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HELP...Parking lot overspray

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Old 04-20-2010 | 05:39 PM
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Use a grinder!

Seriously,this happened to me a few years ago and the paint company hired a detail service to use the "Gumby" type clay bar to remove the overspray!
 
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Old 04-20-2010 | 05:57 PM
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I didn't read all the post but clay bar! I never figured out anything that worked on glass.
 
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Old 04-20-2010 | 06:07 PM
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I didn't read all the post but clay bar! I never figured out anything that worked on glass.
A lot of time with a razor blade.
 
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Old 04-20-2010 | 08:16 PM
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CLAY BAR.... should work.
 
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Old 04-21-2010 | 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueOvalFitter
Use a grinder!

Seriously,this happened to me a few years ago and the paint company hired a detail service to use the "Gumby" type clay bar to remove the overspray!
Trust me, ALL of the insurance companies that insure paint contractors KNOW that clay will easily take water based overspray off. Urethane or epoxy, DIFFERENT story, but water based is easy.
 
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Old 04-21-2010 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 2stroked
DO NOT USE ACETONE! Acetone is a fairly "hot" solvent and will damage your clear coat. (I used to run a painting department for a Fortune 500 company.) As other have already stated, a clay bar (with proper clay lubricant) will generally do the trick. If you're not comfortable with the process, take your truck to a professional detailer. Since the painters are paying for it, get it done right.
Not trying to start an argument but I disagree. I never ran a fortune 500 painting company but I do have many years of hands on experience in and around body and paint shops. Acetone evaporates quickly and will not do any damage on a clear coat unless left wet and in contact for an extended period of time. On paint jobs that do not have a clear coat I would definitly say no way. I have used it on my own vehicles and have had no problems.
 



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