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Had a small ding repaired under front bumper.Took it to laserwash to clean off dust.Car and glass now has overspray. What to do now? I really do not want to take itback to this A.....
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IF you do not want him to touch your car again...then I wonder why did you choose him in the first place? Regardless... the shop should persent the car detailed out...WITHOUT overspray....unless you only paid $50 for the repair....and then you got what you paid for.
OR...at least take the car to him and have him PAY for someone else to get it like it was BEFORE he got overspray all over it. THEN maybe HE will do teh jobsd like they should be done the FIRST TIME.
BUT wasting your time to detail your car is completely INSANE...in my opinion.
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Some options that i have done. #00 or #000 steel wool will clean glass without scratching. Razorblades, new only using a lubricant, like glass cleaner or even WD40. On paint clay bar, using lubricant for light stuff. Carefull use of reducers or thinners may work, but could hurt paint depending on if factory finish or repaint. Also for heavy overspray you could wet sand with 1500 grit or finer and then buff back up using a 2-3 step process. These are only possible options try on out of way spots before going whole hog.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Some options that i have done. #00 or #000 steel wool will clean glass without scratching. Razorblades, new only using a lubricant, like glass cleaner or even WD40. On paint clay bar, using lubricant for light stuff. Carefull use of reducers or thinners may work, but could hurt paint depending on if factory finish or repaint. Also for heavy overspray you could wet sand with 1500 grit or finer and then buff back up using a 2-3 step process. These are only possible options try on out of way spots before going whole hog.
Good luck.
Good luck.
From a painters point of view...that stuff should NEVER be used on or near a car...that is a BIG
...if you care about how your future paint job may turn out. Find something else to use. The overspray of WD-40 is so BRUTAL that it can cause fisheyes....SUPER WICKED ONES....even if the car has been throughly cleaned. The overspray of it will often times be allowed to stay on the finish...and knowing that it does not evaporate...when the paint gets hot. IT will get into the paint. I just 
when I see a can of that stuff in use near or on car....and am thankful that I do not have to paint it. I am sure that many other professional painters will agree. "DUB"
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Yeah, had a brain fart there. Was just thinking of a lubricant for a non pro to use. Having been in body shop business for over 30 yrs mostly at stealerships (everyone lovingly refers to) i have had my share of wd40 issues. Good catch "Dub", thanks for correcting me.
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I did call him and tell him that overspray covered the whole top surface of the car. He said "Drop it off , We have something that will take it right off" I did and they had it for 2 days. My wife went and picked it up Friday afternoon. When I got home from work and looked at it in the sunlight, I almost had a heart attack.There were 10 years worth of scratches and swirl marks all over. These guys used to do good work. I don't know what happened to them. I called and let them know how dissapointed I was and went elsewhere. Next week hopefully the scratches will be gone.
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I did call him and tell him that overspray covered the whole top surface of the car. He said "Drop it off , We have something that will take it right off" I did and they had it for 2 days. My wife went and picked it up Friday afternoon. When I got home from work and looked at it in the sunlight, I almost had a heart attack.There were 10 years worth of scratches and swirl marks all over. These guys used to do good work. I don't know what happened to them. I called and let them know how dissapointed I was and went elsewhere. Next week hopefully the scratches will be gone.
Have them pay for the repair (re-buff/polish). ONCE again...a lack of ATTENTION to the fine details.
"DUB"
