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Post by caddyman » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:23 pm

The chap next door was spraying his fence the other day and unfortunatly my RS4 Saloon copped for a bit of over spray, all over to be honest.
Anyone got any ideas of what to use to remove this.

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Post by quattrokid1 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:24 pm

ask him!!

a light t cut and polish?

have you tried washing it?perhaps the spray is waterbased?
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Post by A20LEE » Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:43 pm

quattrokid1 wrote:ask him!!

a light t cut and polish?

have you tried washing it?perhaps the spray is waterbased?
t cut :roll:, i'm going to have to show you a few detailing tips next time your down rich :lol: . You may find that Autoglym Super Resin Polish has enough cut to remove it.

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Post by sonny » Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:11 pm

Jesus...I would be throwing a fit...do you get on well with your neighbour?....it its serious then he will have to cough up, something similar happened to my GF car and some builders cement dust!!

sorry to hear this, would of drove me mad!
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Post by Oiler » Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:44 pm

Try a Meguiars clay bar kit shifts all sorts of crap from your paint and leaves an amazing finish ready for polishing.

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Post by ArthurPE » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:30 pm

try 3M general purpose adhesive remover...
Klasse All-in-One may do it too...it's a slovent based cleaner
then you're gonna have to wash & wax it...
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Post by ghoonk » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:43 am

I'd start with a clay bar, not by using anything abrasive. Always work with the least abrasive, working your way to the most abrasive. I sure hope your neighbour is covering the cost of this one.

Anyway, get a bottle of car shampoo mixed with water (1:10), and a claybar and work the crap out slowly.
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Post by chunky79 » Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:57 pm

I would try a traffic film remover first because you will remove any wax with the clay bar anyway. You have to be careful with clay bar that you don't mar the paint. Ask your neighbour if you can see the bottle that the spray was in. As said above it might be water based.

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Post by Virdee Autos » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:33 pm

IMO, I'd go for a very subtle tar/glue remover first.

If this don't work then as said go for a very light clay bar. The Sonus green is excellent for stuff like this, with Meg's Last Touch.
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Post by ghoonk » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:52 pm

chunky79 wrote:I would try a traffic film remover first because you will remove any wax with the clay bar anyway. You have to be careful with clay bar that you don't mar the paint. Ask your neighbour if you can see the bottle that the spray was in. As said above it might be water based.

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Sorry, but I can't agree with you. I've used clay bars on cars I've worked on, and the wax remains evident. It would still be my first choice to deal with paint oversprayoverspray
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Post by SR71 » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:43 pm

Without wishing to cast aspersions on anyone's expertise here, I'd take it to an expert....for 2 reasons....

1) Hopefully they know what they're doing.

2) Even if they don't, you've got course to redress if they f**k up.

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Post by P_G » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:07 pm

AG Instant Tar Remover is a good starter, if that doesn't work Sonus Green Clay and QD is next and these two options will do little harm to hard Audi paintwork. If both fail, take it to a specialist like SR71 says.

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Post by A20LEE » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:09 pm

There no such thing as an expert with Detailing as with valeting its all down to experience. A bodyshop would advise repeated washing for example. A Valeter would recommend T-Cut/machine buff, Detailer would should try a few different options/products Acetone etc, but if the car has been detailed they go with a 1 stage finishing polish.

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Post by ghoonk » Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:53 pm

But there are Best Practices. Repeated washing may introduce more marring, and I would go with the use of a tar remover, followed by claybar as PG recommended
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Post by chunky79 » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:40 pm

Why go with a tar remover if it is something water based????
I think we are jumping to worst case here. Clay bar can cause trouble if not used correctly. You could just try washing normally.
Caddyman, if i were you i would go around to your next door neighbour and ask to see the spray instructions, then go on detailing world and ask people on there because most of these guy's are very helpful.

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