Overspray

[fajitatone]

Well some a$$hole sprayed white oil based paint in his driveway on a windy day (me) and there's overspray on my black truck. Re-Paint is out of the question for now, what can I do? do I hit the truck with paint thinner, naptha, mineral spirits? Or am I f**ked?

I guess the plastic "spray booth" I made from an EZ up tent and plastic drop cloths was not sealed up very well.

 

[PAT]

I've used brake cleaner to no I'll affect on my paint. I had the same situation you are having. Except instead of the neighbor doing it... It was me haha I just sprayed it on a rag, whipped the overspray off then cleaned off the area with simple green to be sure there was no brake cleaner left.

Since then, I've been told that brake cleaner may be a bad idea. But nothing happened to my paint job. It was just cleaner in the spots I wiped down lol

 

[02greysixer]

Doesn't clay bar take it off pretty good too? seems like that happened to a buddy of mines dads truck and he was able to get it cleaned up with a clay bar kit. Pretty Labor intensive though.


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[John Wayne]

gasoline works

 

[Texas Chevy]

im pretty sure a paint thinner will eat clear coat

 

[workin' diesel]

Xylol. Used it on a truck last week to take off business logo that was painted on also easy off oven cleaner. Both worked pretty good with a little elbow grease!

 

[fctry286]

Wd-40. :thumb:

 

[fajitatone]

I guess I have learned from my mistake...

so brake kleen = no
paint thinner = maybe, but better off no
gasoline = maybe
Xylol = never heard of it, time to google

I have a clay bar, but too much work... did it once, truck is TOOO BIG.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

I'd use brake cleaner before I would paint thinner

 

[JD4440]

I'd sue the asshole Paint thinner will damage the paint I guess but when a barn painter painted my last truck with aluminum pain I used lacquer thinner and then waxed it 3x. worked great

 

[GeneralTJI]

I'd use brake cleaner before I would paint thinner

x2

 

[workin' diesel]

I claybared my truck this summer. Takes aloooong time. Actually got rid of the railroad dust finally!

 

[dmax711]

Even tho some of the cleaners mentioned above will work without damaging the paint i wouldnt use them... I would either clay bar it-but thats gonna take forever, or use some aggresive buffing compound with a buffer, ive done it before works great.

 

[DetailsUnlimited]

Do it right once! Please! Even though claybaring will take time and effort, you will get the best results with it. Depending on what you use can damage your paint in direct sunlight if let dry. Could possible dull or haze the clear. If you have never used a buffer, don't try it out on your truck! You WILL swirl the paint and be pissed or worse burn it or remove the clear and paint on a corner. But what do I know....

 

[bartman432]

Take truck to a professional detail shop and let them clay bar it and then polish it with a buffer. Might be money well spent rather than compounding the problem by using the wrong product or method. Good luck

 

[dmax711]

x2 if you have never used a buffer before now def. isnt the time to learn...

 

[FrankenMax]

Easy off oven cleaner will do it. On my pro street car I had some hand painted graphics that needed to go. So easy off was prescribed by my local body shop. It did the trick with out ruining the other 10k in paint.

 

[crash85]

gas will bring it off just after ya wipe it down was it and rewax it

 

[MACKIN]

Go to a paint supply house and get some prep~sol.. it's a wax and grease remover if that doesn't do it then clay bar it .

 

[fajitatone]

if my first post wasn't clear enough, I WAS THE ASSHOLE. so I can't sue anyone, I have to make my truck look nice. I will try a variety of the methods, but I think it's probably gonna be Clay Bar. Meguiars stock is gonna go up.


The paint is Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo, thinned with paint thinner so it sprayed evenly. I was painting interior doors and trim prior to installation. I tried thinner when i first noticed it, but it had dried so i didn't rub that hard, as I didn't want to risk the paint underneath. Original Onyx Black from 2006. waxed twice since then. I'm lazy.

Thanks for the suggestions. Wish me luck.