How to remove sealer from bodywork??

[Duff]

Hey all,

Got my rear oem lip fitted but where there was sealer used to bond it to the rear bumper some as squeezed out from behind the lip and onto the rear bumper. Its very noticable as the sealer used was black. How can I get rid of it from the bodywork? I've tried tar remover and white spirts, the tar remover didnt work at all and while the white spirits removed some of the small smudges of sealer it didn't even make a dent on the larger bubbles of it around the lip. Really need to get rid of it in the morning before the meet. Is there anything else I could use?

Cheers.

 

[kieran.s gt]

petrol breaks it down just wash off the area after

 

[Duff]

Will it not damage the paint though??..its only freshly painted..

 

[Mike_ep91]

Pics? How bad does it look? Is there much of it?

 

[Tanz]

try nail varnish remover....

 

[dac69er]

try nail varnish remover....

if its fresh paint work it could ruin it.

cant you get an edge up with something plastic like a credit card then peel it off?

 

[Duff]

Its pretty bad.. I think it was fitted hours ago so the sealer is long gone hard..maybe I could heat it up with a hair drier??.. No pics Mike.

 

[Johnny_C]

panel whipe should take it off.

 

[Duff]

panel whipe should take it off.

Can ya get panel wipe in Halfords Johnny?

 

[Johnny_C]

Can ya get panel wipe in Halfords Johnny?

i dont know duff,i dont be in halfrauds much,try them and see,you will get it in a motor factors.

 

[Duff]

Cheers its worth a shot! Hope it doesnt damage the paint though!

 

[Johnny_C]

Cheers its worth a shot! Hope it doesnt damage the paint though!

it wont,just whipe it with a plain cloth after and give it a wash and polish on the area,will be fine.

 

[Mike_ep91]

The paint won't get damaged using panel wipes or any sort of product used for breakng down adhesive as long as long as the paint has had enough time to fully cure/set.

Plenty of elbow grease and detar should remove
it.

 

[ALaN]

panel wipe wont touch dry sealer mate best to run a stanley blade along the edge and peel it off.

 

[Quincy]

Go into a motor factor and get a toffee wheel and a drill and it sould take it off!! we use it work

 

[Aidan@EP-styling]

panel wipe wont touch dry sealer mate best to run a stanley blade along the edge and peel it off.

correct

Carefully use a stanley blade to cut the sealer.

Duff I will have a go @ 1:00pm tomorrow for you before we go to Wicklow