What to do?

giving my wife a lift to the airport at 5 this morning in the mk1 and the door lock seems not as smooth. it's dark, the suitcase is ready for the boot and it's time to go. get to brentwood along the a12 and its time to fill up. i go to unlock the filler cap this is when it hits me      
some swine has gone hell for leather on the super glue and its all ran down the bodywork.  If i ever find out whos done it, I'll ring their neck :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

none the less the wife is safe on the plane but my car is feeling poor.

What do I do?

Cheers
John

8O  :?

not had an encounter with super glue. you could try white spirit or just picking it off with your nails.

Sounds like it might have to go into the body shop though.

What a swine he/she is. I really dont see the point. :dontknow:

Arg!
Id see if i could get it off myself (it might just be PVA or something after all) but if in any doubt it really is best to take it to the bodyshop and let them work their magic, no point risking hurting the paint.

Good luck.

Think i'd get it looked at by a pro…

if i found the culprit i'd fill all of their cavaties wth superglue to see how they liked it… and to see how long they continue breathing…

If its superglue it'll take the paint with it when you try to remove it.

Its makes a right mess   sorry


Rob

Why would anyone want to do a thing like that?
Don't mess with another mans automobile.

There used to be special solutions that you could buy to break down superglue, dont know if they are easy to get hold of still though.

lakesk8 said

some swine has gone hell for leather on the super glue and its all ran down the bodywork.

Cheers
John

That's, I give up. Stop the bus I want to get off.

Look, you've upset some coward mate, find out who the little sod is and give 'em the flippin' bill and a thick 'ed

Tian

I'm sure you can get a softening agent. Try contacting someone like loctite and see if they have a super glue removing product, dab it on with a cotton bud and then use a flexible plastic scraper of some sort and gently scrape it off.

Worth a shot. Good luck!

Cheers Karl

If i remeber rightly super glue isnt water resistant, hence soaking stuck together hands in hot spoay water when stuck together.

you could try and get it off using hot soapy water and holding the sponge against it until if frees.

suggest practicing on a bit you can't see first though.

what a stupid prank…defies belief :roll:

Rob

sorry but i super glued my airal on but drip't some on the car  
never got in off it was on a black car and look awfull

thanks for the replies.

i wont give up.

the car is poorly at the mo but this can all change round in time.

i'll take it easy and see how it goes.

Cheers
John

You can buy superglue remover from B&Q, but I'm not sure of its effect on paint.

Maybe worth a try before you take it to a bodyshop…

HTH

Rich

WD40? took my old badges off a treat, and didnt damage the paint...

As a last resort, is it possible to use fine grit wet and dry and sand out/off the glue. Then use some proper polishing compund (Grammics in Magdalen Street sell the stuff) to remove the sanding marks and polish up.

Good luck