Today I noticed that my front passenger quarter panel, up by the headlight, has white specs all over it. I took it to the car wash and they didn't come off. It looks like paint....like someone cleaned a paint brush and then flung the brush to get the water out. The dots themselves look somewhat milky. What should I use to get it off without hurting the paint? My dads been working on built-ins for our home theater and I think he is the culprit. My car is safe nowhere!

 

claybar

 

Ok...I bought a clay bar a couple of months ago. I will try it tomorrow. Never really got the hang of it.

 

Try the clay bar first, if that doesnt work then use a 50/50 water/rubbing alchohol mix. I had detailed a BMW a while back that had white paint splash from running over a freshly painted road lane and it had dried on there for a few weeks. Claybar at the time didnt do jack but the achohol mix cleaned it right up. Just dont use too much and make sure to rinse the area VERY THOROUGHLY after you do then wax it.

 

I had the same thing on an old car. The claybar worked, but needed some good elbow grease.

 

Don't forget to use the clay lubricant, my car was covered in wet road paint and it came off fine with a little work.

 

sweet! i'll keep this in mind whether it be for my cars or someone elses.
good job!

 

Clay bar all the way! Like Fuzzy said though, you will probably need some elbow grease. And yeah, don't for get to lube it up! I'd get a bucket of soapy water and a washmit. Wet it first with the soapy water and washmit, then scrub the hell out of it with the clay bar. Should do you just fine. Good luck!

 

You might want to be careful doing that, you have to remember a claybar is still an abrasive. Putting too much pressure, you will scuff and haze the paint, and even worse if you have a hard particle in the clay will cause it to scratch. Think of a claybar as 40,000 grit sandpaper.

 

How much pressure do you think you can put on a clay bar??? Too much pressue and it'll just plain stick to the car. I've been doing this for many years now and not once have I damaged a car from doing so.

 

you have to remember to fold over the clay every two seconds, keep kneading it so that what ever it picks up isn't on the outside, use small motions and if it doesn't seem to be working then just stop. You can't use the clay forever, you just have to throw it out after a messy job.