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A neighbour up the road had his front gates spray painted a couple of days ago and the wind has carried some of it in mist form over my car (yes, the one I picked up 2 weeks ago!). I've managed to clean all of the glass with a razor blade gadget which has worked well (3 hours for windows, mirrors and sunroof). I don't believe I can use the blade on the paint (in fact, I'm pretty sure I can't). On a tiny square of paint, I've tried glass cleaner, normal car wash stuff, a Mr. Magic pad and then baking soda all to no avail. Next will be diluted nail polish remover, paint thinner and ?... Anyone any ideas? I could possibly go to a detailer but if there's a simpler way that somebody has experience of, I'm all ears. I can order a clay bar online (the car shops in Portugal don't tend to carry this stuff!) but not sure if this will do it...
First, you can tell your neighbor's contractor that you want to file a claim or be compensated for the damage. Start out cordial. If they play ignornance,sue them in small claims court if your State provides for it.A "good detailer" should get airborne paint droplets from the clear clearcoat, but keep in mind that your clearcoat will inevitably be thinned due to using a light polishing compound or rubbing compound depending on how big the droplets are on your clearcoat and how stubborn it it.
How close was the paint job to your vehicle? I despise careless contractors (and there are many of them), and I absolutely stick it to them if they are careless and will not do anything about it. Call me OCD. Call me tight-***, call me whatever you want. Disregard for other people's property is a blantant disrespect for other people. Period. Again, be cordial but if they don't accept responsibility, stick it to them.
Try using diesel and a clay bar. Diesel is a great solvent and the clay bar will not scratch. This combo will clean ANYTHING! AND.... should not harm the paint.
Try using diesel and a clay bar. Diesel is a great solvent and the clay bar will not scratch. This combo will clean ANYTHING! AND.... should not harm the paint.
I second the clay bar as long as the droplets haven't been set in too long. I once had a shop repaint a small area on my front bumper, and the overspray got onto my rims. A few days later, I used clay bar and elbow power to remove the overspray. Since your car is quite new, it already has a coat of wax or ceramics from factory, and should repel things easier.
First, you can tell your neighbor's contractor that you want to file a claim or be compensated for the damage. Start out cordial. If they play ignornance,sue them in small claims court if your State provides for it.A "good detailer" should get airborne paint droplets from the clear clearcoat, but keep in mind that your clearcoat will inevitably be thinned due to using a light polishing compound or rubbing compound depending on how big the droplets are on your clearcoat and how stubborn it it.
How close was the paint job to your vehicle? I despise careless contractors (and there are many of them), and I absolutely stick it to them if they are careless and will not do anything about it. Call me OCD. Call me tight-***, call me whatever you want. Disregard for other people's property is a blantant disrespect for other people. Period. Again, be cordial but if they don't accept responsibility, stick it to them.
Completely get where you're coming from and if I was still living in the US, I'd definitely be doing what you suggest. However, this is Portugal and such (small) claims take up to 10 years with no real guaranteed result at the end. For the amount of hassle vs some elbow grease with (hopefully) a clay bar, I prefer the latter for now. Thanks though, I really appreciate the input
A neighbour up the road had his front gates spray painted a couple of days ago and the wind has carried some of it in mist form over my car (yes, the one I picked up 2 weeks ago!). I've managed to clean all of the glass with a razor blade gadget which has worked well (3 hours for windows, mirrors and sunroof). I don't believe I can use the blade on the paint (in fact, I'm pretty sure I can't). On a tiny square of paint, I've tried glass cleaner, normal car wash stuff, a Mr. Magic pad and then baking soda all to no avail. Next will be diluted nail polish remover, paint thinner and ?... Anyone any ideas? I could possibly go to a detailer but if there's a simpler way that somebody has experience of, I'm all ears. I can order a clay bar online (the car shops in Portugal don't tend to carry this stuff!) but not sure if this will do it...
Buy a clay bar kit. Do not use any solvent as it could your damage paint. These self-contained kits include all you need. Tried it on a black car with red overspray. Took all of it off very easily.
This just happened to me last week in the Orlando Airport Parking garage! I’m estimating $50,000 plus to repaint the whole car and replace all plastic parts like the mirrors, front facia, etc. The car is $170,000 and three months old! I am sick over it. I filed a claim with the airport, but the wait is killing me. I am looking for an attorney to be proactive and stay ahead of this. It has the matte paint. The kind that can’t be polished, waxed, etc. The entire car is covered in paint overspray.
Yep, you need a lawyer. I agree on the Clay bar...on PAINT. I have had the Claybar (contaminated) damaged plastic parts. Be careful with the gloss black plastic.
I made the mistake of using some spray paint on small parts inside my garage and of course I was an idiot and I was lazy and I did move out the other two cars and they both got spray paint overspray on them and clay bar absolutely was able to get rid of all of the overspray
I also used stoner car care tar and sap remover for some of the more stubborn overspray, and it didn't affect the clearcoat and it was very helpful with the clay bar as well.... same as diesel fuel I believe as mentioned above
Last edited by PeterUbers; May 14, 2024 at 04:56 PM.
First, you can tell your neighbor's contractor that you want to file a claim or be compensated for the damage. Start out cordial. If they play ignornance,sue them in small claims court if your State provides for it.A "good detailer" should get airborne paint droplets from the clear clearcoat, but keep in mind that your clearcoat will inevitably be thinned due to using a light polishing compound or rubbing compound depending on how big the droplets are on your clearcoat and how stubborn it it.
How close was the paint job to your vehicle? I despise careless contractors (and there are many of them), and I absolutely stick it to them if they are careless and will not do anything about it. Call me OCD. Call me tight-***, call me whatever you want. Disregard for other people's property is a blantant disrespect for other people. Period. Again, be cordial but if they don't accept responsibility, stick it to them.
I salute you. Without people like you there would be no accountability for any contractor.
DO NOT do this unless you know what you are doing! You likely will make it worse.
Go to a good detailer - they will buff it out. Unless the paint is Magno matte, it will come off.
no use clay bar tha is what it is for
Do wash car first then clay bar.
Heck you can clay bar while washing and still wet.
Wet car clean with shampoo mixture and soft mitt..
rinse
then soap car back up and clay bar folding often.
Read Direction on clay bar pack...
Makes paint super smooth since it PULLS out things stuck in paint.
Google RAIL DUST in CAR PAINT
Buff wax after if you want
Buffing will not remove overspray unless you use abrasives like cutting products
Check out AUTOPIA.org for detailing forum and plenty of thread on clay bar and how to do it and why.
They are less abrasive then SWIRL mark removers and other paint cleaners.
And simple to use as washing a car.
first wash car real good.
then you canmake new batch of shampoo and water and use that as lube ensuring car remains wet and use shampoo/water mix as lube.
OR dry car and then spray with a quick detailer keeping surface wet where you rub clay bar.
Do not drop or touch anything dirty and keep on paint and metal plated parts like chrome.
Every clay bar package I have seen comes with good instructions.
The pros product from Auto Magic comes ina variety of colors and properlties: Home - ITW Auto Magic
The other ones you will find at auto parts store and Wal Mart will be very mild and made for the DIY person.
If you shop around you will also find these new fancy "CLAY" sponges which are not clay but a special sponge thingy with a special surface which does a sililar thing - grabs contamiantes or overspray and pulls it out or off paint. Detailer's Domain Clay Sponge - Detailer's Domain (detailersdomain.com)
Advanced rubber polymer technology, which replaces the use of clay bars. It safely and easily removes paint over spray, water spots, fresh tree sap, rail dust and other bonded surface contaminants from the surface of automotive paint and glass.
Little trick to see if you should clay is clean and dry car.
Get cellophane (clear plastic on cigarette pack or your wifes Saran Wrap.
put the plastic on your finger tips and gently feel paint thru plastic.
Theplastic heightens yoru sense of feel and if it feels super smooth you are good but if you feel little bumps or texture - time to paint.
This is not for MATTE paint which looks great but a PIA to take care of and requires different methods and products.
OP, there is something called Langka Blob Eliminator, it is basically a touchup paint kit similar to Dr. Color Chip but the "magic" is that blob eliminator which apparently removes any touchup paint and leaves oem paint intact, I wonder if the spray from the neighbour can be removed with this. https://www.langka.com/
Well, due to all of the great advice (for and against the clay bar approach), I decided to give it a go (in a less obtrusive area) and going easy with plenty of liquid. It was very successful so gradually increased the panels I worked on until the more prominent panels (hood and trunk)... The car is now 95% back to normal and nobody would notice there had been any kind of problem. It took 4 hours of back (and arm) breaking hard labor though!
Thanks again all, Gary.
If you don't want to get it professionally detailed, you can use the spray on ceramic coating. There are a ton of them on the market, but chose Griot Garage spray ceramic. Easy on and easy to wipe off. The best ones are the ones that stay on there wash after wash. All of them will give you that slippery feel like wax, but they last longer than traditional wax.
Now. How do we remove overspray from matte paint finish?
I will let you know after this Friday. I have a detailer coming over who claims he can remove the paint overspray covering my entire car. It has the Selenite Mango Grey matte paint.
Clay bars are abrasive. If you don’t know how to use it, you can easily do more harm than good.
NOPE.
I've had 3 matte MB's, I clay them every year. The bar doesnt interact with the paint. Its koalin, an extraordinarily fine clay that basically absorbs prodiminantly oil and oil based residues, it wil not abrade or buff. In general, if you wash your car regularly, the only part of the car that needs clay is the lower side panels on the dors and so on. The lubricant used to work it simply serves to make it glide over the paint and do its thing. On caveat, if the goo stuck to the paint has an abrasive, sand for example, that particular "contaminant" must be removed manually. Fingernail usually works for me. So... have no fear, clay bar is perfectly safe on matte.
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Windward paint spray from neighbour!
