Hey all,

Well about a week ago I filled up on gas in Jersey.

Jersey law, is that only gas station attendants can fill up the gas, you are not allowed to do so yourself.

So this one guy must have been new or something, spilled gas all over the side of my car. Now I didn't realize this till a couple of days later when I went to go wash my car.

I see all this dried up yellow gasoline on the paint that WILL NOT come off no matter how hard I try.

I used whatever I had to try and clean it up, but the "yellow" wont go away.

ANybody have any tips on how I can get it off?



thanks in advance..

 

Moltov cocktail said gas station. Sorry I can't help with the paint.

 

I would start with something less abrasive, probably fine clay bar. If that doesn't work, go more abrasive until you see results. You may need to go as far as using rubbing compound, but if you have never used it before, start in small areas and don't rub so hard. If you use compund, you will need to use a swirl remover of polish to get the compund swirls/fine scratches out. After that, you'll want to use a hand glaze, sealant, or wax to top it off.

 

Simple green and elbow grease works for me. If all else fails then compound will be your best friend.

 

What kind of compound?

 

Polishing compound should work........

 

Any recommended brands?

 

That's ****ed up - the second time I filled up my brand new MR I spilled gas all over the side, the ****ing pump didn't stop - I grabbed the well-stocked bottle of Fiji water from the trunk and started flushing it off the car as much as I could, then I lightly dried it with a microfiber towel (that I threw away immediately) then drove straight to the car wash (her first wash coincidentally)...

Sorry that you couldn't catch it earlier.. I would wash that spot with liquid Dawn and then claybar with some simple green, then afterwards do a cleaner wax to see if it can penetrate any of it..

I'll try and research "gasoline paint stain" to see if I can find anything else but that was just off the top of my head.

Good luck man and looking forward to seeing you for the NJ meet in August

 

Actually now that I think of it, my buddy was able to remove old exhaust deposits/stains from his 1992 integra GSR just using a polishing/rubbing compound and some elbow grease.. I think it was made by mothers but they should all be the same.

Just go gently and don't overdo it so you don't haze up the paint.

 

I have a hard time finding any compound other than turtle wax. I use the red rubbing compound which works great. Turtlewax makes a red rubbing compound and a green polishing compound. There used to be a green one called series 7 compound, it was the best compound I've ever used but I no longer see it for sale.

 

I've found that too much compound would cause the hazing. All it means is that not enough elbow grease was used. If you polish the stain hard and fast enough you can always gets the hazing off and have a terrrific shine.

 

thanks a bunch guys!

 

You're going to need a PC or a Rotary, Polishing pad, and some compounds and polishes. Good companies would be Optimum, Menzerna, and Meguiar's for your polishes, and Propel Pads from exceldetail.com for your pads. PM me if you need more help, I'm in the midst of writing a very thorough "How To" on detailing an Evo.

 

Try Goo Gone.

 

Be careful with the compounds! You can really screw up the paint if you don't know what you are doing.

Try the clay bar first. This should work. Just add polish then wax to protect the paint.

If the above doesen't work then resort to the compounds if you need to. But be careful!