Removing small concrete spatter spots from vehicle paint.

[BobL]

A few years ago we had new concrete crossover put in and unbeknownst to me at the time a half dozen concrete spatter spots <1cm in diameter ended upon the back of my Hiace van which was parked nearby. I only noticed them a few weeks later (my Van is pretty dirty) when they had set as hard was - concrete. I tried scratching one off with a bit of wood but all that did was left scratches in the pint so I left then there until this morning when I had bright idea.

I made some little "pocket dams" up out of gaffer tape around each spot and filled the dams with ordinary vinegar. Nothing happened for the first 20 minutes but then with a few minutes of light stippling using small bevel liner brush it started to come off - I changed the vinegar out 3 times and repeated the stippling and it was all off in about an hour with no visible paint damage.

Now there are two spots on the caravan to remove.

[Simplicity]

A few years ago we had new concrete crossover put in and unbeknownst to me at the time a half dozen concrete spatter spots <1cm in diameter ended upon the back of my Hiace van which was parked nearby. I only noticed them a few weeks later (my Van is pretty dirty) when they had set as hard was - concrete. I tried scratching one off with a bit of wood but all that did was left scratches in the pint so I left then there until this morning when I had bright idea.

I made some little "pocket dams" up out of gaffer tape around each spot and filled the dams with ordinary vinegar. Nothing happened for the first 20 minutes but then with a few minutes of light stippling using small bevel liner brush it started to come off - I changed the vinegar out 3 times and repeated the stippling and it was all off in about an hour with no visible paint damage.

Now there are two spots on the caravan to remove.

Bob,

Having worked in the past in Body shops(Smash repairs), I’m surprised you were able too get the stuff off with out pulling the clear coat, well done.

Cheers Matt.

[BobL]

Bob,

Having worked in the past in Body shops(Smash repairs), I’m surprised you were able too get the stuff off with out pulling the clear coat, well done.

Cheers Matt.

I doubt there's any clear coat on my 2008 Van

[Pagie]

We used to hit the panel with a brick hammer to get it off my car.

[Simplicity]

We used to hit the panel with a brick hammer to get it off my car.

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