Track Day clean up for clear bra - tire bits

[Fen335i]

Hi Folks - I went to the track this past week with my alpine white M and at the end of the day I noticed quite a bit of black marks around the fenders and front bumper of the car. They are bits of tire rubbing off of other cars (and my own) that hit my fenders and front bumper making black "scuff" marks...

For the areas where it was on the clear coat, it came right off fairly easily (I have a couple coats of polish on it). However, where the tire compounds hit the areas where I have a 3M clear protectant, the tire marks are not coming off easy at all. Actually, the more I try to wash with soap and water, the more the marks actually smear...

Does anyone know what I should do to get this stuff off? Is there a product you can buy that will make this easier (and not damage the clear bra)?

Thanks!

[JJM335]

You should be able to use paint or plastic polish/cleaner like ScratchX. If your clear bra is like mine, it has a clear coat and can be treated like paint.

[MTROIS]

Can't you simply replace the clear bra?? I thought this was the whole point, no?

Anyhow, I also heard that some people are using WD-40 to remove these marks.

[dawgdog]

I use Duragloss Tar & Bug remover to remove the marks on my car. I do not have a clear bra but these do not come off easily without a product like this, even on the paint. I get a lot along the sideskirts where it is hard to see them but I want them off anyway.

[JAJ]

Originally Posted by dawgdog

I use Duragloss Tar & Bug remover to remove the marks on my car. I do not have a clear bra but these do not come off easily without a product like this, even on the paint. I get a lot along the sideskirts where it is hard to see them but I want them off anyway.

I use Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover on my painted areas. Black rubber marks wipe right off. I've used it on clear bra as well and it works fine there too.

[Fen335i]

Originally Posted by JJM335

You should be able to use paint or plastic polish/cleaner like ScratchX. If your clear bra is like mine, it has a clear coat and can be treated like paint.

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll pick up som ScratchX and see if that does the trick on getting those rubber bits off the clear bra.

Additional question - I didn't realize that the clear bra scratches so easily (I scratched mine where I was trying to get the tire marks off with soap and water). Is there something you can do to remove the scratch in the clear bra (not the paint)? Will ScratchX help with that too?

[Brosef]

Originally Posted by Fen335i

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll pick up som ScratchX and see if that does the trick on getting those rubber bits off the clear bra.

Additional question - I didn't realize that the clear bra scratches so easily (I scratched mine where I was trying to get the tire marks off with soap and water). Is there something you can do to remove the scratch in the clear bra (not the paint)? Will ScratchX help with that too?

You could certainly give wax a shot.

To your original point - I'm not surprised regarding the tire marks. I waxed my car last weekend, and I noticed that the wax was much more stubborn to remove from my clear bra than from my paint. It should still come out, nonetheless.