Overspray on Access Tonneau

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imported_chpsk8

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So, my buddy parks his black Ram pickup at work, and the building next door has soem work done on it, namely painting the building white. Needless to say he gets coated in overspray. Not overly noticable unless you are right on it. Well, the company pays for the truck to get buffed, but the detail guy says that he can't do anything for the tonneau cover. (Black vinyl Access Cover). Do you guys have any ideas on taking off the overspray?

He also has overspray on his mirrors and also the plastic vent on the hood. How can we get this stuff off. The detail shop also said they wouldn't touch the plastic. They didn't seem to be the best people to work with. His truck came back with the same road tar on the rocker panels that it went to the shop with. :(

Any help would be great, thank you.
 
Have the company that did the overspray replace the parts. You tried the easy out for them .. it didn't work.
 
I had the same problem when I bought my last truck. I tried all kinds of things to take off the overspray and finally discovered the CLAY BAR! I applied it about 3-4 times over the area and it removed all the OS. There's 3 main brands I see in autopart stores- Mothers, Meguiars and Clay Magic. Clay Magic is only $10 compared to about $18 for the others and it does a great job, and I believe it was the "original" clay bar. It comes with a bottle of lubricant, but I like using clean water + car wash solution for my lube. Just glide it over the area without "scuffing" the clay into the surface (then do the rest of the vehicle for a silk smooth finish-- use it after washing and before polishing). If you do scuff it, no problem, just go back and wash it off with carwash solution.





Keith
 
kpounds said:
I had the same problem when I bought my last truck. I tried all kinds of things to take off the overspray and finally discovered the CLAY BAR! I applied it about 3-4 times over the area and it removed all the OS. There's 3 main brands I see in autopart stores- Mothers, Meguiars and Clay Magic. Clay Magic is only $10 compared to about $18 for the others and it does a great job, and I believe it was the "original" clay bar. It comes with a bottle of lubricant, but I like using clean water + car wash solution for my lube. Just glide it over the area without "scuffing" the clay into the surface (then do the rest of the vehicle for a silk smooth finish-- use it after washing and before polishing). If you do scuff it, no problem, just go back and wash it off with carwash solution.





Keith
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Thanks for the response.

DO you think the claybar will work on a vinyl cover and some black platic stuff? I would hato to leave a residue. I have a couple bars in my cabinet I could try. Think it might discolor the plastic? I'm a little nervous trying stuff out, he's as anal as I am about my truck, (and most people here I suppose :cool: )
 
If its a smooth leathery-type vinyl and not a cloth vinyl I think it would be worth a try. Go easy with lots of lubrication and light pressure and you could get lucky. If you can remove it with the claybar, it sure beats the expense of a professional cleaning. Good luck.



Keith
 
If your going to try anything onth vinyl cover do a test spot first. QD sprays or anything but water "might" change the color/texture of the material. I still think your better off letting the company that oversprayed it look after it .. if the pros can't get it back to what it was let the company buy new replacements.



If you mess with it and can't get it off then they are off the hook.
 
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