Removing paint transfer

mnehls86

mnehls86

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So my mom bought a new car and had the car coated at the dealer. I did offer to do it but she said it would just be easier to have them do it. Anyways someone lightly bumped her front bumper and there was a tiny bit of paint transfer. I called the dealer this morning and asked what coating they use and he said Vylon. I didn't find much info on this stuff but what do you guys think the safest way would be to see if any of this paint will come off? Or just leave it there for now?

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I've had luck with TarX removing paint transfer. You might do a search and see if the active ingredient (d-limonene) will remove that coating that is on there first.
 
wdmaccord said:
I've had luck with TarX removing paint transfer. You might do a search and see if the active ingredient (d-limonene) will remove that coating that is on there first.
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Yeah I was wondering about tarminator or 10:1 APC. I am new to coatings and still not really sure what all is safe to use on them (anything but polishing?). Especially since I have never heard of this coating they put on.
 
Vylon? I would ask for the 1800 number and I bet they used another product, not wanting to tell you what it is bc they charged big bucks for some off the shelf stuff.

How could you not find it in a google search if it were a real product?

mnehls86 said:
So my mom bought a new car and had the car coated at the dealer. I did offer to do it but she said it would just be easier to have them do it. Anyways someone lightly bumped her front bumper and there was a tiny bit of paint transfer. I called the dealer this morning and asked what coating they use and he said Vylon. I didn't find much info on this stuff but what do you guys think the safest way would be to see if any of this paint will come off? Or just leave it there for now?

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JSFM35X said:
Vylon? I would ask for the 1800 number and I bet they used another product, not wanting to tell you what it is bc they charged big bucks for some off the shelf stuff.

How could you not find it in a google search if it were a real product?
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That is what I was thinking too. When I first asked him what permanent coating they used he said "permanent coating?" I knew that was a bad sign. After I said "you know, the coating you guys apply to customers new cars to protect the paint" then he said "Oh, oh yeah. We use Vylon."

Either way. Any good safe way to removed this without worrying about striping it? I will ask my mom to check her paperwork too and see if it says anything.
 
I'm pretty sure they probably said xylon instead of vylon. There is some information about xylon coating for a car if you google search.
 
What color is the car ?

I dont know, my friend;
perhaps just use a very small pad and some polish or light compound and give it a little go with a Rotary at a slower speed, so you can control the progress easier, stop and see if its gone..

Perhaps something like Optimum Hyper Polish will work here... Its very quick at cleaning and correcting, and will keep on going until you decide to stop it. It finishes down beautifully as well..

Then, go back to those nitwits and see if they will reapply their "product" to that spot - or just put on something you already have that will probably do better than that junk which is going to be coming off at some point later anyway..

The paintwork will get dirty, scratched, etc., and later on, you will have to get it smooth again with either clay or a rubberized cloth like SM Arnold Speedy Surface Prep (Fine), and then its time to do it up better..

Sorry this had to happen - I see dozens of cars that have paint transfer more and more all the time..

Some of it is self-inflicted - most of it is from those those Drunk Driving Clowns that park by feel...

Good luck with this !
Dan F
 
Thanks Dan. That is what I originally told her that I might have to polish and re-coat and she said don't worry about it then. So I was looking for hopefully some simpler alternatives that left the coating on. I just asked her and she confirmed it was xylon. I don't know why she thinks I don't want to do it like it is a hassle for me lol. Oh well, it is a very small spot on the front bumper.
 
Wow - a discussion of xylon going back 7years ago here - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

Probably just another name for that stuff Dealerships sell for over $1k and its supposed to be Lifetime - but you have to get it reapplied (over dirty paint even), yearly....

Finally, stuff like Optimum Opti-Coat Pro came out and then a few more promising coatings came out in the last few years...

I think, not knowing how it was made or what the manufacturer recommends not doing to it, perhaps even a solvent will remove it along with the paint transfer..

If the paint transfer is thick enough to feel, what about a plastic single edge razor and a good Q/D as lube, working carefully and not deeply so you might not scratch...

Or better yet, let it go until its time to get the Lifetime coating renewed next year...

Good luck !
Dan F
 
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