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Old 19 April 2008, 08:49 PM
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The other day I painted my garden fence with one of those Cuprinol paint sprayers.

The cars were parked, what I thought, was a good distance away, and there was little or no wind...or so I thought

Our cars are now covered in little green speccles

They do come off but I have to scrub fairly hard, and it is taking ages. I have tried standard car polish but this doesn't really help, and I'm thinking that turps will be too harsh

Does anyone know of a product out there that would do the trick ?

Thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by Terzo 333
The other day I painted my garden fence with one of those Cuprinol paint sprayers.

The cars were parked, what I thought, was a good distance away, and there was little or no wind...or so I thought

Our cars are now covered in little green speccles

They do come off but I have to scrub fairly hard, and it is taking ages. I have tried standard car polish but this doesn't really help, and I'm thinking that turps will be too harsh

Does anyone know of a product out there that would do the trick ?

Thanks in advance
Only one thing to do. Get yourself down to your local halfords or something better and get some ClayBar and quick detailer. Megueirs do a pack.
Lots of lube with the QD and clay like mad.

Also post this query in the car care section for some more detailed advice
Old 19 April 2008, 10:48 PM
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T-Cut should do the job
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I'd deffo try claying it before resorting to the likes of T Cut, especially on the Audi!
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Clay bar should do the trick. Use plenty of lube though

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Jiff works too or Brasso. But very diluted. Lube is not important, but "solution" is.
Old 20 April 2008, 04:00 PM
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Just finish the job and do it green.
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Originally Posted by Klaatu
Jiff works too or Brasso. But very diluted. Lube is not important, but "solution" is.
Old 21 April 2008, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
Water isn't considered a "lubricant" however, when sharpening knives, you can use water on your stone to keep the particles in solution, or solvent. Like when using "wet and dry" water is not really a lubricant.
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Get a can of gun cleaner from your local bodywork place, a gentle wipe will remove it. (Be careful if you had a recent paintwork done, as it may still be a bit soft.) It worked a treat when my 5 series became a little speckled following a carpark refurb.

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Originally Posted by Klaatu
Jiff works too or Brasso. But very diluted. Lube is not important, but "solution" is.


Not on my push bike mate never mind a Audi
Old 21 April 2008, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by b13bat

Not on my push bike mate never mind a Audi
Yes you can if you know what you are doing.
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Originally Posted by Klaatu
Jiff works too or Brasso. But very diluted. Lube is not important, but "solution" is.
You nearly forgot to mention to use an iron wool scourer for the best effect! haha
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Originally Posted by Torquemada
You nearly forgot to mention to use an iron wool scourer for the best effect! haha
Some people, I dunno. I have used the "technolgy" I have listed to great effect on an Audi 80 and on a Landrover Discovery...y'know, the dico's with very thin paint and soft birmabright body panels, as well as many other cars and paint finishes.
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Originally Posted by Klaatu
Some people, I dunno. I have used the "technolgy" I have listed to great effect on an Audi 80 and on a Landrover Discovery...y'know, the dico's with very thin paint and soft birmabright body panels, as well as many other cars and paint finishes.
Yes, I did add a and a as I could see where you were coming from, re the concept of using a tiny bit of abrasive in solution.
Just felt like pulling your chain a bit

As above, there are probably easier and less risky ways for beginners (like moi) to clean stuff off paintwork with though, I would think.
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FWIW T Cut woked a treat and lifted all the speccles off
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