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Subject Topic: Wood Stain on front and sides of caavan Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonTouring Mad
15/8/2011 at 11:38pm
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My next door neighbour must of been painting his fence panels and as a result some stain has splatted the sides and front of my caravan. The front is Fibreglass and the sides are aluminium.
Does anyone know how I can remove this from my caravan.

Any help gratefully accepted.

Cheers guys

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16/8/2011 at 7:49am
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Greetings,

Could I suggest that a propietary 'tar remover' might do the trick or squirting the area with WD40



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PersonVic Wildish
16/8/2011 at 10:41am
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I had exactly the same thing happen to me many years ago.

If the woodstain has "gone off" and hardened I would try T Cut. This worked well for me.

Mind you I did take a tilt at my neighbour. I pointed out what had happened and said that if he wanted to repeat this kind of work near or around the caravan, just let me know, and I'd be happy to move it out of the way.

At the time I was bloody livid - the caravan was only three months old!

Vic


PersonSurfer01
16/8/2011 at 11:08am
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This normally happesn when they use those spray pumps like you see on the TV Cupinol advert to do the fence


PersonTouring Mad
16/8/2011 at 11:17am
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Thanks everyone for their comments. I will look into your suggestions. I was livid too. My caravan is five years old but I have really looked after it.

Regards
Kathy

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PersonCarlight
16/8/2011 at 7:00pm
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What you will need is a product called Tardis

Amazing stuff which I use all the time on vehicle detailing.


PersonDavid Klyne
16/8/2011 at 7:39pm
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I thought I was alone in having a stupid neighbour, she went a bit pale when I suggested the damage could costs thousands to put right. Luckily for her I managed to remove it all with car polish. It was fortunate that I noticed her doing it and was able to remove it immediately. I suspect on the paint it won't be so bad but fibreglass can stain. Good luck with getting rid of it.

David


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16/8/2011 at 7:48pm
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had the same problem, only a few splatters, used a bit of nail varnish remover then waxed the areas. neighbours can be such "bleeps" at times 

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PersonTouring Mad
17/8/2011 at 1:27pm
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Carlight
Is it safe to use on a caravan with Fibreglass front/back and aluminium side.
Its seems a lot of money for such a small job, does it only come in this size.

Cheers Kathy



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PersonAl+Mel
17/8/2011 at 1:45pm
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It would be worth trying a dab of white spirit on a cloth first. Meths is also worth a try. I would only use T-cut as a last resort as it may cut right through your paint. It is fine on glassfibre though.


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PersonVic Wildish
17/8/2011 at 2:29pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Al+Mel on 17/8/2011It would be worth trying a dab of white spirit on a cloth first. Meths is also worth a try. I would only use T-cut as a last resort as it may cut right through your paint. It is fine on glassfibre though.

If you were to use rubbing compound you might well be in danger of cutting right through your paint, but T Cut is really quite gentle by comparison and although it is abrasive it's not in the same league as rubbing compound.

Vic



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