Hey guys, ran into a massive problem....

I own a 00 BB beast and I recently parked near a panel beaters. It was quite a windy day but didn't take much notice of it at the time. But now I have all these little white bits of paint (most likely from being carried over by the panel beaters) and not sure how to go about removing it. There's specs are mainly on the hood and aren't that noticeable but I really really want to get rid of them all. I have managed to be able to get them off if I use my fingernails and have also tried with relatively weak polishes unsuccessfully. Would it be a good idea to go at it with a clay bar? Not to sure what to do, any recommendations or advice would be much appreciated.

 

You can try straight 91% isopropyl alcohol. I have had that work for me in the past. Another option is a clay bar and polishing. I always recommend a chemical method (non- abrasive) first so that polishing after is not required.

 

Maybe tarminator. Works well on tar along rocker panels and I have removed some paint with it from wheel wells. Spray a small amount on a microfiber cloth and rub carefully.

 

I had the same problem after receiving my car back form a body shop. If the overspray is really light using the Mother Clay Bar kit has worked for me. Since my overspray is fairly bad I'm going to use a stronger clay bar to remove the rest of it. Try the Mothers kit and see if you don't get all those spots off.

 

exactly how clay came to be used on cars... by body shops - to remove overspray.
good tips above, and i would first try claying-

 

thanks for the advice yall, gonna grab me some meguiars quick clay and use their quick detailer as a lubricant this weekend... that sound like a good plan?
I'll try to post some before and after pix as well

 

Try Mothers. Most people have better results with mothers as opposed to meguiars.

 

OK, so managed to get some work done on it over the weekend the clay bar worked a charm (I ended up getting the meguiars one because it was on special) but just some advice to anyone else I had to go over the spots a fair few times before they actually came off as opposed to the rest of the grime that was on the car making it rough.

Just like to say thank you all for being so informative as well, it's much appreciated.

 

I'm glad it came off and it wasn't too difficult to remove! Don't forget to polish and wax your car now

 

Clay bars are great glad you were able to get it all cleaned up!

BTW...
The Megs bar is not quite as aggressive as the Mother's bar and that is why it took a few passes to get it cleaned up.

I did half a trunk lid on an STi that felt like 150 grit sand paper with Megs bar and it took 6 passes to get it feeling good, my friend who was helping did the other half with a Mother's bar and it only took him 2 passes. Mother's bar also wasn't aggressive enough to mar the finish either