Getting Tire Marks off the Car?

Diane Hall · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:28 am

Now that I have a yellow car, it has all these black polka-dots all over it from tire worms on track. (This wasn't a problem with the BLACK car!)

I did a search and couldn't find a topic on what people use to clean that off with, though I feel like it's been discussed somewhere. Maybe it was pre-board days.

What do you use that is effective for cleaning tire marks (and maybe even other people's paint) off your track car?

Thanks in advance!

Diane ~ who will be painting the racecar black if it ever gets a full paint job again.

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Brasso works wonders on cone marks; since rubber is rubber that might work for you. See Aaron Buckley for more details.

Rich Anderson · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:35 am

3M adhesive remover is very good. Breath in enough and you'll enjoy using it even more. Orange Blast from Greased Lightning is very good too, however, on rubber marks that you can feel as well as see (3D streaks) it will smear around before removing. Orange smell is much more gentle on the nose than the 3M stuff, however sense of mild euphoria is absent.

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:35 am

Brasso is the best at removing cone marks off any car. It will eat the wax away, so just remember to re-wax after using it. Apply it with a soft cloth. You can find it in most grocery stores. It is a brass cleaner and comes in liquid form.

Do not use it to remove cone marks from vinyl logos or graphics. It will discolor them. - AB

Patrice Bousquet · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:31 pm

On the Porsche I'm using Mother's pre-wax cleaner it does a very good job
at removing these black mark.

Patrice

Bowie Gray Jr · **Joined:** Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:31 am **Posts:** 98

Goo Remover. Buy it at home depot. Wax after using it. (you should keep the whole car pretty well waxed anyway, gotten get that .00001 second that a slick car gains you!)

Have been using it for years on the race car, no paint issues.

Diane Hall · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:44 pm

Hum... you're supposed to have wax on a racecar? Oops.

Thanks for the ideas. Keep em coming. Note that the high here is ~13* today. Something that works in the stupid cold would be nice.

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

Rich Anderson wrote:

3M adhesive remover is very good.

this is what i was going to suggest. it even took the scuff marks off my wheel after i got in an accident. the scuff was basically the other guy's paint.

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:12 pm

Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover works and is relatively gentle (so don't be in a hurry).

Interesting that Brasso works and doesn't screw up the paint. I used it as a Boy Scout and then as a GI to clean brass buckles. Seemed like it always left fine scratch marks . . .

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

The trick with Brasso (for me, on clearcoat) was to wash the car first, apply a thin coat of Brasso from the dingguard down, allow a haze to form, use a clean terry towel to remove haze then rewash that section.

David White · **Joined:** Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:19 pm **Posts:** 54

Patrice Bousquet wrote:

On the Porsche I'm using Mother's pre-wax cleaner it does a very good job
at removing these black mark.

Patrice

i've had great luck using cleaner wax (i use meguiars)...it takes very little effort but it strips off any wax you have, so you'll need to wax the section afterwards (if you care)

luckily i have a dark track car now and really dont care about tire marks anymore :wink:

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Kevin Hassell wrote:

Rich Anderson wrote:

3M adhesive remover is very good.

Ditto. The stuff is amazing. It's just some blend of noxious solvents, no abrasives. Probably causes cancer, but it doesn't leave a mark on the paint. I'm on my 3rd can since I discovered it 2 years ago.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:50 pm

They used Goof Off to get the spray tar crap off my Mustang (also yellow) when the contractor "forgot" to tell us he would be spraying that day. You do need to wax the car afterwards though.

Ron Spencer · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:26 pm

Paint the car.

Ron

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:45 pm

But Ron, Yellow goes faster. Even if it is covered in tire dots.

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