I got a scratch painted by a body shop and now i just notice a couple of overspray around the car. anybody?

 

Is it on windows or body moldings? I have found nailpolish remover works pretty good.

 

Its on the body. Won't it fade the paint?

 

If the overspray isn't too much, maybe give a claybar a try?

 

worse case scenario, you have to color sand it. best bet is to take it to someone with the knowhow. but if you get ballsy, heres a little diy on how to color sand.
Show Quality Paint Jobs With Color Sanding - Custom Classic Trucks Magazine

hope this helps!

 

Jeeze what ever you do DO NOT sand it there is absolutely NO REASON to sand off overspray. Like gawa said start with a claybar that should get rid of most of it. If there is any left try scratch and mark Polish or wax. If that doesn't get it all then just go to detailer and get it buffed off. WHAT EVER YOU DO DO NOT SAND IT OFF that is the worst advice posted here at Fitfreak.

 

if its really bad, its worth getting color sanded. but like i said before "worse case scenario."

 

well i happen to live next to a few boat marinas, and i have nhbp, and so does my girl on her element, and the white overspray here is out of control, so bad a clay bar wont remove it, so when i move as far from these marinas as i can, i have to go to a pro, or may even have it repainted, i have buddy whos dying to do some sort of candy clear on my car but i dont know yet. i should have got taf. white. oh well, you cant really see it until you get real close but you can see it and feel it,
pisses me off

oh, has any body tried that liquid clay bar stuff, i just bought some but have not tried it yet, i have tried the meguires clay bar kit with some results but not enough to make it worth my time or effort.

 

You talk about "color sanded" like you know what you are talking about and it being a minor job. Well guess what to color sand a painted surface you have to sand off all the clear first. If you are going that far you might as well just sand a bit further and repaint the car. "color sanding" is NOT EASY and definitely NOT A JOB FOR AMATEURS, there are many more easy and cheaper techniques any professional detailer can use before resorting to sanding your paint to remove overspray.

 

I would definitely try using a clay bar first. Also, there are different grades of clay bars. Start with the least aggressive, and work your way up only if you have too. Keep the bar and surface lubricated... use a mixture of your car wash soap and water.

 

Thanks guys....

 

There is no clear coat on the USDM fits. I am not sure about the other markets.

 

i am not going to argue about this, but i hang out in my friends body shop all the time, and i have color sanded one of my side skirts without issue. it is not sanding off all the clear. its scuffing the surface with a very fine sand paper so you have a smooth surface to buff. i agree, its not a job for someone with no car paint background but i learned how to do it by watching someone else do it. no one sat down and taught me. ive seen cars come in with bad overspray that had to be color sanded. im not an expert on car paint, but i have friends that are and they would agree with me that in EXTREME cases you must color sand
oh and osbourne, our paint is a two stage.

 

I don't mean to argue, but I have been told by three honda service reps that Honda has gone away from the two stage paint to a single stage water based paint to save money and be more eco-friendly. I know nothing about paint and painting though so I would love to know that the paint and gloss are separate, but from the paint degradation of my car I would have to believe what I have been told.

 

color code for our paint is b92p. ive sprayed parts on my car that match perfectly using ppg paints and i guarantee there is a clear coat.

 

"i am not going to argue about this, but i hang out in my friends body shop all the time, and i have color sanded one of my side skirts without issue. it is not sanding off all the clear. its scuffing the surface with a very fine sand paper so you have a smooth surface to buff"

How about you be precise in what you are trying to describe. "Color sanding" is the process of lightly sanding the COLOR paint layer and to get to it you either have to SAND OFF any clear top coat OR sand before the clear is applied.

What you are describing is NOT "color sanding" it is "finish sanding" where you lightly sand the final coat of either color or clear which ever process you used to apply the paint the difference being you sand the final coat not just the "Color coat". Please learn the difference in nomenclature before you try to talk with authority about a process you have preformed once, they are not the same process.

And on the Jazz/Fit ALL markets there IS a clear coat applied

 

sorry about the misunderstanding. the guys at the shop call it color sanding and they are all ppg certified.i didnt know there was another term for it.

 

I've used it with pretty good results, but it was only to remove a lot of tree sap. However, it did do a great job on the sap. Just make sure you shake the hell out of the bottle before applying it, it seperates into 3 parts when it sits for a while.