Whoever glued the aftermarket roof-scoop on used not epoxy resin, but silicone bathroom-sealant so, unsurprisingly, Trevor who I bought the car from said it flew off on the motorway during his reign.
This left a horrible horseshoe of dirty silicone where the scoop had been bonded and I thought it was high time to get rid of it.
I used tar-remover to soften the sealant [just xylene paint-thinner basically] and gently shaved it away with a square-cut razor blade. [not a Stanley-knife blade!] I then used a kitchen-scourer and more tar-remover to get the fine bits off. This left patches of light scratches and discoloured paint so I finished by rubbing in a load of T-Cut, which has made the horseshoe shaped patch barely visible close up and restored the silver.
At first I thought the paint would crack off before the sealant did so I was surprised when I got it sorted so quick. Still needs a bit more T-Cut and elbow grease, but either way what an improvement!
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