Getting paint off a car door

[Mack Tripper 696]

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.

 

[TXLNGHRN10 341]

you're going to need a rubbing compound and probably a buffer to get that out

 

 

[TwiceHorn 31538]

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.

[TwiceHorn 31538]

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?

[TXLNGHRN10 341]

meguiars ultimate compound is pretty safe to use, think it's at walmart, but def autozone.  $12ish 

[torre 1286]

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.

[Francisco 2.0 32430]

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.

 

 

[deadshank 24653]

@squib avatar seems to check out.  Ask him. 

[HiggyBaby 2545]

This stuff works great for removing paint transfer

[52-80 19254]

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

[Paper_jam 831]

With small scuffs, I've sometimes had luck working the area with a clay bar and lubricant. But nothing as big as the area you've got there.

 

[washparkhorn 9939]

Magic Eraser has worked for me in the past. A video for your viewing pleasure (fast forward to 3:15 for how):

 

[pops 7006]

These are all wrong. Get a clay bar. You're welcome. 

[Mack Tripper 696]

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.