How to remove Thompson's Water Sealer...???

[Car Guy]

Moral of the story: DON'T spray Thompson's Water Sealer on a wood fence next to a row of parked vehicles in a slight wind.....:durr :rolf

I was asked by someone if there is anything that will safely remove Thompson's Water Seal from multiple surfaces on 6 vehicles. The unfortunate thing is 3 are less than a year old that the oldest one is a `05. Nothing from an automotive shop has worked so far and that includes: brake cleaner, carb cleaner, brake fluid, and multiple variations of thinner. If you know of something else that might work please post up......

[Waver]

try mineral spirits.....3m makes it, comes in a red and white can that looks like it could be paint thinner.....strongest thing that i can think of and it always removed overspray from cars when I was working at fosters body shop

[Car Guy]

Tried it already and nada.....

[johnny--2k]

Clay bar and a shit load of elbow grease?

[Irish]

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[wrath]

Try Xylene or MEK yet?

In all honesty, probably better off wheeling it out at this point. Once it's been baked on by the sun it doesn't like to come off.

[johnny--2k]

Spit and rub your thumb on it till you get a blister?

:rolf.....or wait a few weeks, grow out your thumb nails and start picking away!

[pOrk]

a DA should do it, or a grinder

[Car Guy]

Try Xylene or MEK yet?

Nope, I have never heard of those two products.....

[Al]

Nope, I have never heard of those two products.....

Be carful with xylene. It is a nasty chemical.

Ever consider wet sanding?

[That_Guy]

goo gone?

[Car Guy]

Be carful with xylene. It is a nasty chemical.

Ever consider wet sanding?

If there's a chance it will harm the surface underneath then it won't be tried. Wet sanding did come to mind but I don't know how well it work on the chrome plated plastic, rubber trim, glass, etc......

[Car Guy]

I just received a response from Thompson's and they said to use bug and tar remover from a local auto parts store.....:goof

[SSLEVO]

Moral of the story: DON'T spray Thompson's Water Sealer on a wood fence next to a row of parked vehicles in a slight wind.....:durr :rolf

I was asked by someone if there is anything that will safely remove Thompson's Water Seal from multiple surfaces on 6 vehicles. The unfortunate thing is 3 are less than a year old that the oldest one is a `05. Nothing from an automotive shop has worked so far and that includes: brake cleaner, carb cleaner, brake fluid, and multiple variations of thinner. If you know of something else that might work please post up......

You tried to use brake fluid on a band new car?

[Karps TA]

So the only thing Thompson's water seal is good for is sealing a car finish? That's kinda funny considering how poorly it works on what it's designed for.

[Car Guy]

You tried to use brake fluid on a band new car?

I myself didn't but yes it was tried on a small part of the windshield. The vehicle it was tried on got the most 'sealing' and is covered so badly you can't see anything out of the windshield. Picture parking a car under a sap dripping pine tree for a year and then the sap turns rock hard, that's what the situation is like.....


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[johnny--2k]

For the windshield, you could try the sap remover and a razor blade...scrape it all off.

[Car Guy]

For the windshield, you could try the sap remover and a razor blade...scrape it all off.

It's too hard to scrape with a razor, the sun baked it on for a good three hours......:rolleyes:

[johnny--2k]

YEESH! That's some crazy shit!

[Car Guy]

YEESH! That's some crazy shit!

When it’s sprayed on to a vehicle that is, not so much when it's sprayed on wood. It resembles a 3M clear bra except it's not all that clear, more of a pee yellow color.....:rolf

[SSLEVO]

Oh wow, that doesn't sound good at all, lol. This may be something for a detail shop. They won't do that again, haha.

[BoosTT]

Can you tell us the story? Was the guy that did it brining all these cars to one shop or what? Seams really odd.

[stenchmiester]

For the window u could use real fine steal wool

[4eyedstang]

:pics

[Waver]

use a little PAH!

[Car Guy]

:wow
Can you tell us the story? Was the guy that did it brining all these cars to one shop or what? Seams really odd.

The owner of a roofing company my mother-in-law (Pam) works for was spraying sealer on a new wood fence. Immediately parked on the other of the fence was 6 employee's vehicles, two of which are his sons who work for the company. The fence is a one-sided solid-faced fence and there was just enough wind in the right direction to waft the overspray over the top. By the time someone else noticed what had happened it was too late, the damage had been done.....

I couldn’t come up with anything other than what was already used unsuccessfully and that is why I posted this thread. I told Pam most likely every one of the vehicles will have to be re-done at a body shop. The best part is all of the vehicles owner's are out of town on business and don't know about it yet.....:tomato


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[GTSLOW]

Nice. :wooo