61corv

What is the best method to remove all the body shop dust. I had some touch up work done on the trunk and the engine and radiator along with most of the car has sanding and polish resido everywhere. And yes the shop cleaned it but not to my standards...

porchdog

dawn soap and water .

TGO

Get a better shop. They are obviously slobs.

DUB

I agree with soap and water and I have also added some vegetable oil to the mix to aid in lifting the dust of the surface while spraying it on the areas needing to be cleaned.

Come on now...SERIOUSLY....dust gets everywhere...regardless how much masking and prep is done...and you WOULD know this if you did body and paint work for a living...which obviously you don't.

Unless this was a JOKE ...which you forgot to let us all know you were joking.

DUB

porchdog

clean up can eat up some serious man hours in a job. on a complete i bet i have a good 12-16 hrs in clean up.

61corv

No joke! Light dust everywhere like Dub said. It is under the wiring, around the generator, radiator... Like I said it was clean but not like when I brought it. Yes my paint guy is very good and cares about his work. I was thinking of using a hand pump bug sprayer with soapy water... But I like the oil idea then hitting it again with dawn and rinse and repeat. I didnt want to take apart anything. Or be to aggressive.


Thanks Dub, as always.

TGO

My current body shop returned my vehicle with no noticeable dust anywhere.

lol and no they didn't detail the car or the engine bay either.

I have had shops return my cars dusty in the past. **** I even found used sanding discs in my trunk from one place. Needless to say I found a better shop.

The main thing I noticed between the good and bad shops are : cleanliness , proper prep, and proper ventilation

porchdog

if i have to work on a completed car which is rare i will slime the whole car .

DUB

Some repairs do not create a lot of dust so the engine compartment or anywhere else on the car as a matter of fact...and would not need detailing...but when serious body work is done...as like 'porchdog' stated...and I have to AGREE with. The time it takes to cleanup and get the car ready for delivery takes a butt load of time.

And...when I am doing a major job and it is getting ready to go in the paint booth for painting. I spends a day washing the entire vehicle with my pressure washer so I am already getting off all the dust and crap BEFORE I paint it. Any competent shop would do that.

SLIME is GREAT and does wonders. I use it also.

And here is something to think about....I know many have had their car be dusty and just take the hose and you rinse of your car really really good...but FUNNY on how when it dries NOT all of the dust came off. A micro layer will still be there...which requires wiping of some type.

Glad that you found a shop that delivers a car as they should.

DUB

61corv

I had touch up on the rear quarter, and the hood was never opened. Well only to disconnect the battery... The car is clean, interior was spotless and everything else was great. It just seemed like the dust got everywhere and don't want to pressure wash. And replace decals or do damage. Geez! I was if there was a trick of the trade the lifts the dust without causing more work. My car isn't restored or modified. 50k original miles and engine bay is stock and not a show car. So there is some grime but not the Exxon Valdez either. Monday I will try the dawn and oil treatment.

TGO

I am too.

A good body guy is worth their weight in gold.

DUB

I guess you read POST #4 where I mentioned a 'trick' that a friend who worked in a car museum told me about.

DUB

DUB

YES...it seems that people who actually CARE about all aspects of a job are getting harder and harder to find...which is why I guess I stay so covered up and with back log..I honestly feel I will never see the 'light of the end of the tunnel'.

DUB

porchdog

lock the gate .

DUB

I do...but that still does not help..

DUB