mr. clean magic eraser

thanks to my wishful perception and poor judgment of space, my silver nissan suffered some pretty bad scrapes---as evidenced by the streaks of white across the passenger's side of the car. (most of you will hear the backstory at some point... if you're unenlightened and still curious, just ask me!) anyway, in desperate attempt to cover it up and leave my parents in total oblivion, i got a small bottle of touch-up paint from the store. as you can probably guess, it was a BAD idea. the color didn't match well at all. instead of giving up and calling the dealership, i went back and exchanged it for another shade. my handiwork looked a little better this time, but still, it was nothing amazing. i turned to the internet in search of some advice, and much to my dismay, it appeared that a trip to the body shop would take quite a chunk of change.

just as i was about to lose hope, i came across a brilliant google search result---mr. clean magic erasers worked miracles in taking out paint left from other cars. and that's when it hit me. maybe the white blemishes came from the paint on the garage, and maybe my car was more or less uninjured in the first place! so i left for the store this morning in high spirits, excited about the possibility that the answer may lie with mr. clean. i found a box of the "extra power" and rushed home to put it to the test. despite the warnings about not using magic eraser on a vehicle body, IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM. after a lot of scrubbing (in below freezing temperatures!) the mismatched silver paint came off, and with it, the white paint as well. it turns out my nissan was okay all along!

needless to say, i'm a happy (and much less stressed) little camper :)