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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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My dad and his co-worker were painting the rails of our house using a pressure spray painter device, whatever those things are called. And I parked my car out of the gate about 50 feet away. Overspray still got on the car, noticeable on the windows. So there are little white specks on my windows, any of you guys know a way of getting rid of them? Tried everything. Need some powerful stuff that won't destroy the windows or paint.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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claybar will work just fine
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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claybar will work just fine
THANKS

Where can I purchase a claybar?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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another thing you can do is use some steel wool with some glass cleaner. Worked like a charm when I was a detailer. Just don't press too heavily, so it won't scratch the window.
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GAS takes off all paint on windows. works well i do it everytime i come back from the strip
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so, let me get this straight... you've got overspray on your windows...the exterior portion of the glass... ummm...why not just use a razor blade to scrape it off??
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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so, let me get this straight... you've got overspray on your windows...the exterior portion of the glass... ummm...why not just use a razor blade to scrape it off??

word...razor blade is your friend


ever painted a window in a house? those things come in handy.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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so, let me get this straight... you've got overspray on your windows...the exterior portion of the glass... ummm...why not just use a razor blade to scrape it off??
obviously he has it on his paint as well...so he might as well spend $15 at any local auto parts store and clay his whole car
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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obviously he has it on his paint as well...so he might as well spend $15 at any local auto parts store and clay his whole car
yes, but using a clay bar on glass is kinda silly when you can scrape it off in ten seconds with a blade...

and notice the title and main context of this thread...windows...
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so, let me get this straight... you've got overspray on your windows...the exterior portion of the glass... ummm...why not just use a razor blade to scrape it off??
I did that on half of the rear window, got too tired. I have mono right now.
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obviously he has it on his paint as well...so he might as well spend $15 at any local auto parts store and clay his whole car
You can't even see it on the paint, it's only noticeable on the windows and headlights/taillights. Oh and on the windshield wipers and wherever else there is black rubber on the car. It's not like REALLY noticeable unless you are close to it.
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I did that on half of the rear window, got too tired. I have mono right now.



i think i peed a little...
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I just want a way that is quick and easy that won't cause me to be out of breath, just because I can't be "exercising".
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i think i peed a little...
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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You can't even feel the roughness on the windows. At first I thought it was tree-sap because I parked under a cherry apple tree, but later I realized it was paint. I was surprised the calm wind carried it that far. Here's a pic I took from the front gate where I parked my car.

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See the railings that are white on the far left. That is where they were painting and I parked my car all the way out of the gate.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Also I was wondering are the side Z emblems adhesive? If I remove them will the surface of the fender be smooth or is there a circular indent, because I want to remove them and put Autobot Emblem because I named my car Prowl because in Gen1 he was a 280ZX and in the new infiltration comic is a 350Z. What do you all think?
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