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Hey.

i picked my car up from customs the other day.

and there is black stuff in all the door cracks, engine bay and boot cracks... With a bit of degreeser it slowly rubs off but it takes a while. and its hard to get into some places to rub it off..

i am guessing its something they might have sprayed in quarenteen to kill any bugs/plantlife.

i'm just wondering if there is any good product on the market that removes this easily?

thanks.

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Thats seam sealer thats there from the factory to cover the joins of 2 panels. Its noramlly covered with paint but i guess after time it can come off as its flexible and paint is not. Best bet is to use touch up paint to cover it up.

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the car isn't that old.

1996 gtst. 60,000 genuine km's. the car is really clean ie. no stone chips.

just this black stuff. its like a dirt. but its stuck to the car. like. degreaser then hose of doesnt work.. if you put degreaser then rub your finger on it. it starts to come off. if you put degreaser then rub it with a cloth it slowly comes off after rubbing it. but i ws just wondering if there was a easier solution. so save me maybe taking the door off its hinges to get on those flat surfaces where my hand won't fit. etc.

i think i'll jsut get a cloth and rub it all off. will take a while. but my car being white. just in the engine bay makes the white paint in there look a bit dirty and in the door.

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Im not sure if im talking about what your talking about but if you are worried about the strip of black in the photos it is actually seam sealer im not sure why there is paint underneath but you can clearly see where the paint has been and has come off...

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hey.

yep i see what you mean.

but there is infact paint under there.

what i'm talking about is the black stuff in the circle i have made.

its like a dirt/dust.

that part you have marked is just a thick line of that black stuff.

all the paint is still there and in good condition. :]

could be anything. its on the strut towers in the engine bay but i have cleaned most of it off that.

hmm.

EDIT:.

i should have marked more clearly what i meant, but i have circled the most obvious patches of it. and you can see it gets thinner in some places.

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