RX drift

I was out cleaning my top with some full strength purple power and i accidentally spilled a minute amount on my hood so i quickly wiped it off and damn if it didn’t leave a nice shiny spot.

classicauto

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purple power= some kind of leather conditioner?

CrackHeadMel

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Purple power is a degreaser

id wash of fyour hood real quick personaly, iirc it says not to use on painted serfaces

classicauto

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yes you would certianly want to neutralize that as soon as possible....

RX drift

i asked some about it and they said if it is on white (which i have) it shouldent be a problem.

classicauto

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well to my knowledge as a body man there is no chemical difference between white paint, blue paint and red paint (other than the pigment of course)

so ask this "someone" why a chemical degreaser wouldnot affect white paint...

basically its not a huge deal anyways, wipe it off and compound the spot - it'll be fine.........but it WILL have the same effect on other colours - thats absolute bull

RX drift

Well “affect” is the sense of fading the paints color. i did use it on some spots that had some worked in dirt under many yrs of wax.

-what actually is the negative effect of the exposure of PP to the body?

classicauto

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the degreasing chemical (basically very mild paint thinner) will soften the paint over time if left on

But its not going to just boil right through, I mean, you use that in your engine bay, and therefore on the paint in your engine bay......so its "safe" for short term exposure

But given the softening nature of the cleaner, if you were to get a spot of it on the door say, and then wiped it off 5 minutes later, the paint may have swril marks in that area now since the paint was softened it was more succeptable to light scratches when you wiped it off.........thats all......you'd just need to give the spot a good buffing (compound) and your golden

RX drift

well i hosed it and wiped it off. do you think that will be sufficient enough?

classicauto

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yup, as long as you're happy with the finish at this point your good......

GodSquadMandrake

Try some Megauairs cleaner wax, you'll get even better shine

RX drift

Well I’m not stressing to hard cause I plan on painting her sometime, white with some clear coat then some mother of pearl then to top er off some nice thick clear coats.

-so for the final confirmation if I go and hit some of the rough spots with some PP and wipe/hose it off real quick and hit it with some rubbing compound I should be in the clear right?

fcdrifter13

Hmm i did the same thing the other day. Wiped it off rinsed with water nothing has happened.

rotor vs. piston

I used it in my engine bay, worked great. the only issues is that the engine bay was so damn white that it will never look that good again.

fcdrifter13

Yeah thats the same thing I was doing, woot motor should be good to start later this week. That bay hasnt been this clean since it came off the factory floor.

2g3n7

reviving thread because im having an issue with it ... my hood, you can see everywhere the purple power was with a dirty residue on it..how can i get it off my car looks like an albino cheetah

ericgrau

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A little googling revealed that it's good at stripping paint after a long period of time. Rinse thoroughly. It's alkaline so you might want to try a little dilute vinegar too, followed by water to get rid of the vinegar. What you are seeing might not be the purple power, it might be a roughened surface from damage that is already done. In which case you'd have to polish it to get it out with something like a glazing compound (or rubbing compound followed by glaze if it's stubborn) and a cloth and an hour of work.

2g3n7

oh wow..might be a couple hours since its all over the car i didnt see where it had all been until t his morning