How to get rid of dent pen marks

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Old 07-26-2011, 09:35 PM
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How to get rid of dent pen marks

I recently got my car back from hail damage PDR and there are still some places where he marked the dents with whatever pen/cil thing they use and after washing the car twice I still can't seem to get some marks off.

I did get some off after the first wash after scrubbing a bit but still there are some that won't come off. Any ideas what I can use to get them off? FYI, I am going to get my car clayed and polished in a month, but I dunno if that will do the trick.

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Rubbing Alcohol on a soft cloth.
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I used 70% rubbing alcohol and it got rid of a few of the marks but there are still quite a bit that won't come out
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Have you tried calling the PDR guy up and asking? If it's coming off from just rubbing alcohol then I know a light polish will take it off but there has to be a less aggressive way.
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clay bar
+1 Worked for me!
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I've used a 1 part vinegar and 1 part water mix in the past to get some tough marks off. should work for these.
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I tried the clay bar yesterday and didn't get them out .


In two weeks I'm taking my car to get professionally detailed... wash/clay/polish/wax. Think that will do the trick?
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Originally Posted by imj0257
I tried the clay bar yesterday and didn't get them out .


In two weeks I'm taking my car to get professionally detailed... wash/clay/polish/wax. Think that will do the trick?
Dude this nuts! Most of my marks wiped away with a microcloth and the left overs I clayed out. I wouldnt fret yet, once you get it detailed the rubbing compound should knock it out. Sorry man.
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Buffer did the trick.

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