How to remove Quick Sealant?

[rusman]

Hello,

 

I sprayed quick sealant on my front bumper but some of it got on the paint behind the bumper and has left a residue that I'm having a hard time removing.  I've tried using APC and scrubbing and it's not working.  Simple Green has worked better but barely.  Anyone have any ideas how I can remove the quick sealant?

 

 

Edited May 12, 2015 by rusman

[MattieDSC]

Have you tried a diluted alcohol wipe down?

[rusman]

Have you tried a diluted alcohol wipe down?

 

I tried that and it didn't help at all.

[Ricky Bobby]

Spray more Quick Sealant and wipe it down.

 

I only say this because of my past experience with another aerosol sealant, if it dries and hardens on the paint, spraying more on and wiping it all over together would remove any dried residue.  If basically dries hard on the paint, and like dissolves like.

[Team Adam's]

Reactivate it by spraying a little more QS on there, then leveling and wiping away the residues.

[rusman]

Is there any other way?  I really don't like the quick sealant product and don't want to put anymore on the car.

[rusman]

Reactivate it by spraying a little more QS on there, then leveling and wiping away the residues.

 

 

I just tried that, it didn't get rid of the spots made from the original quick sealant at all.

[Feets31]

I would clay it then.  Polishing would be the next step after that. 

[rusman]

Clay didn't work and I can't polish that spot without taking 1/2 of the front of the car apart.  I hate this product and when I called Adam's they were not helpful.

[Feets31]

You might post some more photos and show more of the problem.  What is at the bottom of the current picture?  

[TheBurninator]

Clay didn't work and I can't polish that spot without taking 1/2 of the front of the car apart.  I hate this product and when I called Adam's they were not helpful.

 

Polish by hand then.

[Team Adam's]

Just spoke with Rusty on the phone and he is understandably upset - as I'm sure many of you here can (and will) verify Quick Sealant has been wowing people for some time now and this is certainly a situation we haven't seen before where nothing will make the spots budge.

I'm leaving the thread open for anyone else to offer a recommendation on something that might work. He said he tried Correcting Polish on a towel and it made some progress, but its a difficult area to reach and would be time consuming to do that way. My next suggestion - should he choose to accept the advice - would be to cannibalize an orange foam pad, cut a workable piece to reach this area and use it by hand to rub the spots out.

 

Best of luck to you Rusty - terribly sorry for an unusual and unexpected result.

[Ricky Bobby]

Weird.  Zoom out I'd love to know where this in in relation to the picture showing, and how visible it is (says behind the bumper). 

 

I'm sure compounding would work or some elbow grease.

[Beemer]

Really weird.  Why is it yellow? Every time I've used QS it was so clear it was hard to see at all.....

[rusman]

Really weird.  Why is it yellow? Every time I've used QS it was so clear it was hard to see at all.....

 

I think it's looking yellow in the picture due to the flash on the phone.  Up close it's white.

[The Guz]

Could we get a zoomed out photo with what area this is?

[PT3]

+1 zoomed out photo!

 

I've had great success with Quick Sealant. Bummer you're having a problem. Best of luck.

[Performance Auto Detailing]

Looks like Quick Sealant mixed with pollen to me from the picture.. never seen it yellow

[JHL88]

If all else fails try a hydrocarbon. I.e. hexane, xylene, or gasoline. I would only use it if absolutely necessary

[Ryans09G8]

I've gotten some ridiculous things to disappear completely with Goof Off.  Don't let it dry on your paint though.  

[SYMAWD]

Are you sure that it is actually quick sealant that you can't remove and not something else?

[Team Adam's]

Are you sure that it is actually quick sealant that you can't remove and not something else?

 

Part of me wonders the same thing as well, but hard to know. Looking at the pic without perspective it appears to be something running, and large drops, not fine dots like you'd expect with overspray from QS. I'm taking Rusty at his word that it wasn't there before.

 

I've gotten some ridiculous things to disappear completely with Goof Off.  Don't let it dry on your paint though.  

 

As I understand it his challenge is where its located - he can't easily reach the area, so that might work, but it also poses the question - if he can't get Goof Off wiped off then what?

[Tim]

Would deep wheel cleaner help? Spray on, let linger then hose off.

[SYMAWD]

Would deep wheel cleaner help? Spray on, let linger then hose off.

I doubt it considering it's pH neutral so unless he puts a brick of iron there, it's no going to change pH.  

 

Also, APC has a pH of 12.8, which should easily remove QS, which the OP tried.

[Tim]

I doubt it considering it's pH neutral so unless he puts a brick of iron there, it's no going to change pH.  

 

Also, APC has a pH of 12.8, which should easily remove QS, which the OP tried.

Ah, I didn't remember that it was pH neutral.

[rusman]

Part of me wonders the same thing as well, but hard to know.

 

 

It was quick spray, these spots were visible the next morning after spraying quick spray on the bumper with the car in my garage all night.  The spots aren't yellow.  I'll attach the pics that people have been asking for, but since everyone doesn't want to believe me, I won't be responding to this thread anymore.  I really don't appreciate people on here inferring that I'm not telling the truth.  Thank you all for making me feel unwanted here simply for asking for some help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2015 by rusman