removing paint spatters on car

teednab-el

Anyone know how I could remove house paint spatters/drops that have landed on my car? Iparked it a good distance away from the house when I was painting house and there are still white spots on the car. Unbelievable.

Would a clay bar work?

listermint

teednab-el wrote: »

Anyone know how I could remove house paint spatters/drops that have landed on my car? Iparked it a good distance away from the house when I was painting house and there are still white spots on the car. Unbelievable.

Would a clay bar work?

Have you tried petrol, on a small spot ?

if it works continue, dont leave it on too long and wash the car thoroughly afterwards.

biko

If you do try petrol or similar, first try on a spot that's kinda hidden in case the petrol interferes with the paint/dulls it/etc.

teednab-el

Is there anything I can use that wont harm paintwork? The paintwork on this car has been well looked after.

A friend of mine had this stuff that he applied on windows that it removed the white dots off the windows, don't know if it can be used on paintwork as it is pretty severe stuff.

listermint

teednab-el wrote: »

Is there anything I can use that wont harm paintwork? The paintwork on this car has been well looked after.

A friend of mine had this stuff that he applied on windows that it removed the white dots off the windows, don't know if it can be used on paintwork as it is pretty severe stuff.

As above, all of these are solvents. So tbh your going to have to do a test spot somewhere on the car. Tardis is superb for removing oil based products from paintwork but again it needs to be used in moderation and cleaned quickly after.

Is the paint emulsion or a gloss? if emulsion then a number of washes with warm soapy water will remove it.

ShiresV2

I removed hardened nail varnish from a car recently, using a claybar with lots of soapy water (not washing up liquid based) from a spray bottle. It worked fine, just took a little patience. Since you value the paintwork my amateur, uninformed suggestion would be to avoid solvents like petrol or acetone.

dharn

how about t-cut it would remove specks of paint then give car a good polish and you should be ok

slimjimmc

I suspect it's an emulsion paint that got spattered since that's what most external masonry is painted with. In that case I wouldn't think you need to use petrol or solvents, simple warm soapy water (not household detergent though) and gentle rubbing should dissolve it, then clay off any residue. If the paintwork already has a decent layer of wax I guess the spatter should lift off quite easily. I've had tiny paint spatters which rubbed off quite easily. T-cut might be a bit harsh, clay might be better.

Always start with the gentlest treatment then only become more aggressive if absolutely required.

Crackle

I've never tried it myself, but I've have heard of people using tar remover to take off house paint. It's worth a try anyway, it's not expensive and won't damage the paintwork.

tossy

Had this problem a few years ago with my car i just used claybar,wouldn't go near my paint work with petrol.

teednab-el

slimjimmc wrote: »

T-cut might be a bit harsh, clay might be better.

I used T cut colour restorer on my car before polishing and waxing it. Just want to know is it that severe I wont use it again if so? I thought it made a nice job of my car at the time before it rained.

Owen

T Cut removes a layer of paint. And it's rubbish stuff anyway. Why people insist on recommending it is beyond me.

OP, get a claybar, and wax the car afterwards to restore some of the lustre.

teednab-el

Owen wrote: »

T Cut removes a layer of paint. And it's rubbish stuff anyway. Why people insist on recommending it is beyond me.

OP, get a claybar, and wax the car afterwards to restore some of the lustre.

Is there anyway back if the t-cut has caused your car to show white marks on dark blue paint? I could have this on my car too. I waxed it straight after it too

tossy

Owen wrote: »

T Cut removes a layer of paint. And it's rubbish stuff anyway.

Agree T cut is on a par with the stuff you see advertised on QVC when you come home from the pub half cut.When it comes to paint restoration,protection etc turtle wax aren't at the races at all.

teednab-el

tossy wrote: »

Agree T cut is on a par with the stuff you see advertised on QVC when you come home from the pub half cut.When it comes to paint restoration,protection etc turtle wax aren't at the races at all.

Jez if I had only known. The guy at motor factors told me it was the best to bring the paintwork back to life. I should have done my research. I only used it once on my car i.e. 2 weeks ago and waxed the entire car but there are small white spots which appear to be the base coat emerging on the bonnet door along with paint spots I originally mentioned so I'm disgusted right now, I am in a bit of panic because I love my car to pieces shouldn't have got it.. I am about to order a clay bar kit like what some posters suggested here, will this do anything for me with the problems regarding the base-coat spots, what I mean is will it make them less obvious?

Help appreciated.

teednab-el

teednab-el wrote: »

Jez if I had only known. The guy at motor factors told me it was the best to bring the paintwork back to life. I should have done my research. I only used it once on my car i.e. 2 weeks ago and waxed the entire car but there are small white spots which appear to be the base coat emerging on the bonnet door along with paint spots I originally mentioned so I'm disgusted right now, I am in a bit of panic because I love my car to pieces shouldn't have got it.. I am about to order a clay bar kit like what some posters suggested here, will this do anything for me with the problems regarding the base-coat spots, what I mean is will it make them less obvious?

Help appreciated.

Its the carplan T cut colour restorer I applied, is there any difference to that of turtle?

-Corkie-

teednab-el wrote: »

Its the carplan T cut colour restorer I applied, is there any difference to that of turtle?

One is sh1t and the other is sh1te thats all. Seperate that posts here is the man to get your stuff of. It works out cheaper in the long run.

dan hibiki

being a painter, i get splatters on my motor every now and then. i use a clay bar and a product called OOPS! paint remover as the lubricant. wash n wax afterwards. :cool: