Fuel Spill
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
Fuel Spill
I guess I overfilled my fuel tank and the gas ran down my filler neck onto the lower body panel (but not the rear quarter panel?).
Any ideas how to get the fuel off without damaging paint?
Any ideas how to get the fuel off without damaging paint?
#2
It looks like it has washed some road dirt out of the seam in the body panel. I'd try to take it off using more gas. Gas should not hurt the paint, but it should take that right off. Good luck.
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Team Owner
#7
Team Owner
Mineral spirits will do it also. Factory paint is tough, not many solvents will hurt it. When the nozzle clicks off, that's it.....my car will not take another cup of gas after the click-off.
Last edited by cclive; 12-21-2012 at 12:53 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '13
I had a spillage/stain issue just like OP, when a nozzle failed to shut off.
Soap and water wouldn't even begin to remove that black stuff that was on the lower panel.
Can't recall what finally worked, I remember using 91% rubbing alcohol and bug/tar remover.
Soap and water wouldn't even begin to remove that black stuff that was on the lower panel.
Can't recall what finally worked, I remember using 91% rubbing alcohol and bug/tar remover.
#9
Le Mans Master
Happened to me on a recent trip east... the station owner had not bothered to fix the auto-shut off devise on the pump and I put a good gallon on the ground and into/on the car! I was not a happy camper. I felt like offering to pay his way back to the mid-eastern country from which he came!
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Racer
#14
Racer
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No not yet. In fact, I haven't washed the Vette since I bought it last November. It's been thru 3 states, rain, fog, and even a little ice
Baby needs a bath but it's been hovering at freezing here so just waiting for the temps to warmup so I can get 'er done!
Baby needs a bath but it's been hovering at freezing here so just waiting for the temps to warmup so I can get 'er done!
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Le Mans Master
#20
Your profile indicated you are a retired college dean? Just to shown education doesn't make a better man.
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For those wants to listen, topping off tank is not a good idea - overfilled gas will migrate into the emission control system by way of the overfill tube and will develop emission control related problems down the line.