bliffle

Good work.

Hades12

Told you it would work out. Use some compound to cut the black off and call it a day.

Got your PM on the white parts and will reply to it also.

Landon303

iTrader: (25)

sweet man! as far as getting the rest of that rubber out, you may want to consider a scratch remover compound (basiclly a mild abrasive like you said). I had a friend whose car was brushed against by an suv tire, leaving similar tire "scuffs". I used a compound called GS-27 and it pulled out the rubber scuffs, leaving the car one colour. Anyway, worth a shot. I got mine at walmart, there are other brands of scratch removers as well. good job on that header panel!

ray green

iTrader: (14)

Thanks Bliffle, Hades and Landon, I'll give that scratch remover a try. At least the car looks a lot better than it did and it's not such an embarrassment to drive to work.

But to do it right I will really need to replace at least the header panel and probably the hood and bumper, which also have damage that goes beyond the tire tread marks. Thanks Matt for looking into this, if I could get some matching white original paint that would be great!

bliffle

I always try chemicals before abrasion. Start with soapy water, then alcohol, then lacquer thinner. Abrasion will certainly mar the area around the rubber marks as well as the rubber, but usually the well-seasoned paint is impervious to mild chemicals. And the first abrader I use is plastic, like those 3M scouring pads for the kitchen.

FBsliderseven

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damn that sucks! haha i used to have 2 fb's, now i just have one haha.

ray green

iTrader: (14)

I'm with you on that one Bifffle and in fact to get it as cleaned up as it is I did the same three steps you suggested, except I used gas instead of laquer thinner. But I will try some thinner before going with the abrasive just in case.