I dont understand why this happens. Hope you get it off ok.
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Use 3m medium cut cleaner. Needs to be applied with a buffing wheel for best results. Then polish and wax she will be as good as new!
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I've been a painter for 10 years and see stuff like this from time to time.
Go to Lowes and get some paint/lacquer thinner and use it on a soft rag. It will take you a few hours but it will come off and it will not hurt your clear coat. Use a clay bar and then take a polish pad and buff it out. Hope its not too much of a headache.
Go to Lowes and get some paint/lacquer thinner and use it on a soft rag. It will take you a few hours but it will come off and it will not hurt your clear coat. Use a clay bar and then take a polish pad and buff it out. Hope its not too much of a headache.
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Not to mean it lightly but that should come right off no biggie. Except for having to do it of course. Little acetone and a rag and it should wipe right off(done it many times on many different things), won't affect your clear unless you just had it painted in last couple months where it's still fresh. Wipe off and reploish/wax it back up. Or if your skeptical on using the acetone just get you some fine buffing compound and a soft rag and should buff right off as well. And then of course repolish/wax area as either should remove any on there now. 
Laquer thinner would work fine also, just a little more harsher than acetone. And since it's only been on there maybe a day I'd say 15 minutes tops and it will be no more. No wet sanding even needed.
Just remember to NOT leave the rag with acetone/laquer thinner laying on any painted surface. Cause just the fumes off it will pull/wrinkle up any paint it's on and then nothing said so far in this post will help.
Laquer thinner would work fine also, just a little more harsher than acetone. And since it's only been on there maybe a day I'd say 15 minutes tops and it will be no more. No wet sanding even needed.
Just remember to NOT leave the rag with acetone/laquer thinner laying on any painted surface. Cause just the fumes off it will pull/wrinkle up any paint it's on and then nothing said so far in this post will help.
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I've been a painter for 10 years and see stuff like this from time to time.
Go to Lowes and get some paint/lacquer thinner and use it on a soft rag. It will take you a few hours but it will come off and it will not hurt your clear coat. Use a clay bar and then take a polish pad and buff it out. Hope its not too much of a headache.
Go to Lowes and get some paint/lacquer thinner and use it on a soft rag. It will take you a few hours but it will come off and it will not hurt your clear coat. Use a clay bar and then take a polish pad and buff it out. Hope its not too much of a headache.
Or even milder prepsol.
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I didn't figure it would be to bad thats why I didn't flip when it happened. I've done paint correction in the past and I checked with my buddy who paints cars and he said to use acetone. I did a test patch with a q-tip and it came right off so it shouldn't be an issue. I'll wash the area then have plenty of microfiber towels and water and fix it. I'll let you know how it goes. And the fender with the most spray was actually just repainted and cleared 3 months ago and I just waxed it a week and a half ago so what timing! I'll update again soon.
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The good thing about spray-paint is that it's just on the surface. I'll bet even a good orbital buffer and 3M medium cut cleaner would take care of it.
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Fortunately its spray can, and not catalyzed paint. Should come off fairly decent with thinner. If the yellow is a good quality catalyzed paint the thinner shouldn't bother it, but I'd be gentle and make sure you don't get any yellow on the cloth. Once the black is gone hit it with a good rubbing compound, and the shine should come right back. Then good wax. I wouldn't think you would have to wet sand. Good luck.......
Last edited by ironwills76corvette; Mar 26, 2013 at 08:32 PM.
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