Ol-Skool

Hey guys!

So..

I've removed the wing last weekend from my FD and it has left a whitish outline of where the wing used to be. It was a series 7 wing so not the 99+ wing.

I used wax and grease remover to get off the black residue left behind from the rubber that was on the base of the wing but the outline of the wing didn't come off with this method.

I then cut and polished for a while putting some elbow grease into it, and it slowly started to get the outline off.. but it took some work to get it to come off.

I'm just wondering if anyone else had the same issue, and how did you clean up where the wing used to be so the paint looked good again. Do i just keep with the cut and polish, normal polish etc...

Thanks in advance for any advice!

06fc3s

iTrader: (8)

you can try using a claybar first and then polish and wax... if that doesn't work you might have to lightly wet sand it.

Ol-Skool

I'd prefer not to wet sand it, i can keep with the elbow grease and the cut and polish, it will get it off eventually. It's just going to take some time

bajaman

Did you use like a paint prep-solvent when you say 'wax and grease remover'? That stuff works wonders.

Ol-Skool

yeah man, the wax and grease remover is a paint prep solvent. It got all the black stuff off that was left behind no worries, just not the outline.

Sgtblue

iTrader: (16)

+1 on the wet sanding. What you did was OK, and accomplishs the same thing. But some 1500 grit wet on a sanding pad, followed by a buffer with the fine compound would have probably saved some effort.

NCZ13

you need a machine polisher in order to remove wetsanding marks. definitely not something you should attempt if you dont know what your dong.

claybar wont work, because the fading your seeing is the difference in the clearcoat. the paint under the wing wasnt being touched, therefore it couldnt be marred or swirled. It will have to be machine polished in order to remove the faded swirled paint so it matches what was under the wing.

ChrisSRT4

iTrader: (1)

Its going to have to be buffed. If you were a lot closer I would say to stop by and I would do it for free.

newvalor

Do like I did, since the paint is untouched and your only real good option is to have the whole hatch repainted.

Ok so I took mine off also of course. I taped off around the area with painters tape, start sanding away til you get to the bare metal, clean it off with toulene or a dry solvent cleaner. I got some bondo and taped off 4 of the 6 holes cause one you can't get to but used small ballons and inflated them inside the cavity and they just tied off the ends. Bondo just a bit over the holes enough to fill them in and then just let it dry and set in. Next day I sanded those spots again til they were flush. I got some factory color paint in a spray can and some clear coat. Give it a once over and let dry, give a second coat and let dry sanding where and if needed, gave it a third coat let dry and wetsanded with 1500 then 2000 grit, then washed off with clean water dried with paper towels and gave it a fourth coat for my good measure. Once the fourth coat is dry check with any uneven spots or if any last minute wet sanding is needed, if none needed then apply 3 light coats of the clear coat paint in the same manner as above.

Took me 2 days cause I started late but you can't tell from a distance but up close really close you can see where I taped off the painted area and it's still more cleaner in that area compared to the around. But hey you plug up the holes and you get rid of the sun baked lines.

cptpain

iTrader: (1)

what compound are you using?

Ever try the Menzerna line? pricey stuff, but makes quick work of any paint defect.

Ol-Skool

thanks for the replies guys.. i think i found a solution to my problem and its the expensive one. Seeing as around the holes there is some rust prevelant, one hole being quite bad actually im ditching this hatch now. I have a mate who has a spare hatch and he has a close family friend that is a beater/sprayer so im just going to give him my wing etc to match off, factory colour code and get them to fill in the holes on his hatch and spray in my colour.. then i just drive down, install it when they have finished it.. this way my car isn't off the road for even 1 day