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Old 06-06-2011, 08:45 PM
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My wife and I attended two autocross events this weekend. Had the carnage on the driver's side rear quarter panel to prove it (Saturday's event was a little brutal).

I had bought some stuff called Bug Squash to help remove the bugs from the front, so I figured what the heck, I'd give it a try.

The cone marks came right off with a minimum of fuss. I was like, damn, that's the easiest time I ever had removing the cone marks.

And, I beat the wife on Saturday (she would have spanked me, but she couldn't run cone free) but she beat me on Sunday by a tenth of a second.
Old 06-06-2011, 09:21 PM
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I've found that Goo Gone works for rubber splatter from tires on the track so I would think it should work on cone marks too

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Old 06-06-2011, 09:46 PM
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Never thought about bug & tar remover. I just try to miss the cones.
Old 06-06-2011, 09:53 PM
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I use Xenit. You can find it at alot of places with the car cleaning stuff.

It is a citrus based product and it will remove wax and such, so you'll need to apply wax or polish afterwards but works great.

I just got back from a national event and hit a few and they came off just fine.
Old 06-06-2011, 11:08 PM
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bug & tar stuff is a little toxic for me...when my VY Z is painted from roof to skirts in tire rubber a nice "cleaner" wax works just fine for me...and the car is waxed when I'm finished...such a reward for the car after a complete thrashing...I hate lapped traffic and eating their debris
Old 06-07-2011, 10:49 AM
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I use Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover to get rid of all the track marks after a weekend on the track. It's very easy to use and doesn't damage the paint!

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Old 06-07-2011, 10:58 AM
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I've found that Meguiar's Ultimate Compound works the best. You can purchase it from Wal-Mart for < $10.

Old 06-07-2011, 11:28 AM
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3M Adhesive Remover works well
As does RAIN-X (the regular rainx).

I use a combination of those.
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Isopropyl Alcohol from the grocery store for $1. Works even better removing track rubber.

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