Vandalism

CarbonSignal · 11-20-2013, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

NEGATIVE on the lacquer thinnner!

It will take off the clear coat and paint. As mr. kensan suggested, get a clay bar, some light polish and then wax; it will come right off with a little elbow grease.

Trust us on this. Please.

Lacquer thinner is ok to use more like same as silicone remover, but if you read my post I suggested take it to a deatailer if OP doesn't know what he is doing. Anything either thinner, clay, compound polish if not done in right amount/way will damage the paint, unfortunately Nissan has one of the worst paints in the market

DavidZ370 · 11-20-2013, 01:20 AM

Hopefully you can somehow magically catch this person and teach him a lesson..keep at it with the claybar

gurneyeagle · 11-20-2013, 10:00 AM

If you use lacquer thinner, please post pictures. UNtil I see physical proof otherwise, there is no way I would put lacquer thinner on a car. Paint thinner/mineral spirits is a whole different story. That may be your best bet.

zmanelite · 11-20-2013, 10:25 AM

Im telling ya Gas works
who hasn't spilled gas on the car while fueling at least once and the paint is ok

DEpointfive0 · 11-20-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by zmanelite

Im telling ya Gas works
who hasn't spilled gas on the car while fueling at least once and the paint is ok

Gas additives are almost the same ingredients as lacquer thinner, lol

It's just something a lot of people have in their garage

kenchan · 11-20-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by zmanelite

Im telling ya Gas works

so you just point our butt towards the car?

TXSpeedDemon · 11-21-2013, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by zeeder

And here's when I actually called it quits after I decided to get a little more aggressive with my nails:

Attachment 80073

I've used about 2/3 of my clay bar but I'm happy that I've at least made some progress and there's hope that I can get everything off and it will look decent with just the cost of a clay bar and several hours of my time.

If this doesn't do it you may want to try a NanoSkin scrubber:
https://detailersdomain.com/NanoSkin...nch_p_709.html

I've replaced my claybars with this and been really happy with the results. I've never tried to remove paint this thick, but it works great on overspray. 1/4 of the time and much easier on your arm - assuming you have a rotary or orbital buffer to attach it to.

zeeder · 11-21-2013, 11:46 AM

I ended up using some mineral spirits last night. I got all of the paint off but it looks like there's definitely some scuff marks that I'm hoping a polish will take care of. That will have to wait until the spring though.

Edit: I'll take some pics this weekend when I'm able to get some in the sun.

zmanelite · 11-21-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

so you just point our butt towards the car?

Just make sure to eat spicy stuff so it adds a punch

Mandingo · 11-21-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

so you just point our butt towards the car?

Don't waste your time. Doesn't work

paperboy42190 · 11-22-2013, 05:16 AM

damn that sucks!

Elan · 11-22-2013, 02:32 PM

Polish should take care of the scuffs! Glad you got it fixed OP! Hope the vandal is dead in a sewer somewhere!

tonythetiger · 11-22-2013, 02:44 PM

i really hope karma comes back at these peeps who effin messes with our cars!

kenchan · 11-22-2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tonythetiger

i really hope karma comes back at these peeps who effin messes with our cars!

it will.

100% of the time, people that have done crap to me have all had their arses bitten by their own karma.

11-20-2013, 01:20 AM	#32 (permalink)
DavidZ370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: [= Posts: 1,065 Drives: 17' CWP STI Rep Power: 23	Hopefully you can somehow magically catch this person and teach him a lesson..keep at it with the claybar Last edited by DavidZ370; 11-20-2013 at 01:22 AM.

11-20-2013, 10:00 AM	#33 (permalink)
gurneyeagle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston/Saint Augustine Posts: 2,681 Drives: '18 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 20215	If you use lacquer thinner, please post pictures. UNtil I see physical proof otherwise, there is no way I would put lacquer thinner on a car. Paint thinner/mineral spirits is a whole different story. That may be your best bet. __________________ Waiting on the Z35! SOLD - 2011 Gun Metallic Touring 7AT w Sports Pkg & Nav, Nismo Bumper and Rims, RC Grille, RC Brake Ducts, H&R Spacers, Painted Door Hdls, GTR Start Button, Nav By-Pass, EVO R Fog Light, CF Ducktail, CF Interior Trim

11-21-2013, 11:46 AM	#38 (permalink)
zeeder Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 47 Posts: 460 Drives: ‘13 370Z ST 6M Rep Power: 3428	I ended up using some mineral spirits last night. I got all of the paint off but it looks like there's definitely some scuff marks that I'm hoping a polish will take care of. That will have to wait until the spring though. Edit: I'll take some pics this weekend when I'm able to get some in the sun. __________________ Zack FI catback, HFC, and Start Button - Z1 Intake - Nismo S-Tune Spoiler - PasswordJDM V2 Shift Knob

11-22-2013, 02:32 PM	#42 (permalink)
Elan Track Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 906 Drives: Airplanes Rep Power: 16	Polish should take care of the scuffs! Glad you got it fixed OP! Hope the vandal is dead in a sewer somewhere! __________________ 2009 370Z NISMO #477 \| AAM Competition Short Tails \| AAM Competition HFCs \| K&N Typhoon CAI \| Kenwood DPX300U \| Rockford Fosgate PRIME R300-4 \| Rockford Fosgate Punch P165 \| Rockford Fosgate Punch P300-12 \| Polk Audio db1001 \| 15% Tints \| GTR Start Button \|

11-22-2013, 02:44 PM	#43 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 193	i really hope karma comes back at these peeps who effin messes with our cars! __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

11-20-2013, 10:25 AM	#34 (permalink)
zmanelite Track Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Anaheim Posts: 753 Drives: 370 Z Nismo Rep Power: 37	Im telling ya Gas works who hasn't spilled gas on the car while fueling at least once and the paint is ok

11-22-2013, 05:16 AM	#41 (permalink)
paperboy42190 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alhambra, CA Posts: 193 Drives: 2007 Acura TL Type-S Rep Power: 14	damn that sucks!

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