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New, waxy, non-sticky vans…?
I did a couple of vans this morning and had a lot of trouble getting the masking tape to stick to the bodywork. I assume this was because of some kind of wax treatment on the bodywork. The vans were straight out of the showroom. I did clean them with isopropyl alcohol and the masking was decent quality (3M). Anybody have any secret recipe cleaning fluids to fix this problem? Or is it just me?
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I think you have to use a silcone remover. The guy next to me does body repairs and I have heard heim say he removes the new polish with silicone reomver before he can spray up etc.
Cheers
Dave
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I use cellulose thinners, it works quite well. But it is a problem on new vans/cars, it’s silicone based polishes that give the paint work a film.
Thinners will strip it off without causing any problems. Just let the thinners evaporate off before applying any vinyl and your tape and vinyl will stick!Marcella.
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Wurth do a product that i use and it’s very good.
it comes under their bodyshop range of cleaners. the product code is
0893 222 5 Silicone Remover 5000ml , the only downside is it’s around £50 for a 5lt tin. -
Check your local mobile supplier to the car valeting trade !
We use trafalgar chemicals and they do all sorts of glue remover and silicone remover.
Apparently different car manufacturers use different sillocone based protectors so you need to speak to one of these guys. -
CELLULOSE now there is an eye opener.
Takin a chance usin that stuff ain’t you. I know its all 2 pack acrillic paints etc nowadays but I still wouldn’t wipe with cellulose thinners pretty potent stuff.
Goop
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What you need is Panel Wipe from Tetrosyl, £8 ish from cash & carry or £17 ish retail.
cheers
Dave
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I agree with dave. All vehicle paint suppliers sell panel prep not as agresive as cellulose but takes just about everything off except the paint.
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I have had very bad, and extremely expensive, experience in this field. 🙁
Normally we use panel wipe or “tar and glue remover”, both available from your local motor factor.
The exeption to this is Volkswagen. For some reason their new vehicle transit wax is more difficult to get rid of than anybody else’s. You think it’s all gone but place a freshly boiled kettle spout next to the paint and you can see wax globules appearing as the steam gets to it. For this make of van we use the most aggressive thinner we can lay our hands on.
For the extra aggro we also charge more for Volkswagens, which leads to some amusing conversations when customers want to know why a Sprinter and an LT, nominally identical vans, have a different livery price.
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