How to remove tire shine from paint?

[caSimon]

I'm probably the stupidest person ever. I washed my car and put tire shine, allowed it to dry for ~45 min and drove off forgetting that I put it on. Because it was nighttime, I didn't realize tire shine had flung all over my paint. By Sunday morning, I noticed and tried to remove all the sling marks but a lot of it seems stained into the paint. Now, I have yellowish stains on my white paint. Has anyone used tire shine and had it soak into the paint? What did you guys do? My M3 is about to be a month old and now I'm beating myself up in case it's permanent... I've tried using Goo Gone, Scratch X... nothing seems to be working. Please help

 

[Emcp422]

i would try a good rubbing compound, its what detailers use to remove surface damage to clear coats, little elbow grease should o the trick

 

[caSimon]

Some pictures of my stupidity.

 

[joebruin77]

I think an important question is, what type of tire shine is it? Is the tire shine water-based or solvent-based? I am guessing based on the pics and how difficult it is to remove that it is solvent-based. Here is what I would recommend:

1) I would contact the manufacturer of the tire shine and ask them what they would recommend to remove the slung tire shine on your white paint. I am sure others have run into the same problem.

2) If it is solvent-based tire dressing, I would be inclined to try a very small amount of mineral spirits directly on the stained area. Just note this stuff is nasty. You need to be careful in how you use it to make sure you do not damage the car or your lungs. Here is a helpful article on how to use mineral spirits:

Will Mineral Spirits Damage Car Paint? Helpful Tips And Advice

Other than dirt, our cars are often exposed to so many things out there. On the roads, we have tar, grease, oil, specks of asphalt, and tire rubber bonding to our car paint. When parked

www.cherishyourcar.com

3) Take it to a professional detailer and get some professional recommendations. Yes, you could use a rubbing compound. But that does remove a small amount of clear coat in the process. I would only use a compound if nothing else works.

Good luck!

 

[MY1stEV]

Something like Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover might take it off. You can get it at Target or Walmart for about $5.

(If it doesn't remove it, it's not money wasted because you can still keep it in your car to remove bugs off the front on long car trips)

 

[Macb00kemdanno]

Everything I've read about this is that NO amount of chemicals or polishing will remove the stains -- and it's especially problematic on white cars. However, over time, the sun will make it fade away until it's barely noticeable.

HELP please!!! Tire shine stains on paint.

Hello, first time posting, although I've been following the thread for months as I was researching my recent purchase. I have a Super White 2016 TRD OR...

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Tire shine flung up and caused yellow stains in super white. Alternatives?

the place I take my tundra to always loads up the tires with the tire shine. It flung up when driving and when I wiped it off my paint it left yellow...

www.tundras.com

 

[caSimon]

Everything I've read about this is that NO amount of chemicals or polishing will remove the stains -- and it's especially problematic on white cars. However, over time, the sun will make it fade away until it's barely noticeable.

HELP please!!! Tire shine stains on paint.

Hello, first time posting, although I've been following the thread for months as I was researching my recent purchase. I have a Super White 2016 TRD OR...

www.tacomaworld.com

Tire shine flung up and caused yellow stains in super white. Alternatives?

the place I take my tundra to always loads up the tires with the tire shine. It flung up when driving and when I wiped it off my paint it left yellow...

www.tundras.com

I read these too :/ I’m going to try everything everyone listed and I’m really hoping it will come out. However, if not, I’ll just slap some mudflaps on and hopefully it’ll cover the area and I won’t see it.

 

[Snowball316]

Claybar process

 

[ochompsky]

Everything I've read about this is that NO amount of chemicals or polishing will remove the stains -- and it's especially problematic on white cars. However, over time, the sun will make it fade away until it's barely noticeable.

HELP please!!! Tire shine stains on paint.

Hello, first time posting, although I've been following the thread for months as I was researching my recent purchase. I have a Super White 2016 TRD OR...

www.tacomaworld.com

Tire shine flung up and caused yellow stains in super white. Alternatives?

the place I take my tundra to always loads up the tires with the tire shine. It flung up when driving and when I wiped it off my paint it left yellow...

www.tundras.com

i guess it depends on the car. my previous 2015 c300 had tons of sling on it (i didn't know how to apply properly back then).

it always wiped right off during my next washing, sometimes a month or two later.

OP - maybe try a degreaser.

 

[joebruin77]

I just came across this discussion on an auto detailing forum that speaks to someone with the same exact situation:

Help Please: Tire shine stains on white paint...

My buddy has a body shop and he told me about using a comet cleanser type powder. It only works on white paint,It has to be the white powder,He used it

www.autopia.org

In this post one person said this about the stains left by the tire sling "That`s called 'photo spotting.' This is why some silicone based tire shines warn you this may happen especially on white or light colored cars."

The good news is that, according to some, the stains may simply fade over time.

To prevent this from happening again, I highly recommend using a water-based tire dressing such as Chemical Guys VRP or Xtreme Solutions Longevity. Avoid silicone-based dressings.

 

[N54TT]

I use Carpro perl and have zero issue with tire sling. Best tire dressing I’ve ever used, especially it’s durability through wet weather.