I have discovered that there are paint spots all over my beloved octy RS. These appear to have come from the workshop near my work where they spray steelwork with industrial paints. The paint in question is probably a high build zinc phosphate and although you can't see it unless you are close up the feel of the bodywork is like running your hands over sandpaper. :eek: Normal polish or t-cut type stuff doesn't seem to do much. I wondered if anyone is aware of any product which i can apply myself to remove the offending material. I am reluctant to start trying all sorts for fear of damaging it irecoverably. HHHEEEEEELLLPPPP !!!!!!!!!

Have you tried a clay bar - a putty-like material used with a lubricating spray to remove tar and cellulose paint overspray? Meguiars and Swissol both do them, and probably others too.

we use zinc weld through primer at work and spirit wipe brings it straight off, or a mild thinners or even turps may do it, try on a small area first but you won't damage the original paint

Shouldn't the people who caused it be sorting it out. In law I think they are responsible for any damage done by emmissions from their processes to other property.

Shouldn't the people who caused it be sorting it out. In law I think they are responsible for any damage done by emmissions from their processes to other property.

yes you are right. but they are linked to my company and while they are willing to put it right I don't want to hand my pride and joy over to any ole' tom **** and harry. I would rather do it myself if possible. At least i know it's done right !

Thanks for the tips guys.

yes you are right. but they are linked to my company and while they are willing to put it right I don't want to hand my pride and joy over to any ole' tom **** and harry. I would rather do it myself if possible. At least i know it's done right !

Thanks for the tips guys.

I would take it to a body shop for some advice, if you do it yourself take care not to rub too hard, modern paints arent that hard & you could easily end up with swirl marks.

You may find a body shop can give it a quick once over with a mop & sort it plus give you a gleaming car, It could probably be acash job & I guess your firm wont mind paying that (mop is the soft polisher they use after spraying a car)

I have discovered that there are paint spots all over my beloved octy RS. These appear to have come from the workshop near my work where they spray steelwork with industrial paints. The paint in question is probably a high build zinc phosphate and although you can't see it unless you are close up the feel of the bodywork is like running your hands over sandpaper. :eek: Normal polish or t-cut type stuff doesn't seem to do much. I wondered if anyone is aware of any product which i can apply myself to remove the offending material. I am reluctant to start trying all sorts for fear of damaging it irecoverably. HHHEEEEEELLLPPPP !!!!!!!!!

Hi

I had a similar problem a few years ago. I had driven through some paint on the way to work without realising it. I got out and left the car in the sun all day to cure the paint that was spattered all the way along the N/S wing doors and rear quarter. Of course white paint spots on dark blue / violet two tone does not look great.

No solvent that I would use on a car would touch it, so I got a bug shifting sponge from Halfrauds (glad to see I am not the only one who calls em this). The sponge was a normal sponge in a nylon net. If you scrubbed really hard with localised force, the paint blobs eventually came unstuck from the cars paint / wax. I had to literally unstick the blobs one at a time to avoid scratching the paintwork with the loose blobs. It took a lot of work, carried out over a number of weeks to beat the tedium, but the car came up like new.

Chris

someone has suggested a product by Farecla called advanced G3 liquid ????

Anyone heard of this stuff ?

basicly the same as t cut but waterbased and less abrasive even though it has little bits in it. We use it at work in the paintshop with a mop(buffer) and plenty of water. It is very good for renovating old paint and removing industrial fallout

Just don't forget the water!!!!!!!!

basicly the same as t cut but waterbased and less abrasive even though it has little bits in it. We use it at work in the paintshop with a mop(buffer) and plenty of water. It is very good for renovating old paint and removing industrial fallout

Just don't forget the water!!!!!!!!

does it have any long term affects on the paint or will it be ok ? bearing in mind that the paint on my octy is fine generally, i just want to remove the offending spots. also is it ok to use by applying by hand ?

cheers for info BTW

basicly the same as t cut but waterbased and less abrasive even though it has little bits in it. We use it at work in the paintshop with a mop(buffer) and plenty of water. It is very good for renovating old paint and removing industrial fallout

Just don't forget the water!!!!!!!!

sorry one other thing...... i have had my bonnet resprayed will it be ok on resprayed bodywork ?

cheers

It will be fine to use on any paintwork at all. When using it by hand use a damp cloth and use light pressure in a circular (spelling?) motion.

Any left over residue can be washed off as per normal car washing techniques, and a bit of a wax after to seal it from the elements to finish

If I can help in any other way just let me know mate

It will be fine to use on any paintwork at all. When using it by hand use a damp cloth and use light pressure in a circular (spelling?) motion.

Any left over residue can be washed off as per normal car washing techniques' date=' and a bit of a wax after to seal it from the elements to finish

If I can help in any other way just let me know mate [/quote']

Thanks again for the info.

cheers

Ian

someone has suggested a product by Farecla called advanced G3 liquid ????

Anyone heard of this stuff ?

look in screwfix catalogue about

I had the same thing appen to my BM a couple of years ago, the company would accept no liabilityfor the damage - however they paid the bill from the body shop of a local repair centre!

But before you do it yourself consider this -

If you do try to polish it out yourself and you accidently go through the paint (or laquer) then what happens next? - YOU pay for it to be repainted!

However the bodyshop would only agree to do the job on the understanding that if the car needs more than a light polish to remove the paint spots then they MAY have to repaint some or all of the car - this of course would NOT be paid by you.