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    From Woozy Song@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 25 14:26:03 2025
    Returned from Easter holidays and found car windows had overspray on
    them. No idea who did it, it was parked in driveway. Anyway their are
    lots of tiny clear drops which are a problem when the sun shines on
    them. I am sure methylene chloride paint stripper would get if off, but
    that is pretty nasty stuff. I got some grafitti remover, which comes in
    plastic bottle, so I didn't think that would be too harsh. It does seem
    to attack rubber, so have to mask that off. Looks like it dissolved the
    small drops, but wiping with rag has smeared that into a thin film. So
    to get rid of that, used rags soaked in acetone. I chilled the acetone
    in the refrigerator, so it doesn't evaporate so quickly. Has anybody
    found a better solvent for this? Turpentine or alcohol seem pretty useless.

    Second problem - it is also on paint. Being clear, you can't really see
    it, but you feel it when you run your hand over it. I doubt there is
    anything that will get off the over-spray without also damaging the
    paint. It is plain old solid white, not metallic with clear coat.

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Woozy Song on Fri Apr 25 07:40:26 2025
    On 4/25/2025 1:26 AM, Woozy Song wrote:
    Returned from Easter holidays and found car windows had
    overspray on them. No idea who did it, it was parked in
    driveway. Anyway their are lots of tiny clear drops which
    are a problem when the sun shines on them. I am sure
    methylene chloride paint stripper would get if off, but that
    is pretty nasty stuff. I got some grafitti remover, which
    comes in plastic bottle, so I didn't think that would be too
    harsh. It does seem to attack rubber, so have to mask that
    off. Looks like it dissolved the small drops, but wiping
    with rag has smeared that into a thin film. So to get rid of
    that, used rags soaked in acetone. I chilled the acetone in
    the refrigerator, so it doesn't evaporate so quickly. Has
    anybody found a better solvent for this? Turpentine or
    alcohol seem pretty useless.

    Second problem - it is also on paint. Being clear, you can't
    really see it, but you feel it when you run your hand over
    it. I doubt there is anything that will get off the over-
    spray without also damaging the paint. It is plain old solid
    white, not metallic with clear coat.

    For glass, a razor scraper is quick and effective: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/91114/awoken-vs-awaked

    which will remove almost all of crud on glass.
    For the remainder, or on paint, you have to know what it is.

    Are you certain it's not tree sap? That's much more probable
    than catalyzed auto clear.

    https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-get-sap-off-car/

    For isopropyl alcohol (which doesn't affect auto paint) get
    the highest concentration, usually 90% or higher is readily
    found.

    Don't skip the thorough wash before any other action.

    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Woozy Song@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Sat Apr 26 16:58:49 2025
    AMuzi wrote:

    For glass, a razor scraper is quick and effective: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/91114/awoken-vs-awaked

    which will remove almost all of crud on glass.
    For the remainder, or on paint, you have to know what it is.

    Yes after doing the windscreen, I got around to the side window. I found
    a Stanley knife blade got about two-thirds off, then less for the
    solvents to remove.

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