Sht. Got a gloop of sanding resin on the side front wheel fender of my wife’s MBZ. Am I fcked? Have to do some hard time in the dog house? It’s like two half quarter sized things lengthwise. Sand it carefully, then acetone? Chip with a flat tool, the paint will probably go with it? Time for an appt at the body shop?
BB
Sht. Got a gloop of sanding resin on the side front wheel fender of my wife’s MBZ. Am I fcked? Have to do some hard time in the dog house? It’s like two half quarter sized things lengthwise. Sand it carefully, then acetone? Chip with a flat tool, the paint will probably go with it? Time for an appt at the body shop?
BB
How the hell did you get resin on the Benz? I guessing that if it bonded with the paint then its gotta go to the bodyshop.
You could try and heat it from under the guard with a hair dryer and see if it lifts. Being a MBZ I’m sure you have it polished and road grime would possibly create a thin barrier on which the resin is sitting. Good luck mate…
Hicksy
sand just the resin carefully tape off the surrounding area…engrave your name in the resin and include the date …wipe resin w/contrasting color then clear coat thr resin.enter car in art show
put bubble gum over the resin when some one takes off the gum hopefully the resin will come off with it ,if it doesn’t come off stand back alittle bit and say "HOW did that get there? do not reeepeat dooo nnnnooooottttt use the hammer…ambrose…innocent until proven guilty
Don’t consider this a recommendation, especially when you wife’s nice car is in question, but…
We’ve all heard that fiberglass (& resin) start to return to liquid state at around 150 deg. F, right? That’s why we aren’t supposed to leave them in hot cars. I think most new car paint is applied in high-heat atmospheres. You could probably find out (Google?) how hot MBZ paint dips or heat applications are, and heat your resin drops to whatever the margin between 150 and MBZ is.
Even without being very scientific about it, I’d probably try a hair dryer first, a heat gun (from a very safe distance) second. I’m pretty sure you’ll get it off safely. Auto paint is dang durable & very resistant to heat.
I’d try and slide a razor blade edge under the resin blob. If that Mercedes has been waxed lately, the resin should pop right off. Hit it afterwards with a little buffing compound and car wax.
John is right, if there is wax on the car, it should come off pretty easy. Just like getting resin on a gloss/polish, it pops right off, can’t stick. -Carl
remember if some body else does it its their fault…If you do it right you’re a hero if you do it wrong you paint the whole car…if it costs a lot of money to fix you earn more "PENNANCE’ points…no matter who does it, lie first about how much you paid { a lot ] to have it done…you can always recant later but the impact of big expense is a formidable social wedge when dealing with “see my car conciousness”…ambrose…Im the one in the red truck with grey fenders and doors
Howzit John, I’d think twice about the razor blade and just hit the area ever so gently with a rubber mallet from the inside of the fender, hopefully the resin will pop off. Aloha, Kokua
Howzit John, I’d think twice about the razor blade and just hit the area ever so gently with a rubber mallet from the inside of the fender, hopefully the resin will pop off. Aloha, Kokua
thats a good idea!
OK, we all need to know…
a. Are you still alive?
b. Did your wife find out?
c. Did you blame someone else?
d. Did you get it off?
e. Are you still a couple?
f. How long are you in the poop for?
cheers
Hicksy
OK, we all need to know…
a. Are you still alive? Our family went to San Jose HO Pavillion to see Eric Clapton, I hope I’m alive…his solos were so good that I was floored most of the night. He blew the roof off of the place. None of this cheezy pop stuff. Pure blues. b. Did your wife find out? 10-4
c. Did you blame someone else? no, I sung like a canary. full confession. but it WAS an accident…
d. Did you get it off? Putting it off, putting it off, it’s Santa Barbara Fiesta till Sunday…
e. Are you still a couple? always
f. How long are you in the poop for? just bought her a new Louis Vuitton purse. Buys time.
BB
Quote:OK, we all need to know…
a. Are you still alive? Our family went to San Jose HO Pavillion to see Eric Clapton, I hope I’m alive…his solos were so good that I was floored most of the night. He blew the roof off of the place. None of this cheezy pop stuff. Pure blues. b. Did your wife find out? 10-4
c. Did you blame someone else? no, I sung like a canary. full confession. but it WAS an accident…
d. Did you get it off? Putting it off, putting it off, it’s Santa Barbara Fiesta till Sunday…
e. Are you still a couple? always
f. How long are you in the poop for? just bought her a new Louis Vuitton purse. Buys time.
BB
Good job!
Well done, you are a brave man. Just couldn’t leave us wondering. When you do get it off, let us know how you did it.
Hicksy