Removing Paint Dust

[SpidersWeb]

Got car back from panel beaters. Where he's done the work is 100% perfect.

The rest of the car is covered in this dust that takes an extreme amount of effort to get off.

I was told to give it a light polish, but literally I can't do the middle of my roof because the amount of weight I need to use bends the roof in.

This crap does not want to come off.

Any magical ideas, chemicals and the like? I don't want to damage the paint underneath.

It will take me a good 3 days to do it by hand. I have a Buffer/Polisher but you can sit it there on a spot for 5 minutes, and nothing happens. Using tea-towels and both arms works after about 10 strokes (we just go back and forward, until the area feels smooth)

[hcca]

1200 wet and dry. Check how it goes on 2 pack first though if that's what you have (works great on acrylic).

[SCORP 1]

take it back and get the dodgy bloke to fix the overspray!! :x

[pcuser51]

:) yep i will agree with that, take it back its his blunder :x

[SpidersWeb]

Well its all fixed now thanks to the cutting cream.

Cut and Polish wasn't in the quote. But you'd think he'd cover the car. It wasn't really 'overspray', more a collection of fine paint dust particles. Looked like dust when I picked it up.

He did it fairly cheap and on BarterCard, and was the only person who would (since he had to pay actual money for the paint etc). Overall its not a bad job, I want my car now, if he had to Cut and Polish it himself, it would be another few days or a week as he is busy with other jobs. To be honest I'd rather just sort this out myself.

And I have so yey :) Now to find a new X-Over Pipe. grr

[MelbStazz]

i'm a detailer at a panel shop and i can tell you the best way to get rid of the overspray/contaminants. :D

1. Go to autobarn and buy "Meguires Overspray Clay"
2. While you are there get some final inspection as well.

possibly purchase a buff to make the job come up that much better. :D

once you get home keep the car in the shade after washing, chamois it dry.
park the car in the shade so the paint is cool to touch ( inside a garage or shed would be ideal).
Spray a small section of the paint to be "cleaned" with the "Final Inspection"
Wipe over the section with the clay, and make sure that the surface is well lubricated! ( spray little on the clay before begining to make it that much easier.)
If you don't want to use "final inspection" you can use water/diluted window cleaner ( make sure there is no amonia as it will stain the paint!!, heavily diluted its safe to use to keep cats off your bonnet).
Although after using water/window cleaner this will require you to buff the surface afterwards to remove the marks left behind.
The F.I. ( Final Inspection ) is specially formulated not to require buffing afterwards. The clay actually removes a layer of paint from the painted surface and the buff brings back the shine and depth that we all love.
Remember to polish your paint afterwards to give it the shine and a really good wax to protect it all afterwards.

Hope that helps, if you have any q's or are in the melbourne area i can detail cars on the weekend. I'm trained in 3m products as well as Meguires.
I recently did a car for auto salon, which is soon to be featured in a 4cyl publication, as well as being the most powerful 4cyl in OZ.

drew

[SpidersWeb]

Thats some pretty awesome advice right there.

Cheers :D

[MelbStazz]

glad to hear that the paint problems have been solved :D

I've borrowed the buff from work so i can cut and polish the beast for someting to do! ( i know i know i need help). Alas i'm a detailer and i can't stand seeing it fading away before i pull it down for a rebuild and spray.
I might take some photo's as i'm doing it.

[SpidersWeb]

Yep, and whats even better, today I got Tyre Foam, Wheel Cleaner, and Polish Cream with Caruba (sp?) Wax, and an elec buffer polisher, and all the cloths.

This car is going to be as shiny as Deeks' Staz.

[decoy]

she shiny no more :( after the last cruise shes been in the garage collecting dust :( i'll help u shine urs up web boy then we'll bring some of that stuff back to my place and work on Alottavagina (my staz's name) :P

[SpidersWeb]

Sounds good, I'll just chuck it in the parts cannon :)

Why is Alottavagina in the garage collecting dust anyway?

I must of missed some other post on here.

[decoy]

she's resting up for some chop chop time at the drags :P lol nah she'll be out soon. after a nice wash!

[MelbStazz]

the stazz has received the full rub and then a cut and polish and i must say that she is looking good, almost a shame to paint her. :(
i have taken some photo's i will get them developed and post them up soon .
drew

[SpidersWeb]

Mine's just turning in to a mess.

Silver bottom half looks great, plastic looks great, but the dark grey paint (especially roof) just looks so dull after the cut.

Sick of it, I'm just going to have to bite the bullet, find money, and paint the whole car.

Gonna do it the same silver as my bumpers because it looks neat.

Also the cut revealed about 20 huge scratches in the paint work. So frustrating.

[MelbStazz]

using a really abrasive cutting compound will do that :x it sucks, i know. the easiest way is to add a little bit of water as your cutting as it lubricates better and reduces the abrasive effect a little aka swirl marks, though it still cuts a treat. Most of those deep scratches would've been touched up at some stage and over the wear over the years they were flat like the paint, and voila they appear when you cut the car.
Also a another tip is to stay away from the edges of the panels as they tend to not have much paint on them. One way to solve this problem is to get a roll of 1/2 in tape and mask off the edge slightly and when you have finished with the polish you won't even notice it. ( though a good detailer can tell you how much paint is on your car and how much you can cut it )
If you have any q's or would like a tip on a paint prob, pm :D

drew