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I just finished a paint job on my car and got a little overspray on the top of the body. Is there a way to remove the overspray without dulling the finish? I used Tamiya spray paint.

MattyCJ7 wrote:I just finished a paint job on my car and got a little overspray on the top of the body. Is there a way to remove the overspray without dulling the finish? I used Tamiya spray paint.

easy - remove the protection film now

just kidding - actually I'm interested in this one too... I have a few vintage painted bodies that could use a little overspray removal, but I never was ballsy enough to try my arsenal of chemicals as I was worried I'd damage the lexan...

thanks for asking!

Paul

Nitro fuel will take it off very easily

shodog wrote:Nitro fuel will take it off very easily

+1

anything more readily avail? gasoline, coleman fuel, acetone.? I don't have nitro fuel around the house:)

try some of those on the areas that will be cut off or are already cut off and see if it damages the poly.

I've used polishing compound. I have some Novus, and my overspray wasn't too thick, just some light fade.

Mineral spirits or lighter fluid might, acetone would eat the plastic. Really nitro fuel works so well thats the only thing i recomend

I recently removed some overspray on a body with mineral spirits on a cotton ball; I didn't notice any damage to the lexan. You do need a little elbow grease to get it off though.

- Keith

Thanks. I'll try a few different things on some scrap pcs. The overspray is very light so I think I should be able to make something work. Lesson learned...leave the film on till the end

I use dot4 brake fluid to remove a complete paint job, works great. If your careful it should work great on the outside as well. Always best to test on a scrap piece but I have never had brake fluid harm my plastics though I have seen it fog some plastics a bit (never for me)

Lucky you used tamiya paint. I just did the same earlier this week with Pactra. No chance for removing that.
(Then again, I did not get anything on the top , just a bit on the lower sides and it blends in with the paintscheme more or less. So I don't mind too much)

gomachv wrote:I use dot4 brake fluid to remove a complete paint job, works great. If your careful it should work great on the outside as well. Always best to test on a scrap piece but I have never had brake fluid harm my plastics though I have seen it fog some plastics a bit (never for me)

DOT4 definitely fogged a body for me. Just saying for information's sake.

I ended up using mcquires scratchX auto scratch remover and it worked real well with a bit of elbow grease. I think it would do a good job of generally polishing up a shell after it gets a bit worn as well.

you can use mineral spirits or thinner but you have to mix it 50/50 with rubbing alcohol so it will not eat plastic.