Catamount90

Came out of my apartment today and saw that someone had mashed their lit cigarette into the hood of my white 90Q. After I stopped swearing up and down and trying to figure out who it was I washed off what I could and am left with a yellowish stain the size of a nickle. Does anyone have ANY ideas as to whether or not this can be removed without repainting the hood? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

225TTR

I would give clay bar a shot ... Good luck. :-(

meem

it would help to see a photo...

Catamount90

<ul><li><a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/20695/burn.jpg">http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/20695/burn.jpg</a</li></ul>

nick n

Here are some things that I'd try, most likly in this order..

Claybar
3M IHG
3M 'Finesse-it' I
3M 'Perfect-it' Rubbing compund (you'll need to feed the paint w/ a little IHG and then wax after usage because it is a 'true' compound).

Citrus based products should also be considered

HTH

meem

it seems like if nothing works, you're probably going to end up taking it to a paint shop anyway, so you might as well exhaust your options first. i'd start with clay, then go to harsher stuff like rubbing compounds...

anyway, that damage really sucks; people can be such jerks.

RickM

<center><img src="http://carcareonline.com/graphics/meg_02_clean_10507.jpeg"></center><p>....from the pic, it looks more like someone laid a burning cigarette on the hood and let it burn down while lying there. In any event, it seems a safe bet you need something more aggressive than 3M IHG (which is very mild) or a clay bar (a clay bar is fine for "smoothing out" a finish, but even with my limited experience using clay I can't see using it on a spot like this). Meguiar's makes a group of polishes/cleaners that you may want to consider. Care Care Specialties has them. A link to one is below. You might even need the #4 "Heavy Cut" cleaner. Good luck!<ul><li><a href="http://carcareonline.com/meg_02_clean_10507.html">Meguiar's Fine Cut #2 Cleaner</a></li></ul>