HELP! Tiny little wax specs wont come off

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Just picked up a used IS250. The previous owner didnt really take care of the paint well. I think they did get it detailed by the losers at the dealership though. There are 1000's of what I think are tiny white wax specs. Like the specs you get from splattering of the rotory. They obvisiously werent wiped off and seem to have been in there for some time. Ive washed twice with warm water and they dont budge. Only thing that kinda works is clay. But I have to apply a little pressure to the clay and make several passes to remove 1 little spec. Im afraid of scratching plus its going to take me forever!!!!! Ive tried megs 80, bug n tar remover, and a little 70# rubbing alcohol and they dont do anything. Anything else you can think of to speed of the process??
 
i have used lacquer thinner to remove stuff like this. i got it from the automotive department at walmart. you shouldnt really need to apply much pressure to remove it either.
 
I'd use the alkaline step of a decontamination system. Good first step on any vehicle that's getting a full detail IMO.
 
swebster said:
i have used lacquer thinner to remove stuff like this. i got it from the automotive department at walmart. you shouldnt really need to apply much pressure to remove it either.
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and thats safe for the cars paint? Ill do a little test spot of course. Its a black car so I can see it everywhere.
 
dont think ill be using the Lacquer. I just read it eats away at most surfaces, lol.



Ive read online to try glass cleaner or coke (the soft drink that is)



Anyone else?
 
sounds like paint over spray of some sort.



If the clay is working go with it, just make sure to use a good polish or cleaner wax or AIO product afterward to remove any possible marring you may induce.



Josh
 
Oh, it could just be megs105/205. Once that dries on trim, its easier to replace the trim. Meg's just doesn't get the whole trim staining issue, all their dev work must be on old hotrods with no rubber/plastic anywhere.
 
I'll place my $$ on it being overspray. I've never seen any compound(epecially 105) that won't lift with clay, megs 80, bug n tar remover or rubbing alcohol.
 
David Fermani said:
I'll place my $$ on it being overspray. I've never seen any compound(epecially 105) that won't lift with clay, megs 80, bug n tar remover or rubbing alcohol.
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Lucky you, I've left it on some older porous rubber for longer than I should have. I also got some splatter on my brake caliper when polishing my wheels. Several bouts with wheel cleaners have yet to touch it.
 
David Fermani said:
I'll place my $$ on it being overspray. I've never seen any compound(epecially 105) that won't lift with clay, megs 80, bug n tar remover or rubbing alcohol.
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so are you saying ill never get this off? like i said the only thing that kinda worked was clay. But had to apply a little pressure and make several passes. But there were still some that I couldnt remove doing that. So i just ordered megs mild clay. Its a step up from the regular stuff. Megs said that should do the trick.
 
Not saying that at all. I'm saying that when removing compound splatter, 99.9% of the time it doesn't require clay to remove it. Clay is most likely *your* best best for removing this problem (overspray), but not the only way to effectively remove it either.
 
I seemingly have the same issue with my 330i -- white paint overspray on the front of the car. I must have driven behind the line-painting truck at some point.



I have tried DG Marine Polish, DG105, Clay Magic, rubbing alcohol, and my fingernail.

The only thing that seems to work is my fingernail. This is going to awhile....



I'm curious if Megs Aggressive clay will do the trick?
 
CrazyDave- Welcome to Autopia!



When I first worked on my beater-Audi (while the original owner still had it), I removed some *old* highway paint with a combination of AutoInt "A", or was it the FK1119 equivalent :think: (whichever, it was the alkaline step of a decontamination system, like a super-shampoo) and some medium clay. The decon stuff softened it enough that the clay could get it off.
 
Thanks Accumulator. That is the most practical answer that I've heard. I will check the FK site; and I found some prior posts on this product. Thanks again!
 
CrazyDave- Note you might need to let the FK stuff dwell for a while, eithe reapplying it or finding a way to hold a saturated cloth against the surface.
 
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