Degreasing ~GREASE~ splattered car

[mobiledynamics]

I must have hit something overnight - a can/jar of grease. This is fairly thick grease. Most of it is on the wheelwheel and there are splatterd marks on the paint.

I did not want to *touch* it, so I gave it a heavy dwelling of APC 2:1 on both the wheelwells and paint 3:1 on the wheels. 2 Liberal passes with the pressure washer. It removed some of the grease. Most of the wheels is clean, but it seems to have left some weird etch/stain on my powdercoated wheels.

Paint still has residue as well as the wheelwells. What stronger cleaner would ya'll step up to next. Purple power straight ?

 

[2002glxv6]

If it is a front wheel drive car, you should check the outer CV boot. If it is split or torn you will have heavy grease in the exact same areas. Just a thought.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Checked the boots. It's fine.

Telltale for front boot is actually grease on the inner wheelbarrel.

For me, I noticed that there was gunk on the wheels and some weird spray pattern on the passenger side. Upon closer inspection, was the hotmess under the wheelwell

 

[Don]

You might now want to, but you're going to have to 'touch it.' Grease is pretty tenacious stuff. I have used Castrol Super Clean/Tough Task (OTC) in the past with good results on grease, but you do have to use some manual agitation to get it all.

 

[Swanicyouth]

I wouldn't use any "strong" cleaners on paint; like some OTC APC that may stain/etch paint - it's not necessary. I would simply use a paint safe solvent type product like TarX or mineral spirits to wipe it gently off the paint - then wash the car.

You could even use a bucket and a towel with a strong mixture of DAWN. Remember - it takes grease outta yr way.

 

[jtford95]

I would go with Stoner's Tarminator.

 

[Larry A]

Kerosene or mineral spirits will cut all the grease, and it wont hurt the paint.

 

[GearHead_1]

^ This.