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Title: tigerseal
Post by: bonkeye on 11 August 2010, 19:56
not sure if this is in the right place (sorry if its not)

how can you get tigerseal off once its gone hard, got alot of excess when i put my arche plastics back on, i got as much off as i could but didnt want to play with to much as i didnt want to chance of me moving the arches while cleaning up



thanks
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: Wayne on 11 August 2010, 20:14
Stanley knife blade and be very carefull.
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: bonkeye on 11 August 2010, 21:02
Quote from: Wayne on 11 August 2010, 20:14
Stanley knife blade and be very carefull.

anything else i could use..... like petrol? would that soften it up at all?
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: stpaul on 11 August 2010, 21:03
hair dryer might work  :smiley:
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: stpaul on 11 August 2010, 21:11
changed my mind - dont think hair dryer will work and now think petrol is your best bet, anything on writen on the tube you could refer 2?
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: bonkeye on 11 August 2010, 21:17
not sure i'll have alook tomorrow as the the car is over my parents as the scum in my street will pull them off if they see the tap holding them on.
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: Thom89 on 12 August 2010, 00:24
You could try a toffee wheel, in a slow rotating drill, works wonders!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Toffee-%2f-Whizzy-%2f-Stripe-Removal-Wheel_W0QQitemZ350329202253QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123421203154&rvr_id=123421203154&cguid=cdbdfa621220a0e201b5d045fee2f073
Thom
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: bonkeye on 12 August 2010, 09:55
ok thanks i'll give that a try
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: Neo Badness on 15 August 2010, 22:40
Quote from: thom89 on 12 August 2010, 00:24
You could try a toffee wheel, in a slow rotating drill, works wonders!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Toffee-%2f-Whizzy-%2f-Stripe-Removal-Wheel_W0QQitemZ350329202253QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123421203154&rvr_id=123421203154&cguid=cdbdfa621220a0e201b5d045fee2f073
Thom

Good shout, but make sure you keep it moving as you can scorch paint if you stay on one spot too long or too high a speed, lots of light passes rather than one heavy.
Don't ask me how I know this :lipsrsealed: :grin:
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: Thom89 on 15 August 2010, 23:20
Quote from: Neo Badness on 15 August 2010, 22:40
Quote from: thom89 on 12 August 2010, 00:24
You could try a toffee wheel, in a slow rotating drill, works wonders!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Toffee-%2f-Whizzy-%2f-Stripe-Removal-Wheel_W0QQitemZ350329202253QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123421203154&rvr_id=123421203154&cguid=cdbdfa621220a0e201b5d045fee2f073
Thom

Good shout, but make sure you keep it moving as you can scorch paint if you stay on one spot too long or too high a speed, lots of light passes rather than one heavy.
Don't ask me how I know this :lipsrsealed: :grin:

How, exactly, do you know this? :evil: :evil:
Thom
Title: Re: tigerseal
Post by: Neo Badness on 15 August 2010, 23:27
Quote from: thom89 on 15 August 2010, 23:20
Quote from: Neo Badness on 15 August 2010, 22:40
Quote from: thom89 on 12 August 2010, 00:24
You could try a toffee wheel, in a slow rotating drill, works wonders!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Toffee-%2f-Whizzy-%2f-Stripe-Removal-Wheel_W0QQitemZ350329202253QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123421203154&rvr_id=123421203154&cguid=cdbdfa621220a0e201b5d045fee2f073
Thom

Good shout, but make sure you keep it moving as you can scorch paint if you stay on one spot too long or too high a speed, lots of light passes rather than one heavy.
Don't ask me how I know this :lipsrsealed: :grin:

How, exactly, do you know this? :evil: :evil:
Thom
Many moons ago, debadging my mates 205 gti got a bit distracted and may have scorched the paint. A bit.
 Didn't feel that bad though cause mate who's car it was buffed the bonnet with compound and let it dry out and burnt a big circle into gloss black bonnet :grin: We were 18 and ended up painting the car completely and looked mint. So I like to think in the long run it was for the best. :grin: