Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> Just finished all the welding on the Oldsmobile and it's now
> roadworthy.... nice to be back "on task" with the TR4
>
> However I notice that the paint on the Olds is covered with brown "blips",
> I think it is hardened tree sap.
>
> They don't want to come off! I have tried soaps, solvents (even acetone)
> - I can get it off with careful fingernail scraping but I don't want to go
> over the whole car like that. I also don't want to use something too
> harsh and risk pulling the paint right off.
>
> I haven't tried buffing compound (turtle wax Red Stuff) yet. Regular
> "hard shell" turtle wax doesn't do a heckuva lot. Any ideas?
>
> -Malcolm
> '62 TR4 (under the torch)
> '81 Chevette (boredom wins)
> '84 Olds Cutlass Supreme (all one piece again)
> '85 Chevette (see above)
> '81 Camaro (soon to be fixed...)
> '80 Volare (last of the Big Time Mopars)
Have you tried Dupont's Tar Remover (green can w/ white label (I think
it's Dupont)?
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