Remove polish from panel lines

[martinfan5]

I know this may seem like a dumb question, but always have a hard time getting the ploish out of the door lines, and panel lines, I have tired using a qtip, and that works sometimes, used the back of a #11 blade, again works sometimes.

I need to remove the some dired ploish from my mustand build

[Danno]

Jonathan,

Try using a pointed, wooden toothpick.

[martinfan5]

Thanks Danno, I will try it and see if it works

[Chuck Most]

What Danno said- sometimes moistening it helps, too.

If you're worried about damaging the paint, stretching a piece of microfiber towel over the tip will mimimize the chance of scratching the paint.

[Mike Kucaba]

A very soft(makeup?) brush?

[Steven Zimmerman]

Check out the variety of paintbrushes offered at your local craft or art supply store. Look for one with short, stiff bristles, this is what I use....'Z'

[Evil Appetite]

I usually run it under warm water and lightly scrub with a soft bristled toothbrush or a fine micro brush if i have any clean ones. Best thing is to get it out right away, dont set it down and plan to do it later. After your done the section, run your toothpick or micro brush along the panel line.

[Greg Wann]

A soft bristle toothbrush or get some of those miniature Q- tips. Try the makeup aisle at the local pharmacy. Tamiya makes some and they are proud of them. I use them for polishing and removing stray clay before making a mold.

[crazyjim]

Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS all carry pointy one end rounded the other end. They're used for makeup application but are terrific for getting out polish, burnishing BMF, qiuckly wiping up paint that goes over the body when painting the interior roof, and lots of other things.

[jaymcminn]

I'll bite the tip of a round toothpick to flatten it out and separate the fibers of the wood into a sort of "brush". It gets down into the panel lines and really lifts the polish/wax out.

[Evil Appetite]

  On 1/16/2012 at 8:54 PM, crazyjim said:

Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS all carry pointy one end rounded the other end. They're used for makeup application but are terrific for getting out polish, burnishing BMF, qiuckly wiping up paint that goes over the body when painting the interior roof, and lots of other things.

Thats great...I'll have to look for those on my next outing!

[raisin27]

  On 1/16/2012 at 9:29 PM, jaymcminn said:

I'll bite the tip of a round toothpick to flatten it out and separate the fibers of the wood into a sort of "brush". It gets down into the panel lines and really lifts the polish/wax out.

I was just about to suggest this method, but I see someone beat me to it.......Try it it works.

[Greg Wann]

  On 1/16/2012 at 9:29 PM, jaymcminn said:

I'll bite the tip of a round toothpick to flatten it out and separate the fibers of the wood into a sort of "brush". It gets down into the panel lines and really lifts the polish/wax out.

I have done this before also. It does work.

[martinfan5]

Wow guys, those are some really great ideas, thank you guys, I am going to try a few of these and see which one works for me the best.

Now I just need to work on keeping it out why I am polishing in the first place