Possible to remove this stain?

projectgtr

I have this mark on my dads car but ive come across it on a couple of cars ive done, when you wash it it looks like its gone but drys the exact same each time. My dad thinks its barrier cream they use in work which would make sense as its hand prints both on his and the other cars ive seen. Has anyone come across this before and if so what did you do to get rid of it.

Atlantic Dawn

T-Cut should get rid of it. Same type of problem happens if someone touches your car with suncream on their hands.

Vexorg

T-cut is an abrasive polish, perhaps try something with less cut like an all purpose cleaner or a paint cleaner. Afaik barrier cream is designed to be resistant to water, so a strong detergent may remove the cream, if the car has been waxed over you may need to remove the wax as well.

I would try them before a cut, make less work for yourself:) What ever you do, you should protect the finish with a sealant or wax , to prevent or reduce it from happening again.

projectgtr

Thanks guys gonna give that a bash at the weekend, it may well be suncream too as my dad is an avid golfer so its something he uses alot. Ive plenty of wax`s and sealants so ill make sure to seal it up well

Curran

It is most like the barrier cream you mention. As mentioned already, sun cream reacts in a similar way and in my experience, it's tough to remove. The only way that I have found to remove it fully is to polish the area.

Something like Autoglym Super Resin Polish applied by hand might remove it. I couldn't say for sure as I have a machine polisher.

Petrol will take it off.

String

I had a similar issue with finger prints. I used t-cut but with very little pressure, and then some autoglym paint renovator and it improved 90%. I am going to use the machine polisher when I get a chance which should make it 100% better