How can I remove overspray paint off the roof of my Tahoe?

[Buster906]

How can I remove overspray paint off the roof of my Tahoe? (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-mike-phillips-your-detailing-questions/100833-how-can-i-remove-overspray-paint-off-roof-my-tahoe.html)


The roof of this Tahoe is covered with this white paint.

I need suggestions how to remove if possible



:)

[Buster906]

I have tried heavy wool cutting pad with Megs M105 and Solo Cut with a rotary polisher

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Buster,

Just read your e-mail about the paint overspray problem on the Tahoe. Also took the gigantic picture you sent and resized it and uploaded it to your free gallery here on AGO so it can be inserted for everyone to see instead of attached so it looks like a thumbnail.


Here's a tip for you and for everyone that will read this into the future.

When you need help with a car detailing project start a new thread.

You tagged your question about how to remove paint overspray on to one of the most posted to threads on the forum,


What did you do today Detailing related? (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/53797-what-did-you-do-today-detailing-related.html)



First your question will simply go unnoticed, which it did. That thread is the biggest thread by post count and view count on this forum. It's where people make a quickie post to share what the are working on, not a place to get help.

Second, you always get more help and better help when you start a new thread and make sure to write a SUBJECT that tells all the helpful and friendly forum members what you need help with.

NEVER start a thread like this,

Help!!!!!!!


That's because it doesn't tell anyone what you need help with. Just another friendly tip. :)


I have moved your two posts in the above thread out of the above thread and created for you your own thread.


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[Mike Phillips]

And for everyone that will read this thread into the future here's a couple of topical articles....


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How to write a good title for your thread (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/introduce-yourself/20306-how-write-good-title-your-post.html)




:)

[Mike Phillips]

Buster...

Here's your pictures, the first one is the original you sent me resized to 800 pixels wide.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=104464


This second picture I cropped out of the original and is full resolution and 800 pixels wide.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=104465


and "yeperdoo" that looks like white paint overspray.

You say you tried to remove it with M105 and a wool pad on a rotary buffer. The problem with this approach is M105 uses SMAT or super microscopic abrasive technology so it has the consistency of Jergans Hand Lotion.

This means it will tend to glide over the dots of paint instead of kick them off, which is what you want.

An old fashioned rocks in a bottle crap compound would probably work but it would also remove a TON of paint and leave DEEP scratches in a horizontal panel that would lead to CLEARCOAT FAILURE in no time.


The way to remove this overspray would be to use a tool like the Medium Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel and rub like a son-of-a-gun or possibly the Medium Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Pad on a FLEX 3401 and let this gear-driven orbital work horse do the work for you.


I see some rust showing in the original picture which kind of indicates to me this Tahoe has not been 100% fully maintained throughout it's life.

In Renny Doyle's book How to Start a Detailing Business, I'm a guest contributor and I have a section in this book about learning the art of turning work down and let some other guy have the blessing. So if this is for a customer you might want to balance how much work it will cost you compared to how much profit you can make and then either take the job or like I say, let some other guy have the blessing.

Otherwise, you could try an aggressive detailing clay bar and rub like a son-of-a-gun or purchase the Nanoskin Medium Autoscrub Towel and pass the cost onto the customer by building it into the price you charge him to remove the overspray.


Hope the above helps a little...

Me?I'd probably try the Nanoskin Towel because I can PRESS down really hard when rubbing it over the paint and probably remove the majority of it if not all of it.

Another option would be to chemically dissolve it using a product like Xenit.

See what I wrote about it here,


Yellow road paint, HELP! (Buster...)


(He used the word help but he did add important words explaining the problem.



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[Mike Phillips]

If you decide to go the Nanoskin route here's the link to the Nanoskin webpage where you can order it. You can't get tools like this at your local autoparts store.


Nanoskin Car Care Products (http://www.autogeek.net/nanoskin-car-care-products.html)


Keep us updated, tell us how this play out.


Thanks,


:)

[Buster906]

Thank you Sir for replying back to me. I do have a nanoskin pad, I will try the pad and see what happens.

[Mike Phillips]

Thank you Sir for replying back to me. I do have a nanoskin pad, I will try the pad and see what happens.


Just to note.... The Nanoskin pads are for use with dual action polishers.

What do you have for a dual action polisher?


:)

[Buster906]

I have a GG 6 IN, MEGS MT 300 and PC 7424XP. I have a fine grade Nanoskin pad. I tried it to no avail. The customer new before the paint may not come off

[Buster906]

This is the finished product of my labor

[Eldorado2k]

@Buster906. How'd you end up getting it all off?

[Buster906]

The paint is still on.

[Eldorado2k]

The paint is still on.

Oh... Situations like this are why I've been meaning to pickup some Meguiars Professional C-2100 Aggressive Clay.

http://www.autogeek.net/meprdeclag.html

Usually when people call on a detailer it's for the darnedest reasons, such as major spills & stains, weird lingering odors, overspray on their paint, etc... It's best to be equipped to handle those rare situations.

[Mike Phillips]

I have a GG 6 IN, MEGS MT 300 and PC 7424XP. I have a fine grade Nanoskin pad. I tried it to no avail.



The bond between the paint on a vehicle and the overspray paint can vary depending up a few factors, like how clean and contaminant free the paint on the car is and the type of overspray paint that lands on it.

That's why what works for one overspray removal detail job may not work on other overspray removal detail jobs.

There's lots of option like using a plastic razor blade, using Xenit from Stoners, aggressive clay, etc.






The customer new before the paint may not come off




It's alway a good idea to be upfront with the customer and to set their expectations.

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[Buster906]

I may include the Meguiars heavy clay in my next order. I am using the money I made from the last detail I did to invest in my inventory