How do I remove this from the paint?

[wavinwayne]

This is the door that I got from the junkyard for my wife's Expedition. They junkyard guys wrote on it with something red. I can't tell what it is. It seems like fingernail polish. It won't come off. What is it & how do I remove it without damaging the paint?

 

[cousincletus]

Rubbing compound should work.

 

[johnd]

Clay bar would probably work if it is wax crayon. If it is magic marker use rubbing alcohol and a fresh rag. We had a bad experience one time when a rag had a dried prior solvent on it.

 

[wavinwayne]

Good idea or bad, I used Seafoam Deep Creep. It worked like a charm. Long term effects......who knows.

 

[Jim 5]

Stuff like this I would typically start out with a cleaner (or one-step) wax. My thought is that it's not going to harm the paint, and typically a cleaner wax has gotten anything off my paint that shouldn't have been there. It probably takes a little more elbow grease though.

 

[seotaji]

goo gone

 

[olympic]

WD-40 works on all sorts of nasty stuff, give it a try.

 

[got boost?]

brake cleaner will cut right through it but don't rub hard.

 

[wavinwayne]

The red marking has been removed. I found out it was done with a wax marker. I used Seafoam Deep Creep on a shop towel to remove it. It came off easily.