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I had some dried up tape on my roof. It wouldn't come off on its own, so I got a bottle of goo gone automotive. It didn't take it off. So I tried some bug and tar remover. It didn't work either. This was late in the evening, so I didn't have time to wash my truck. So I got a wet towel with just a little hand soap and wiped it down. After that, I noticed streaks and lines on my roof and 3rd brake light (my 3rd brake light was painted with a 50/50 mix of black paint and clear coat by a professional body shop). The streaks and lines are worse on the brake light than the roof. The streaks scared me, so I got some meguiars detailing spray and sprayed the roof and light and wiped it dry. The streaks remained, so I went to the car wash and rinsed everything off with a pressure washer, then went home and hand washed the roof with meguiars car wash. It was very dark by this time, so I couldn't tell if it fixed it or not. Today, the streaks remain and half my brake light is glossy like it used to be, and the other half is dull with a matte look with a few glossy streaks in it. I didn't put any of the products directly on the brake light. As best as I can remember the bug and tar remover was the only one that may have ran down a little and the wet towel and hand soap may have brushed against it. What should I do?! I thought about a cleaner and then waxing.
 
Here is a picture if that helps diagnose. The roof is harder to see. The 4 lines on the right side of the roof are a reflection of power lines.
 
Man that is hard to tell. However, have you thought of polishing that area? If so, maybe you can use Megs 205 or Menzerna SF4000 or something equivalent. IMO from what I can tell, polishing would take care of that. The product should be a polishing product....not a compounding product.

That is my guess. It does not appear to be serious...again based on the pics.
 
Thanks for your help. What do you suppose caused the streaking? Possibly just the products removing the wax and finish?
 
I'm willing to guess the bug and tar remover either reacted with the goo gone or possibly with the tape that was on the truck.

I know for a fact that bug and tar remover will mess up some of the new clay alternatives and cause them to leave marks wherever they touch the paint - so maybe this is something similar.

To get rid of the marks in my case I had to either clay the area or polish it.
 
I didn't have any clay around the house, and the brake light is so small, I didn't know if I would even be able to clay it. I just tried some meguiars ultimate polish. It's not as noticeable, but half still looks more glossy than the other half. And the glossy streaks on the dull side are still there.
 
Are you polishing by hand or machine. IMO Polish should bring back the shine. If you are polishing by hand it will take a while. Machine would be faster. Either way it seems you are on the right track based on your recent post. Clay would be good too, since you do not have it make sure the area is clean and polish.
 
I don't have a polisher, so everything is by hand. I generously worked the polish in. I think I will try to clay it this weekend and polish it and wax it again. If I'm going to do all this I'm a couple days, should I go ahead and wax now to protect it until then? Or should it be fine for a day or 2?
 
music_man185 said:
I don't have a polisher, so everything is by hand. I generously worked the polish in. I think I will try to clay it this weekend and polish it and wax it again. If I'm going to do all this I'm a couple days, should I go ahead and wax now to protect it until then? Or should it be fine for a day or 2?
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Can't hurt to wax as you will be removing it with claying. BTW, have you looked into an IPA wipedown? A little mixture of rubbing alcohol and water? That may work too. Make sure the dilution is correct or even an APC as that has some alcohol too. Just guessing here.
 
How long was the tape on the light and the paint?


Looks like either the adhesive or the adhesive and the chemicals you used attacked the paint and chemically etched or chemically stained it.

My guess is you'll have to abrade any stained or etched surface and this will remove a portion of the paint.

It takes less skill to work by machine than it does to work by hand but you might be able to fix it by hand, just depends on how much of a quick study you are for picking up technique.


Here's some tips in an article I wrote about 5 years ago....


How to use a hand applied abrasive polish or paint cleaner by hand

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:)
 
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