Debbie Lee

I just found out my car has gotten some overspray paint on it. There's not a whole lot, just small dots. Any advice on the best way to remove it?

Easy-SLK

How on earth did that happen ? Easiest way is just to get some paint thinners and dab it off with that.

Jayhawk

Whatever you do, please don't put paint thinner on your car's finish. First try a clay bar w/ lube. I have very easily and effectively removed overspray that way.

You probably should post this on the Detailing and Automotive Care forum. You will get a lot more and better feedback there.

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What color is your car and what color is the over spray? Where is the over spray located? If the car had wax on it prior to the over spray, you should be able to remove it easily. It also depends on what type of paint. Has a portion of the car been repainted? I'd try a small amount of turpentine on a soft cloth and then a polishing compound.

Easy-SLK

Thinners won't hurt it at all. Bodyshops use this all day long for removing overspray.

Jayhawk

"Bodyshops use this all day long for removing overspray..."

Like I said, please don't use paint thinner to remove overspray."

vraa

Claybar is your best bet.

Easy-SLK

LIKE I SAID
Thinners won't hurt it at all. Bodyshops use this all day long for removing overspray.

Exceprt from the web below....

Overspray:

1. Don't do it. Cover everything in sight, plus some other stuff you can't see, in newspaper.

2 The paint you'll get from the shop will be cellulose paint. The stuff that's on your car isn't. Wiping down with cellullose thinners will take off all the overspray without touching the original paint. Unless, of course, somebody has already re-sprayed other bits of the car in cellulose. In which case, the thinners will miraculously re-activate 5 year old paint.

3. If that's a problem, T-cut - it comes in original old-fashioned style (smells of ammonia) and new "2k" style. Old-fashioned t-cut will take off the fresh cellulose paint a treat without having too much effect on the original paint, and won't harm old cellulose paint anywhere near as much as thinners. new 2k style t-cut is more harsh and will eat your new paint for dinner.

velvet fog

I hit a can of orange surveyor spray paint on the freeway with my truck. Tar and bug remover worked very well without damaging the paint. It does strip the wax, so get jiggy with the wax can after you remove the paint. Clay bar would be my second choice as it does remove a small amount of paint/clearcoat.

dsb

First time I've heard that before?!

vraa

Moving to Detailing forum.

Kar don

ricky asked me to chime in here.

Mineral spirits would work in this case... AVOID LACQUER THINNER on automotive paint finishes.

Try clay with plenty of quick detail lube as well, and yes clay is abrasive and does wear the clear coat. I wiped spray paint right off my car with mineral spirits, just make sure to use a neutralizing wash and rinse with plenty of water afterwards.

MBE55AMG

That's because it's not true. Clay does NOT remove the clear coat nor the paint. Clay is an ABRASIVE product to foreign objects, not the clear coat nor the paint.

velvet fog

I've heard both. I'm not a clay fanatic simply because its too much work.

TOGWT

That's because it's not true. Clay does NOT remove the clear coat nor the paint. Clay is an ABRASIVE product to foreign objects, not the clear coat nor the paint.

While its true that detailer's clay contains a mild abrasive it does not differentiate (no abrasive can )between a clear coat an a 'foreign' object.

Medium to Heavy duty- clay is used to remove paint over-spray; (Magic Clay - Red bar) it contains a slightly stronger abrasive that abrades the paint overspray, while the clay encapsulates it

tOmmybabii87

Does anyone know around how much would a white 2002 benz bumper cost??

tOmmybabii87

ok u might think this sounds stupid. but i swear that it works.. ok it happend to me before ....take a rag and dap a little bit a gasoline on it .. it will remove the paint of the car but be carful you can only use a bit ... b/c it might rub off on yours if you use too much .. just dab the rag and carfully wipe it ... trust me it works!! it can b any kind of gasoline .. i used my dads gas for his tracker lol ...

MBE55AMG

You'll prolly only get wild guesses here as it really depends on the body shop pricing. I'm guessing $400-$600.

TOGWT

Good advice- you want to remove the overspray( detailers clay) but not the overspray and the paint underneath. Paint thinners are too harsh to use on a vehicles paint film surface unless you plan to repaint