Yesterday while getting out of my car in our narrow garage, my door swung into the wall, leaving a very thin layer of white paint/drywall on a few inches of the edge of the door.

Has anyone ever removed something like this before? It's not dented at all, it's just a thin layer of paint. I don't want to damage the paint, of course, so I haven't scraped at it or anything. I just tried wiping it with a damp cloth and that didn't get anything off.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated! I'm sure this is bound to happen again in the future as people get out of the passenger side as well.

 

Ack! I have been gingerly opening my doors too, having a narrow garage as well.

Try soaking a rag with water and really wet the area down. You should be able to lightly scrape the texture off with your fingernail without doing any damage to the clearcoat. Indoor garage paint- probably water based, no?- be patient, get it soaked and it should be easier to deal with. Then rub out the last with a rag. If that doesn't work, you might move to a detailing spray.

You give me fresh motivation to install the rubber bounce strips on both sides of the garage at door edge level.

Good luck!

 

Yes, I did something similar for a black Z4 the other day. Claybar was the first try, and it only removed some of the paint. Since drywall is just plaster, you can probably remove it with a wet rag in warm water. Add some car wash soap if desired. For my restore, I had to wetsand and buff it out for a perfect fix, but I'm a pro, so definitely not recommended route for you.


Richard

 

Hmm, now there's an idea! I'll have to look into that. I've never had a problem with other cars, but the MINI's doors are so long and heavy that they can swing off on their own if you don't pay attention. Though usually they're just swinging into my but as I reach into the car to get something.

Off to try some soapy water on this stuff!

 

you can probably find something in the house to make those pads.

i just wrapped a towel over some foam pads i had and mounted it
on the wall between the studs. My garage is unfinished. I was about
to get the garage finished when i realized how important that extra
4" of depth you have between the studs when you got 2 coupes
in there! plus i use that space to hang a lot of my tools.

 

Yeah, I had that extra space until I put a room over the gradge and needed to drywall (even after ply for shear) the interior for fire code. I have just enough space to open each door to the first notch. There's definately going to be some hits. I'm thinking about ethafoam rod for the rails. Pool noodles would probably be cheapest.

Ok, stupid confession time: I actually wrapped the post that protects the hot H2O heater with bubble wrap. Not that I think it would actually do anything, but I had some laying around, and I had just brought the gekko home...

 

^^ hey if it works! if you wrap it with a towel and even hot melt it
together, it can look pretty good. also check out some faux leather.