Cleaning decals (dirty bonet strips and roof stickers)

[mikeb2k2001]

Hi all,

I regret to inform you that I currently have a stubborn stain on my bonet strips, which I cannot remove via my usual methods of car-washing liquid and elbow grease

It's a big blob of something black on one of my *white* bonet strips, which looks awful! I'm wondering if it's tar or something, but am not really sure to be honest. I've had small blobs of tar on them in the past, which I've usually got off with my chammois leather and/or my fingernails. However, this stain looks like it's 'deep' within the strip itself.

Does anyone know of some way to remove all known stains on earth off any decals? Be it a product or a method...any input is appreciated!

They are official ones if you were wondering and not some rip off eBay ones!

I really appreciate any input as I love my car and it's really detracting it's beauty for me! Thank you in advance.

[PK5]

i use maguires polish

[M.O.S]

Autoglym super resin polish, circular motion

[mikeb2k2001]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your comments - they're much appreciated! I tried some polish, working in a circular motion and it didn't get rid of the mark I'm afraid

However, thinking on my feet I used a little bit of T-Cut and placed quite a lot of pressure on the decal and the mark was removed within 1-2 minutes. I then finished it off with a bit of polish and it's good as new!

So if anyone's looking for advice I'd say:

1) Try some polish first and wipe in a circular motion. If this fails:
2) Grab a little bit of t-cut and wipe in a circular motion until the mark is removed. If it doesn't seem like the mark is disappearing at all after 30 seconds - stop, as you don't want to damage your car! Once the mark has gone, grab some polish to protect the layer.