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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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Overspray on plastic

Would anyone know how to get light overspray off the plastic bumper trim?

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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Difficult to answer without a bit more detail, but you might try a claybar. That's often used to remove light overspray on painted surfaces.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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I've never clay-bar'd plastic trim unless it was a smooth, shiny plastic (and then very gently). I would try to use as few passes as possible and lots of lube... be very careful... do a few passes with the clay, rinse, dry, examine, repeat if necessary.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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Also, the sooner you do it, the better. Fresh overspray comes off much easier than that which has had lots of dry time.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Wd40
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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Try something called mineral spirits, I think home depot has it. If not your local paint shop (i.e PPG) will have it. This stuff should get the overspray right off. I don't think that it will hurt your plastic but try a small indescrete spot first if you go this route. I would try the clay bar fisrt though.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow_mini
Try something called mineral spirits, I think home depot has it. If not your local paint shop (i.e PPG) will have it. This stuff should get the overspray right off. I don't think that it will hurt your plastic but try a small indescrete spot first if you go this route. I would try the clay bar fisrt though.
I would do a test with the mineral spirits, it's alcohol, and it may make the black go white.

I would try a 3M green pad, the very fine ones used for furnuture finnishing, very soapy water, and a gentle rub.

If that does not work, use the same pad with WD40, that stuff does more than stop squicks.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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Thanks for the reply's I'll give the suggestions a try.

Luke
 
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