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So a couple days ago I’m at Lowe’s getting some shit and I get a notification on my phone that my car alarm is going off. I go outside and apparently some mouth breathing neanderthal had rammed my car with a shopping cart, leaving a steak of paint on my door.

 

What’s the best way to get this off? After googling, I tried goo gone and WD-40 which didn’t work that great. I got a decent amount off but it required scraping it off with my thumbnail. At this rate I will be left with bloody stumps for thumbs.

 

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I would go to a pro.  It appears that that is a Tesla and they are relatively infamous for not having the best paint.  So I wouldn't try anything abrasive or a polisher on my own.

Might try some bug and tar remover, which is probably not all that different from WD40 or Googone, e.g. a mild solvent.

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You might could try a "cleaner wax" with some very mild abrasive/solvents.

One of the problems you have with that is continued rubbing on a smallish area could leave swirls and stripes and stuff.

Did you let the solvent stuff soak for a bit?

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32 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

I would go to a pro.  It appears that that is a Tesla and they are relatively infamous for not having the best paint.  So I wouldn't try anything abrasive or a polisher on my own.

 

This !

Would also report it to Lowe's to try to identify the culprit.    Sry for your misfortune,  that is serious damage on a nice vehicle.

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Toothpaste.  It's pretty gentle to paint, but abrasive enough to remove what is on your car.  I've used it on small areas before; would never think of doing an entire body panel with it.

Or, as suggested, take it to bodyshop/detailing place and let them deal with it.

 

 

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real question though...did you have sentry mode on and get the culprit on video?

What pissed me off as much as the damage was that I didn’t catch the guy on video because sentry mode switched off as my battery got to 20 percent right when I parked.

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