I was helping a buddy tint his tail lights and some of the night shade got on my bumper. Don't ask me how, I dont know how it got on there. Anyways, as soon as I noticed it I scrubbed it off with rubbing alcohol, but you can still see where it was. Does anyone know of a way to get it out that does not involve repainting the entire bumper?

I will try to get pics tomorrow in the day light.

 

Claybar.

 

This might sound stupid, but can I just go down to Shucks or Napa and pick one up or do I need to order it?

 

pepboys autozone and walmart can get a claybar

try some rubbing compound but becareful and wax afterwards

 

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AutoZone, Kragen, and even "we don't pay our employees health care so the state can foot the bill" Wal Mart
has kits. They include a bar and spray detailer. Just use a micro fiber cloth to wipe off the excess detailer.

 

Neighbors to the rescue. My neighbor, after hearing all of the cussing and screaming came over to see what happened and after going though the story he gave me this like 99 cent bottle of scratch remover.

What would you know, like 90% of that crud came out and the little bit that is still there is where I was planning on touching up the paint anyways.

I am going to get the claybar to make sure everything is out. But, I just can't believe it.

Thanks for all of your responses though.

 

Ohh if anyone wants to know. The stuff is called Kits Scratch Remover. The neighbor rebuilds cars professionally and he said it works wonders for something that he picked up at Wal-mart.

 

get some compound. Clay bar is so overrated as the cure-all to any exterior paint problems. Being the nightshades has dried already clay probably won't work as good as a compound. The reason why people like clay so much is because it is not an abrasive where as compound is. Compound is like very fine sand paper. It is not seriously harmful to a car in any way but often has that perception being it is an abrasive. Compound can also remove most scratches, blemishes, etc. as long as paint has not been removed. I normaly apply clay bar to an entire car to clean it whereas a compound I will normally leave to smaller areas. Most scratch removers do not work as well as compound in removing scratches but they do an excellent job in polishing dull surfaces.