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Old Jun 3, 2012
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i need help really bad!

i need help i have a slight coat of silver overspray on my truck, my truck is toreador red and theres silver on it i need help on what i could use to take that silver overspray off. Please help me!
 
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Old Jun 3, 2012
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Rubbing compound
 
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Old Jun 3, 2012
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clay bar may work too...depends how long its been on there
 
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Old Jun 3, 2012
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Rubbing compound and some elbow grease
 
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Old Jun 3, 2012
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Originally Posted by StxDangerRanger
Rubbing compound
Originally Posted by djfllmn
clay bar may work too...depends how long its been on there
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Old Jun 6, 2012
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I would agree with the others, I'm no expert but I had some scratches from a hood scoop I removed, it was going to cost me 800 for a repainting of the hood, so with nothing to loose I got a 3M scratch repair kit from crapy tire and wow worked great it included the rubbing compound,polish and two foam pads one for each chemical that mount on a drill, allso a piece of 3000 grit sponge sand paper.
you hopefully only need the rubbing compound and the pad, maybe check a local body shop supply place for some materials, as well some free advice.
Man That kit worked like magic.
Good luck.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2012
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I do detailing for a living so im going to say use a clay bar with plenty of lube.. go to your local autozone or something like that and pick up a clay bar cleaning set. wash vehicle first then clay in small sections and wash again then you want to put some wax on it. paint will feel and look like new when youre done...
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013
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There's a product called "Clean Ease" auto body shops use it to clean off over spray. It works very well.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2013
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Originally Posted by TXFX4
I do detailing for a living so im going to say use a clay bar with plenty of lube.. go to your local autozone or something like that and pick up a clay bar cleaning set. wash vehicle first then clay in small sections and wash again then you want to put some wax on it. paint will feel and look like new when youre done...
^^^ Best advice! I work as a detailer also. We have a body guy that always leaves overspray on everything he works on :(. Rubbing compound and elbow grease can leave scratches in the red paint if a heavier compound or if you rub too hard.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2013
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I see this thread was a year old, however I also had great experience using meguires clay bar kit when I had overspray on my truck.
 
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