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Author:  RossKinder [ Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:27 am ]
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Anybody know a sure way to get Thompson's waterseal off my car? I'm assuming it's silicone.
Author:  Jeb [ Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:54 pm ]
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How much did you get on it?
Author:  Reed [ Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:33 pm ]
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Can I get a "D'OH!"

You might try carefully sanding with something like 800 grit sandpaper, or judicious use of brake fluid.

We've all been there.
Author:  RossKinder [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:49 am ]
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How much did you get on it?
Each droplet spread to about the size of a penny and the spots are 1 to 3 inches apart over most of the driver's door and fender - and about a foot onto the hood and windshield. It was on a lower level and the air carried overspray.
Author:  RossKinder [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:58 am ]
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You might try carefully sanding with something like 800 grit sandpaper,
It might come to that. I got some silicone based stuff between coats on a guitar I was finishing and ended up washing off everything I had put on - down to the bare wood. The tiniest bit of silicone and paint will fish-eye like everything.
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or judicious use of brake fluid.
Never would have guessed that one.
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We've all been there.
Really :?: I thought I was the only idiot who left his car too close to the deck while waterproofing it. :cry:

Thanks
Author:  Reed [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:19 pm ]
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DOT 3 brake fluid is a great paint stripper. Just look at the firewall around master cylinders on old cars.

I once knew a lady who had a car that had nice looking sides but a rusty roof and hood. I asked her why and she said she parked her newly painted car under a pine tree and the hood and roof got a bunch of sap on them so the lady's mother used some steel wool to get the sap off. See? Its not just you. :wink:

You could also try Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover. That stuff takes off pine tree sap pretty good and might work with deck stain if it is oil based.
Author:  emsvitil [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:04 pm ]
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I wouldn't use sandpaper until I tried milder solutions.........

gasoline
mineral spirits
laquer thinner
polishing compound
rubbing compound

come to mind first....
Author:  bbbbbb9 [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:40 pm ]
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Just rememebr Chem 101 Like dissolves like!
Author:  WhaleMstr [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:04 pm ]
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Sounds weird, but I'd try vegetable oil and then warm dish soap to get the vegetable oil off.

I use the veggy oil to get all the pine tar off my kids all the time.
Author:  RossKinder [ Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:27 pm ]
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Sounds weird, but I'd try vegetable oil and then warm dish soap to get the vegetable oil off.

I use the veggy oil to get all the pine tar off my kids all the time.
I doubt that what gets pine tar will even touch silicone.

However, it may be that any of these suggestions will work - eventually. From what I can dig up, Thompson's doesn't have silicones, which was my primary concern, rather seems to be all organic chemicals. That makes everything much easier - if it's true.

Thanks everybody
Author:  Slant n' Rant [ Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:08 pm ]
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Why don't you drop the question to the Thompson web site? There is a contact section where you could ask them :D
Author:  RossKinder [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:31 am ]
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Why don't you drop the question to the Thompson web site? There is a contact section where you could ask them :D
Thanks. Done.
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