parlay0428 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 New poster here. Picked up my Legacy GT 2 weeks ago, and Im filling it up at the gas station during my lunch today and what happens? There was no stoppage click on the gas pump and the next thing I know gas come pouring out the tank and all down the side of my car. I was gonna kill the lady running the place. She's like oh we dont know why we have problem with that. Some arab lady who barely spoke english. I got paper towels and soaked them in water to try and get it off, then I scooted over to Wendys and dumped a large cup of water on it to hopefully flush it off. Do you think this will fade the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 No, but it will have stripped all of the wax off of that area of the car. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlay0428 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 I had the car simonized by the dealer with that lifetime warranty?? Does that help at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It helps you because the wax is gone . Just use any decent quality wax over the spill area and you will be fine. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlay0428 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 thank you for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Thread moved to Exterior/Aesthetic. Did you thoroughly wash the affected area with soapy water? That's what I've done whenever I've spilt gas on the paint and never had a problem with fading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlay0428 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Well, I put some of the water on it that they put out at the gas station to clean the windshield with. Thats all they had. Then I drive down the street to wendys and they gave me a big cup of tap water and I dumped that all over the area hoping to get the gas off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 You will need a complete repaint by spring. Just kidding- wax it though- gas strips wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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