House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

[DonC]

I am working on trying to remove oversprayed house paint probably latex stain based from a 70's black corvette. The car was painted months ago and never had wax applied. I have tried to clay the car and have no luck at all. I have also tried cleaner wax with a buffer. The spots even are very difficult to remove with your fingernail some still will not come off. Does anyone have any suggestions.

[benhui86]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

more aggressive clay.....

and cleaner wax isnt designed for heavy duty cleaning.... if clay wont do it then probably cleaner wax wont do it either

[yalerd]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

What clay are you using? Smooth Surface Clay Kit?

Maybe you could use a little more aggressive clay bar, like Meguiar's Detailing Clay C-2000(mild), give this a try

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

I would give the c-2000 blue mild clay a try. Its more aggresive then the clay in the kit. Good luck.

[Lydia]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

How long did you try claying in one area? I know from experience that it takes a long time to remove house paint from car paint. I only had paint spots on about 3' x 3' area of my truck (and there weren't very many spots per square foot either), but I still spread out the time over 3 detailing sessions. Yes I probably could have used the most aggressive clay (the red D-Line clay) and gotten it off quicker, but I didn't want to haze my paint. Not saying you shouldn't try the blue D-Line clay (that's probably a great idea), but even then I just wanted to make sure you realize it will probably still take a long time to get it off.

[DonC]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

The products I tried was Meguiar's detail overspray clay, and I also tried to use Mother's gold clay bar. Neither of these products worked at all. The only way any came off was by fingernail and most would not come even with that. I also spent probably 30 mins working on a 8" x 8" area and the clay did not remove a single spot.

I have used clay in the past and have never had the problem where it would not remove any of the paint, this is a first. I am wondering if the fact that the car was newly painted and never had wax applied somehow allowed the house paint to bond better. The owner thinks the overspray paint may have been on the car for several weeks baking in the sun.

[Mort Corey]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

If it were my car, and I had tried the various clay compounds without any success, I think I'd move on to chemicals. In a small and inconspicious spot, I think I'd start with a little rubbing alcohol, then probably mineral spirits, and if neither of those removed the problems, I'd try Goof-off or a variant of some type. If this car has been repainted with a single stage paint (especially) I'd be reeeeeeeeaaaaaaal careful. Then again, I guess I'd be quite carefull with a BC/CC finish too since it's something I haven't tried.

Mort

[TXShine]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

You might try to soften the overspray (small area) with something like Meguiar's Body Solvent and then clay with the C2000 (mild blue). How bad is the overspray?

[Lydia]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

I've tried Goof-off on several different BC/CC paints before and (as long as it's not left on long), it didn't hurt them.

[ozSS]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

try a wax-and-grease remover then follow with the clay, the more agressive the better i think, marring can always be buffed out.

[prelude86]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

wet sanding

[yalerd]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

My personal opinion is

wet sanding

An option yes, for everyone no. If you are an experienced user, then you could give it a try but if you haven't wet sanded before or you've never used a rotary then I guess you could leave this option out of the picture.

I think Mike Pennington once said, "wet sand can be the most precise and concise method when done correctly", I don't remember well, it's something like this so please correct me if I'm wrong Mike. But what I'm trying to say is that if you are not experienced then don't try it because from an over spray problem you could jump to a mayor problem.

I think this was the only option Joe aka Superior Shine had with a BMW that had very heavy over spray, but like I said, it was Joe, a very experienced professional, an artist.

[Superior Shine]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

Thanks for the kind words.

It maybe time to call in a pro. Anything more aggressive than clay will require some level of paint correction as well.

[yalerd]

Re: House paint overspray on newly painted corvette

It maybe time to call in a pro.