Dumb mistake, please help.

[Pryme]

So I was using black spray pain about 15-20 feet from my car, and when I was washing it today I noticed some how a little dusting went on part of the hood, only a small area and because the car is black, it is hard to see but you can see it up close and feel it.

So how do I remove it?

Will a nice buffing take care of it or what about a lil diluted paint thinner, the cars clear coat should be OK I would think, but I would like some advice from you all.

Thanks.

[Nader]

clay bar will do it.

[Bravo]

clay bar +1

[ViperTony]

This happened to me when I was painting my hoodpad across the garage. I ended up using Giot's speed shine and their claybar to clean up the paint. Followed it up with a fresh coat of wax.

[Pryme]

I have never used clay bar, is it pretty easy? what do I need? just the clay bar, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

[RedEnuf93]

Buy Mothers clay bar and detail mist. (or any other brand at local Advance Auto, Pep Boys, Autozone etc...)

Mist surface and move clay across paint. Dry off with clean towel. Continue until paint feels slick and smooth. NEVER clay dry, always mist generously...

IF you ever drop clay on ground, NEVER use it again. Nothing like sand grinding against your paint...

VERY EASY...

[ViperTony]

I think Griot's detailers handbook has great info on the Claybar technique. See here, page 32.

[Pryme]

WOW that does sound easy, I will have to give it a try. What else does clay do for the paint, I should try that with my other car, my Daily driver, the paint needs some tlc.

[TAXIMAN1]

either clay bar, or maguiars makes a "paint cleaner". Just use that, with a micro fiber towel. It will come off.. Spray does not usually stick "really well" to much of anything.. It should come right off.

[Newport Viper]

good info here for all.

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[dave6666]

Lone Star beer poured on your girlfriend's cat will buff that right out.

[ryan94rt10]

a little paint reducer should take it off too...i get mine at napa!

[IEATVETS]

I want to clay bar my car but I am really nervous in doing so. I cannot understand how using a clay bar on your car does not scratch the paint. Sure, you use cleaner to lubricate the clay bar as you go across the paint but I saw a picture in Griot's latest magazine and it shows the dirt and contaminents on the clay bar! I would think that by dragging those contaminents back and forth on the paint, that it would scratch the hell out of it!
If you guys swear by clay bars, then I will try it, with slight hesitation.

[PittsburghRT]

Originally Posted by IEATVETS

I want to clay bar my car but I am really nervous in doing so. I cannot understand how using a clay bar on your car does not scratch the paint. Sure, you use cleaner to lubricate the clay bar as you go across the paint but I saw a picture in Griot's latest magazine and it shows the dirt and contaminents on the clay bar! I would think that by dragging those contaminents back and forth on the paint, that it would scratch the hell out of it!
If you guys swear by clay bars, then I will try it, with slight hesitation.

Keep the paint surface wet with the provided detailer in the area you are sliding the clay bar over and you should be fine. Also, every so often replace the piece of clay if you notice it is picking up a lot of contaminants. I state this because I never use the whole bar from the kit all at one time. I do this every year to my everyday car that is black and it works well.

[ViperTony]

I've done the claybar routine on all of my cars and just did my Viper again. I use the Griot's kit: Speed Shine and Clay bar. The Speed Shine is slippery. Keep the surface you're working on wet with the speed shine. Rip off a piece of the clay, flatten it out and began going over the area. As the clay gets dirty, rework it and keep going. If I drop the clay I usually toss that piece out and rip off a fresh piece. It only take a few strokes. You may need several strokes to get the over spray off but it does work...don't be afraid.