Little White Dots

[Tundra1316]

Ok, I am a somewhat of a newby detailing cars. So I was using meguiars M105 using a da polisher. Sometimes it seems like it splatters, that is the little white dots of product that land on the glass and plastic trim can be some of the hardest little things to remove, not to mention time-consuming. So, what is the best technique or product to use to remove the dried up product.

Also the the little white dots of product got stuck in some rock chips on the front of the hood.
Since it is a Black 2003, Toyota Sequoia all the little white dots stick out like a thumb.
Its driving me crazy.

Thanks,
Any help will help,
I just dont want to scratch the vehicle while trying to remove the white dots.

[tuscarora dave]

I use Stoner's Invisible Glass as a clay lube for the glass and the white dots come right off.

[tw33k2514]

That or 0000 steel wool. Try clay first. As for the splatter in your rock chips try a Q-tip and some QD.

[Tundra1316]

Thanks i will try it

[embolism]

the trick is not to let the stuff get baked on or it will turn into cement.

This is why people tape up the car and wash after the polishing stages...

[LegacyGT]

That or 0000 steel wool. Try clay first. As for the splatter in your rock chips try a Q-tip and some QD.

Steel wool on glass is not something I would try. If you have any contaminates that get trapped or any rust in the steel wool you risk damaging the glass.

[Mike Phillips]

Ok, I am a somewhat of a newby detailing cars.

So I was using meguiars M105 using a da polisher. Sometimes it seems like it splatters, that is the little white dots of product that land on the glass and plastic trim can be some of the hardest little things to remove, not to mention time-consuming.

That's why I tape-off and cover-up anything I know I'm not going to want to "detail" later.

To me... polishing paint is polishing paint, detailing is something you do with a toothbrush.

I love to polish paint... I loathe detailing cars...

"Polishing paint is polishing paint, detailing is getting the wax out of the cracks"


I also touched on your sentiments above in this article,

The Beach Towel Tip


From the above article,

See if you can relate...
Sometimes it seems like splatter, that is the little white dots of product that land on the glass can be some of the hardest little things to remove 100%, not to mention time-consuming. So with this technique you can avoid the hassle entirely.

Here's another one...

Tape it off and avoid a lifetime of ugly...


Both of the above and a few more can be found in my article list under,

Taping-off and Covering Up

And they're discussed in my how-to book too...


And here's a soft, washable and re-usable microfiber towel Max had made and brought in just to avoid having to "detail" a car after you've worked on it all day long...

Examples...


From this thread,
Bumblebee - Testing out the NEW DeWALT DWP849X

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Wheel Maskers on the wheels and tires, I'll clean and dress these later...

From this thread,
Blown 1934 Ford Pick-up - Show Car Makeover - Modeled by Kristin

Next we cover-up all the brightwork and there's lots of it. Take my word for it, when it comes to projects like this you don't dare get polish spatter dots on the engine or in this example the exposed running gear in the truck bed. It's not professional and besides that it would take you hours to wipe the little dots of polish splatter off.







The Autogeek Cover-up Towel is made from soft microfiber and can be washed and re-used. This come in real handy for covering up anything you don't want to get compound or polish splatter dots onto so you won't have to detail these areas with a toothbrush after the the wax has been removed.





The soft microfiber won't scratch paint or polished metals. Simple cover or wrap around components and then use a little painter's tape to secure them in place.




Here we've covered the polished aluminum gas tank and the chrome independent rear-end...

I can't even imagine trying to remove white splatter dots of product off of this engine had we not covered it up let along how mad the owner would have been had we covered the Blown 426 Hemi Engine with spatter dots...






As for removing the splatter dots...

Anyway you can find...

[Tundra1316]

I guess, I had to learn the hard way at least it was my parents vehicle.
I will always tape up everything now, I mean everything.
and thanks for the beach towel tip. It probably works better than using cardboard on the windshield to reduce splatter.

[Tundra1316]

the trick is not to let the stuff get baked on or it will turn into cement.

This is why people tape up the car and wash after the polishing stages...

Ok I want to get this right, the steps in washing the vehicle.
1. wash the vehicle.
2. dry it off
3. clay bar.
4. tape it up. and using beach towel method.
5. polish and wax the vehicle then wipe all the access wax off using a microfiber cloth.
6. Then wash the vehicle again.
7. dry it off.
8. done.

I have never washed the vehicle after finishing step 5.
because I thought the wax would come off.

[tw33k2514]

Steel wool on glass is not something I would try. If you have any contaminates that get trapped or any rust in the steel wool you risk damaging the glass.

I've never seen any damage come from doing it. But I see what you are saying. Guess I've just been lucky.