Balloon dilemna

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a.k.a. Patrick

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I have a friend who owns a Ford Expedition. Well, he had a birthday party for one of his kids a couple weeks ago, here in So. Cal. Now a few weeks ago we had some pretty warm weather. A balloon popped and left it remnants on top of the roof to bake in the sun for several days, now its stuck on the surface. He managed to get about 1/2 or so off. Now hes looking for my help, im going to attempt to break it down with some 3M tar/adhesive remover, and then remove carefully with a razor blade....i think the MS will do it. Any other sugg's ?
 
You might want to consider warming it back up with a hairdryer and scraping it off gently with one of these:



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Good luck with it.



Bob
 
~One manâ€â„¢s opinion / observations~



Iâ€â„¢d go along with the â€Ëœplasticâ€â„¢ scraper / razor blade and a 3M Adhesive Remover (or Isopropyl Alcohol)

Let us know how things work out (This is a first â€Ëœmelted balloon on paintworkâ€â„¢ for me)



~Hope this helps~



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justadumbarchitect / so I question everything/ JonM
 
How about using some kind of oil that would soak into the rubber and seperate it form the paint on its own? (sorry I can't recommend one)
 
I would really try to avoid using metal razors or scrapers on auto paint. SilverBelle04's putty knife suggestion is much less likely to damage the finish. Those plastic putty knives are usually made of a fairly soft material but be really careful anyway. TOL sells plastic razor blades for scraping jobs (but I haven't tried them yet).



Is the rubber in sheets or chunks? Have you tried clay?



kiwi133 has a good point. Some oils permeate rubber very quickly. Heck, you might even try Meg's #39, #40 or Armour All.





PC.
 
Latex breaks down pretty easily with organic solvents.



I'd go with isopropyl alcohol. It may take a few applications, but that should do the trick.
 
Ive used razor blades for cement splatter, so depending on the location (curve vs. flat) i may be fine using it. There really not all that difficult to use....=) Ya obviously have to be careful. What worries me with plastic is its inability to get under the material sufficiently to lift.....
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
Ive used razor blades for cement splatter, so depending on the location (curve vs. flat) i may be fine using it. There really not all that difficult to use....=) Ya obviously have to be careful. What worries me with plastic is its inability to get under the material sufficiently to lift.....
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Detal floss / fishing line are good alternatives
 
I'd say vaseline is a pretty good idea, or even baby oil. There's a reason why it says not to use them on the condom package.
 
isinoh said:
Latex breaks down pretty easily with organic solvents.



I'd go with isopropyl alcohol. It may take a few applications, but that should do the trick.
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I don't think isopropyl alcohol will do anything to latex. Here is a PDF chart that should be able to give you an insight into what should work on latex:



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Hope it works out for you. I'd also start with thermal and mechanical methods.
 
Fishing line and dental floss.....Great ideas! Youmight want to try soaking in some "Goo Gone" that stuff is pretty gentle but might soak in enough to loosen.
 
Ok, and the winners are: (effective scale 0-5, 0 performing horribly)

Vaseline: 0

Mineral Spirits, 3m tar/adhesive rmvr, 2.5

Castrol Super Clean, 4

CSC + fingernail, 4.5



The CSC seemed to really be my best offering. Im telling you, i have yet to have a stain that this stuff has not been able to get out. Did anyone know it also doubles as a tar/tack remover?
 
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