Skchng Neutral Newbie January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 Hi Just discovered that there are some (> 20) white paint drops (1mm size) on my 2 mth old car (dark red color). I must have parked the car near some construction site. I tried to use my fingernail to scrap off the paint unsucessfully. Can I purchase a 'cleaner' to remove the paint drops Need your advise in this area. Best Regards & Happy New Year to U + family ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelblue Neutral Newbie January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 Do you have some cleaner wax , like those from soft99, can try that first as it's the least abrasive method. If not, can try claybar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maded Neutral Newbie January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 Dude sorry about your car.... I'm suprised fingernail didn't work for you.. it always did for me.... erm... scratch harder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsu Neutral Newbie January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 Maybe can try bit of kareosene(wrong spelling) If not mama lemon....even can remove existing sealent. Worst, repaint your car..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maded Neutral Newbie January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 kerosene cannot lah.. strip paint how? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazziegirl Clutched January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 no lah! cannot use kerosene or mama lemon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonknapp Clutched January 26, 2005 Share January 26, 2005 Quote Hi Just discovered that there are some (> 20) white paint drops (1mm size) on my 2 mth old car (dark red color). I must have parked the car near some construction site. I tried to use my fingernail to scrap off the paint unsucessfully. Can I purchase a 'cleaner' to remove the paint drops Need your advise in this area. Best Regards & Happy New Year to U + family Claybar after washing ur car. will remove the paint spots for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skchng Neutral Newbie January 27, 2005 Author Share January 27, 2005 Tks for everybody's help The following are the advises that I have gather 1) Leave it (just wax over it, it might looks nice) 2) Use touchup-paint to color the droplets to the car's color 3) Use fingernail 4) Use bug and tar remover or cleaner 5) Use claybar For 2 to 5--> to be follow by protective waxing. * DO not use brake fluid or lacquor tinner as it will eat the paint NB: I just purchase the claybar. WIll try it this weekend. Tks & Best Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW320i Neutral Newbie January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 I bought the "Tarminator" works well and I've removed spots of paint on my father's car. BTW me not selling product If you wanna try the tarminator, I can lend it to you. Its a spray bottle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qooo Neutral Newbie January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 (edited) I've also got some on my bonnet when my car was just a few months old too! Bliff it or not, I use the amour all oil (those for dashboard and internal plastic). Just dot some on the paint dots... it can loosen the grip then followed by fingernail treatment! Those that didn't come out with this, I use the Autoglym Intensive Tar remover. Good luck! Edited January 27, 2005 by Qooo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW320i Neutral Newbie January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 I tried the fingernail treatment. Highly not recommended. Will leave white marks on it that looks like scratches. careful dude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_blade Turbocharged January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 Should try to wash off with water. Most of the time, the paint most construction site uses is water based, unless it is used to pain metal or wood, which is oil-base. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qooo Neutral Newbie January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 Couldn't resist the temptation! *hee* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo 1st Gear January 27, 2005 Share January 27, 2005 white? depends... if it is emulsion paint (water based) it should go off easily by dapping some wet tissues. but if it is "lime" used for gypsum plaster, it may take a while longer, as this is endothermic as it absorb water easily. cleaner's wax will do the job. but if it is enamel paint (oil based), habis liaoz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Neutral Newbie January 29, 2005 Share January 29, 2005 Quote Hi Just discovered that there are some (> 20) white paint drops (1mm size) on my 2 mth old car (dark red color). I must have parked the car near some construction site. I tried to use my fingernail to scrap off the paint unsucessfully. Can I purchase a 'cleaner' to remove the paint drops Need your advise in this area. Best Regards & Happy New Year to U + family Turpentine (tarpin). Organic based solvent, safe on car paint. I've used it to remove everything except body paint. Tar, emulsion, you name it. Forget about expensive tar remover products. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skchng Neutral Newbie January 30, 2005 Author Share January 30, 2005 Tks very much I use turpentine and it works ! I did keep across a similar advice earlier (see below) and your timely reply give me the confidence to use turpentine. Thanks ======================================================== Extracted from a news posting : ======================================================= From: DelThomas (delthomas@aol.com) Subject: Re: Help: paint problems!! View: Complete Thread (4 articles) Original Format Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech Date: 1997/06/04 Good news! I had a similar problem some years back and the painter at a local body shop gave me this solution. Just get a small can of mineral spirits or turpentine (NOT laquer thinner!). Use a soft rag to apply it to the areas where the paint droplets are and let it soak in for a minute or two. Then simply wipe the softened droplets of paint off. The mineral spirits or turpentine won't damage your catalyzed, baked on, factory paint at all, but *will* require a re-waxing and/or re-application of paint sealant, if a sealant is in use. Better to take this approach than to abrade away the paint spots using sandpaper, rubbing compound, etc. By the way, this same method works great if you ever have the misfortune of living in the same neighborhood with pea-brained gang members who spray graffiti on anything that doesn't move! As long as the original paint finish is baked on, mineral spirits or turpentine won't damage it. If you have any doubts, test the method on a small, less visible area of the finish first to verify the accuracy of my method. When it happened to me, I drove my *brand new* car under a freeway overpass that was being spraypainted with epoxy enamel. My entire clean-up took less than 30 minutes. Good luck!. A word of warning! The longer you let the paint stay on the car, the harder it will be to get off... so I recommend going at it immediately. Once it's baked in the sun for several hours, it can be far more difficult to remove using a solvent in this way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentino Neutral Newbie January 30, 2005 Share January 30, 2005 Quote Tks for everybody's help The following are the advises that I have gather 1) Leave it (just wax over it, it might looks nice) 2) Use touchup-paint to color the droplets to the car's color Where to get touch up paint? 3) Use fingernail 4) Use bug and tar remover or cleaner 5) Use claybar For 2 to 5--> to be follow by protective waxing. * DO not use brake fluid or lacquor tinner as it will eat the paint NB: I just purchase the claybar. WIll try it this weekend. Tks & Best Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skchng Neutral Newbie January 30, 2005 Author Share January 30, 2005 I saw some ( a entire rack of touchup paint) at AutoBhan last week. Regards ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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