New 370 w/ tape markings

Apache_Driver

Awesome advice... I will use all the above advice and come back and let you know which one was the best for the job at hand.

Soft paper towels, such at those sold by Griots Garage, do not swirl your paint, and neither does windex. Windex is actually the preferred method for removing a lot of nasty sticky things, such as "Love Bugs", in the South that stubbornly adhere to paint surfaces. We use regular paper towels (not Griots) to apply Speed Shine to my father's rather delicate Ferrari's and haven't ever had a problem with paint swirling... so I'm not too sure I would be super paronoid about hurting your car with them, unless you are using those cardboard paper towels they sell for hospitals and airport bathrooms.

Clay bar will be the first to bat, as I plan on waxing today anyways.

Cheers

azn370z

I had glue residue from tape on my honda prelude and i thought soap and water would do the trick but after months of washing the car it didn't go away. I read about goo gone on the forums and it took it right off without any pressure or repeated scrubbing. You can buy it at a place like target, i recommend you try using it on the inside the door jams to see it has any affect on the paint.

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Apache_Driver

Thanks Azn370z... I actually have a bottle of Goo Gone lying around in the garage somewhere.

I've only every used it on my old Jeep Wrangler who's paint job I never cared about, and on the rims of my RX-8. After using it to remove "Love Bugs" (this swarm of pointless bugs that comes out in the deep south once a year and sticks like glue to your car) from my jeep, I would always have blue residue (the color of my jeep) on the rag I was using to take it off. Maybe if I had a few coats of wax on her that wouldn't be a problem, but it since made me paranoid about using it on paint surfaces. If you didn't have a problem and it worked, then I will absolutely try it if all else fails.

It's actually snowing outside right now in the DC area and I'm not going to take my baby out of the garage till it quits. Going to try clay bar on one spot, WD-40 on another, and 3M adhesive remover last because I found a bottle of that lying around.

Seems like such a minor problem, but I appreciate all the help because I want to keep the paint showroom perfect for as long as I can. Thanks again for the continuing advice.

Cheers

kenchan

depends how much pressure you use with those paper towels. im an avid Griot's user so ive tried their towels before and they are great for paint...but for wheels mostly. i use papertowels to remove bird crap but that's about it.

when working on a long adhesive marking you're probably talking about from those white packaging sheets car manufactures put on, use a soft microfiber towel.


you use products from Griot'sGarage yet you're using windex?
windex belongs on your stove tops. get at least their WindowCleaner for glass. use the right products for the right task.