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Old 10-28-2010, 01:34 PM
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Advice on removing grease stains

I was wondering if anyone knew how to get grease stains out of the off white finish on my truck. It's mainly greasy handprints from when I was working on it. I've tried using degreaser, nail polish remover, magic erasers, etc. Would buffing it clean it out or is there some magic cleaner out there?
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Im really surprised the Magic Eraser didn't work,
But go to your local autozone, advance auto, some kind of parts store and look for something called "Purple Power"
My buddie's had the same thing going on, Couldn't get it off no matter what we tried!!!!
And when we applied some of this spray, it came off with no problem.
If they dont have purple power, look for Grease lightning.
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castrol super clean is some mean stuff too
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Rubbing compound, maybe?
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if there's a honda motorcycle dealer near you, grab a can of their Honda Polish. it's about $5.

if that doesn't work, try and hit it with some polishing compound. i was able to get prints off my tundra, but i was using my detailing gear.
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tried the purple power. it didn't work... rubbing compound didn't work... I'll try the polishing compound. and where do get the castrol super clean?
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Oreillys has it.
It's good stuff.
I use it on my dirtbike plastics, and it cleans aluminum really well.
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How about goof off? But that may be too strong, read the bottle before you use it.
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I've cleaned dirty, greasy carpet with castrol super clean.
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a little elbow grease and some regular car wash soap always worked for me
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What about a clay bar?
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Good excuse to Paint 'r
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x2 for clay bars! ive had nasty tar and sap after long road trips with my wrx. just make sure you wash and dry first then use the clay car.
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yea I'm gonna try some rubbing compound. If that doesn't work she's gettin' a clay bar.
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Originally Posted by bobby_duce
x2 for clay bars! ive had nasty tar and sap after long road trips with my wrx. just make sure you wash and dry first then use the clay car.
X3 worked good on my girls car that was soaked with sap. Good excuse to do a quick detail too! Wash,clay and wax,
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I've used Goof Off on my car and its ok. I wouldn't leave it on for too long though. Clean with goof off, then clean it off with rubbing alcohol then water, then wax
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Eeew. I did the same thing to the wife's subaru. I was able to get the stains out with WD-40.
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getting it clean

wd40 works excellent
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