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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Would detailing clay work for that as well?
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Originally Posted by mcpp66
Would detailing clay work for that as well?
Well...
"You never know what you can do until you try"
That said... not really. When something imparts itself onto your car like paint, it's usually during a moment of extreme rubbing under pressure and the imparted substance tend to almost become one with your car's paint, as in it's stuck on the paint like glue...
For this reason, clay won't usually work...
In most cases you need some kind of "chunky" abrasive, that's why I referred to the XMT #4 as it's a traditional rubbing compound that feels like sand in a bottle and it works great for removing paint transfer, the problem is after you finish with the #4 you MUST do some kind of follow up polishing as it will leave it's own scratches behind.
In a situation like this that should be expected as removing paint transfer is usually a process, not a single step. The idea being removing the offending paint because it's unsightly makes accepting instilling a few light or shallow scratches acceptable knowing afterward you just have to remove the scratches instilled from the removal process.
I actually had about 5 products on hand to test out and used the least aggressive product that did the job because I was following the philosophy of,
"Use the least aggressive product to get the job done"
Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion is non-abrasive and that's where the microfiber applicator pad comes into play, the nap "can" be used as a gentle type of abrasive when used with pressure, the key is to balance your pressure so you apply enough to remove the paint transfer without applying so much pressure that you and your fingertips together with the nap instill scratches or marring in the process.
This is why if anyone reading this is into detailing cars, even if it's your own car, then it's helpful to have a few different products in the garage to draw from for situation like this.
Products, and by this I mean compounds, polishes, glazes, waxes, sealants, etc. are like tools in your tool chest. I would never attempt to remove the heads off an engine without having enough of the right tools in my tool chest first.
Paint transfer is pretty common on the front and rear corners of passenger cars as people will accidentally pull to close to a pole in a parking lot, or a fence post, or some kind of structure they're parking next to and a little rubbing under pressure and you have paint transfer on your car's finish.
I used to not like using overly abrasive products like the #4 Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound but to be truthful it's pretty hand to have in the your tool chest or arsenal of detailing supplies just because once in a while it comes in real handy. The scratches and swirls it leaves behind are easily polished out using a less aggressive product.
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Thank you Mike! I've got a bit of paint transfer on frankenstein I haven't been able to get off. I have machine polished but haven't tried this method.
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
I once got similar paint transfer when the sheetrock ceiling of my carport fell onto the roof and hood of my VW Jetta. It finally took Meguiar's #2 with a foam pad on a rotary buffer to remove.
Moral of the story: sheetrock is not a good ceiling material for unheated/uncooled spaces. Go with plywood for the ceiling material.
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Originally Posted by KevinR
It finally took Meguiar's #2 with a foam pad on a rotary buffer to remove.
A rotary buffer can be used and if the affected area is small it's best to use a spot repair pad.
Most of the time the paint transfer to your car's paint will be so strong that you risk heating up good paint to an extreme in your effort to remove the offending paint. A safe approach is to remove the offending paint transfer by hand as you can exert a lot of pressure to just 2-3 fingers to reduce your footprint or worked are to focus just on the transfered paint.
Then once you remove the paint transfer re-polish using a rotary buffer or whichever electric tool of choice you use to remove any scratches or marring you may have inflicted from the hand process.
I live to do as many tasks as possible by machine but there are some jobs that are done safer by hand.
Of course use your own discretion...
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Meguiars Macro Diminishing Abrasives, found in product like M84, M85, M04 etc, work well for this situation.
They will get the paint transfer off but most likely leave severe marring behind.
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
I live to do as many tasks as possible by machine but there are some jobs that are done safer by hand.
Of course use your own discretion...
I agree completely. Unfortunately I was getting nowhere with the various polishes I tried by hand. Plus, this was several years ago, before I began learning new tricks via autogeek...
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Re: How To Remove "Paint Transfer"
For a tiny job like this would the Griots 3" mini polisher or 4" foam pads for the PC work as well as applying by hand?
My Versa probably looks better than yours
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