Black marks on Body Work

[Minid]

Hi all, are these common. Thought they look like tar marks but wd40 didn't touch it. Tcut? 

[HEADPHONES]

That's battle scarred paint protection film.

I hate the look of it and peel it off any cars we've had.

Took it off our Kia 8 years ago upon delivery.

I haven't seen any detrimental stone chips without it.

If it was me I'd just peel it off and bin it.

I can understand putting PPF on a bumper, but a tiny few square inches seems as pointless as wearing a bulletproof Blue Peter badge into a war zone.

Edited June 5, 2019 by HEADPHONES

[Minid]

Oh easy to peel of then? 

[HEADPHONES]

I just used my fingernail to pick and peel it off.

If older and more stubborn, a little GENTLE heat from a hair dryer should help

[rabbitstew]

I need to do mine at some point, make the car look a right state. Wasnt sure whether to reapply some new stuff or not - following your comment above I will have to have a think about it.

[Minid]

Took the plastic off. Tough job getting off. Sticky resin underneath and still some marks that went through. Will try getting this off this weekend 

[Willsy1980]

Try and get a sheet of 'Helicopter Tape' if you decide to replace it, it's much more resilient to damage. They use it on the leading edge of the rotors, so it can take a pounding. 

[Minid]

Tried auto glym intensive tar over the patch, no good. Few black spots not going anyway and the outline of where the plastic film was in place

[Willsy1980]

Bit of compound and elbow grease should sort it

[Minid]

See what I have in the garage

[ilogikal1]

Try a proper tar & glue remover instead. 

 

I’m going to hazard a guess that you you’ve just wiped or sprayed the tar remover on? If so pick up some cotton make up pads, douse them in the AG tar remover and leave them on the paint for a few minutes before wiping off, you’ll remove a lot more when it given proper time to work. You shouldn’t need compound to remove either.