What can i use to remove an oil based fence/wood stain from the clearcoat...

a friend of mine had all 3 of his cars parked out side while he was power washing his garage floor, his neighbor was having his fence stained, and the wind blew stain all over his cars....

please dont say clay....i know what clay is for, and its not for removing oil based stain....

 

Well you definitely want to start with the least aggressive method first and work your way up. I'd start with an IPA wipedown, then maybe go to an APC, worst case scenario wetsand and polish I'd guess?

 

has the car sat outside under the sun? if not then you may be able to get away with just washing the car with really hot water and soap. if that doesn't work you may have to use some sort of solvent based chemical to break down the stain. rubbing alcohol might do the trick, let the car cool down and wipe or spray it on and let sit in the shade for a few minutes and wipe off gently with a microfiber. this of course should be done after the car has been cleaned. if this doesnt work then you are going to have to use a DA(dual action buffer) and a cutting compound of your choice to get it off. polish afterwards.

 

A lot is going to depend on his paint .. if it has wax on it you might be in luck because it will be less porous.

Go to the hardware store and get solvent used for oil based paint and saturate a rag with it and wipe down an area .. let it dwell a bit .. this solvent doesn't flash too fast. Gentle wiping usually works. No hard rubbing. That or Naptha. IPA may work ..

Least agressive first.

I had one like that last year and I had to resort to the PC .. BUT don'y get aggressive .. use a white pad and your finest polish .. No sense compounding the hell out of it then having to polish out the compound haze. If you have to go the compound route.. do it as a last resort.

 

thanks dale, i wanted to see if i can get it off without polishing it out first....