface in question. That will def. do the trick. I use that stuff on my ride and also on the kitchen floor and any other place where shoe scuff marks lurk. I hope this helps

 

i seconf this. it worked on my xB when i had some on there. wipping or using a wax didn't help, but the clay bar did.

 

Yep, the Claybar worked great, thanks TokyoRaver! I picked up a "Clay Magic" set at Autozone for $10 that had the clay and a bottle of clay lubricant. -Jayme

 

I keep my surface pretty wet when I use my bar

 

I use rubbing Alchohol- give it a try!

 

I recently learned about Claybars as well. Went to wax our car and when I buffed it with a 100% cotton terry cloth towel some lint was left behind on the car. I talked with some car folks and discovered that our car had a gritty feel all over it. The car guys said this can be caused from a wide variety of things including acid rain, paint overspray we got from "somewhere" (maybe going under an underpass being worked on), and god knows what else.

I also felt another car that we have and it had a gritty feel as well. Never noticed it until now.

Anyway, I Claybar'd the car with an autodetailing spray as lubricant and whammo the grit is gone.

 

Yup, it can be all of the above. After I wash my car I always rub my hand over it to see if there are ____ still impregnated in the paint. I normally use only a washing blade and microfiber towels as this will leave it lint free. Remember not to put microfiber towels it in the dryer with any dryer sheets though. It could streak afterwards.

 

I have been showing cars for quite some time now and have never seen or heard of a claybar. Sounds like a good thing and I will be checking it out soon.

Cheers!

 

Clay bars do work very well, but its not something you need to do every wash. I had a black Mustang GT and the wide tires would throw up tiny bits of tar that you couldn't really see (It was black and so were they) -- for a while anyway, they would oxidize and turn white -- clay bar would take them right off. They take off stuff you didn't even know was there.[/quote]