Removing Oil Stains

[Hydrophobic11]

I washed my car today and noticed some yellow stains on the passenger side rocker panel. I think the spots are from the rust proofing oil used by Krown as I had the undercarriage of the car sprayed recently. Does anyone have any ideas/experience on how to remove oil stains from car paint? I tried using an all purpose cleaner but it didn't seem to do anything. Thanks in advance!

 

[BobD]

Have you tried to clay or to polish them out?  Oil-Flo might do the trick depending on what it is.

 

[Accumulator]

Hydrophobic11- Welcome to Autopia!


 


I'd try a solvent first (I'd use ValuGard's New Car Prep, but you could try tar remover or mineral spirits).  You might have to let the solvent dwell for a while.

 

[Dan]

I'm going to make accumulator cringe... WD-40 and if not Gasoline. As always, test a small spot first but neither should damage modern paint.

 

[Accumulator]

Dan- Heh heh...yeah, while I'm not a WD-40 hater by any means, I never use it on my vehicles.  As for using Gasoline, eh, I only use that for fuel (ditto for lighter fluid/naptha which others use for all sorts of stuff).

 

[Dan]

Dan- Heh heh...yeah, while I'm not a WD-40 hater by any means, I never use it on my vehicles. As for using Gasoline, eh, I only use that for fuel (ditto for lighter fluid/naptha which others use for all sorts of stuff).

I'd reach for the valugard solvent first too but the others are easy to find for most. I've seen people pouring gas all over their paint at the gas pump time and time again. Never seen paint peeling under a gas door.

 

[Accumulator]

I had gasoline wreck post-production paintwork on my '85 Jag, caused a problem I lived with for maybe 20 years.  It had been touched up under the fuel filler before (new car) delivery and when I spilled gas during a fill-up it caused damage even though I got it home and washed it within minutes.  I know that today's paints are utterly different, but you know..."once bitten...".