Help :( What gets paint off a car?

[hockeyman]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by strobhen:

Had the paint cured for at least 60 days, many of these suggestions may work.

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Same thing I was always told too. No matter how dirty the car gets, Do NOT wax it, wash it, wreck it, breath on it, until 60 days.

-Marc

[The Sandman]

The only way you can wax a freshly painted car is if the paint has cured. You can wax a brand new car because the paint is cured in 800 degree heaters. When a car is newly painted, it takes time to cure instead of heat.
Give it a couple of weeks before waxing.
Claybarring can be done soon after the new paint, which again, is what I think you should do.
Most of these other suggestions aren't going to harm your paint, but they are abrasive to it and will wear away at the clearcoat.

[WSU77]

HiWire this happened to a friend of mine. What he did is he contacted the company that messed it up and they said that if he got someone to come and wax the car and take it off, they would pay for it. What happened was he didnt have to waste any of his time because they drove to his work and did everything. All the spots disappeared.

[onoiocoko]

most body shops, or at least my dad who worked at one, wet sand and buff the car AFTER it is painted and cleared to get the surface dirt out. thats alot of wear and tear to put on new paint. im not saying its alright to wax it when its new but thats what my dad says. if its hard enough to be sanded and buffed (which the high speeds of the buffer heats the paint) then it should be alright to wax. but im not a professional, he is, what do i know.

[WickEdSix9838]

CLAYBAR!!!!

[Mr. Spock]

I had a similar issue with a few painters in
Tx. Acetone is what will work to get this off. It evaporates extremely quickly so will not damage your paint. I had an auto-body/paint friend of mine tell me this when my car was green with millions of white poka dots.
what you do is put some of it on an old t-shirt then rub lightly. Should pull it right off.
Acetone can be found at any paint supply store or sometimes auto parts stores.
About a year after my incedent my paint is still looking good, without the white poka dots.