Detail Horror

Pats300zx

Pats300zx

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So I am down at the beach this weekend for Labor Day. I look over and my neighbor is going over their car with an old orbital water and scrubbing with a terry towel.

One of the family members comes over and asks if I can help. Long story short. One of the family members painted their shed with a power painter (white oil based paint) and sprayed their black Kia Saturn with overspray from the wind. HORRIBLE !!!!!!!

I only had a PC down here and some old pads but told them to try some mineral sprits etc to get it off. If definitely going to have to go to a body shop since they let it sit on the paint for over two weeks.

Morale of this story. Always be aware of where you are spraying :(
 
I'm not sure if we're talking about a Kia or a Saturn, but this happens a lot. have dealt with it countless times. just did one last week where a person got an old TV antenna and were mounting it on their house. they decided it needed to be painted silver. so they sprayed it right beside their driveway and nice Ford Taurus. must have been some really tough paint because was an absolute pain to remove, near impossible.
 
The average person does not wax their car very often compared to us. That said, anything on the paint probably will stick since there is no wax on the surface. as said they don't pay attention to their car, letting paint sit on it two weeks.
 
Your best friend here is a clay bar system most cases it will take it off, if it's not most cases there are a few other methods. First off with it being an oil base paint that makes it bond that much better to the surface but the way to remove oil based paint is with lacquer thinner or like someone else I think stated mineral spirits. As long as the clear coat is in good shape no harm will be done to the paint. The other method if all else fails is wet sand this would be an all else failed method. DO NOT USE GASOLINE EVER. I have seen it countless times and it is the worst idea possible gasoline has additives that will stain the surface as well as it is very acidic leaving potential room for clear coat damage. Hope this helps
 
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