General Paint/Scratch removal

[Bella Cha Cha]

Must have been having a blonde day -Had a little accident with my 500 - reversed it into a low wall at the edge of a car park which had very kindly been painted yellow along it's edge (to make it more visible :bang. It hit on the dark grey plastic strip just under the chrome bumper. A lot of the paint rubbed off with a damp cloth, some of the more stubborn marks took a little white spirit to remove but I'm left with some paint which seems to have scratched into the plastic. Any ideas how I can remove the paint from the scratches? I know it'll still be scratched but at least it won't be so obvious if I can get the yellow out. Was a bit worried about what I could use that wouldn't damage the plastic?

 

[paulyev]

A clay bar should help remove any of the remaining paint transfer.

 

[Bella Cha Cha]

Okay, time to show my ignorance - what's a clay bar and where do I get one?

 

[paulyev]

It is used to remove bonded surface contamination (originally developed to remove overspray on freshly painted cars).

You can get them from many good motor factors and online.

 

[Simmo1]

i doubt a claybar would be the best solution for this kind of thing. That is more for removing very small bonded contaminents.

I would suggest a polish with a fair bit of cut and some elbow grease, something like Autoglymn paint renovator, or even T cut.

 

[Lloyd71]

Super Resin Polish by Autoglym or Meguairs Scratch X are the best 2 polishes to use to try and remove the paint working by hand.

Apply a little product on a brand new, totally clean cloth (don't put it on the floor at any point, if it falls then bin it and use a new one) and apply it to the area working with a little pressure but not scrubbing. Work it in circles over the area containing paint until the polish starts to become clear. This should remove some of it.

Don't use this method if the bumper has any dirt stuck in it or anything like that though. If this doesn't work, try Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover instead and if this doesn't work your only option will be a machine polish or repair.

 

[paulyev]

Let me get this right, you are now trying to remove scratches and not paint transfer?

 

[Lloyd71]

Let me get this right, you are now trying to remove scratches and not paint transfer?

Polish removes clearcoat, the paint transfer is likely to be within the clearcoat layer in the grooves of the scratches. Simples.

If it's any deeper, then a repair will be needed.

 

[paulyev]

Polish removes clearcoat, the paint transfer is likely to be within the clearcoat layer in the grooves of the scratches. Simples.

If it's any deeper, then a repair will be needed.

Thanks for clearing up what a scratch is.

I think I misread the question.