Parked my van up at a job this week which was quite a distance from where i was working,came back to it a few hours later and the rear and side is covered in silver over-spray (paint,plastic & glass)!!!,perpetrator was nowhere to be seen

what is the best way to remove said `addition`

vehicle is a blue transit sportvan with a little bit of sign writing

thanks for your time

 

I was always told t cut?

 

me too,but thought it may be a bit severe,thought there may be something else available

 

Try claying it

 

As above clay if not to severe.. I once used nitro morse watered down and wiped off .

 

t.cut if minor and poss clay bar with loads of lube

 

Claybar might do it but i reckon you,ll struggle with it. Do you have any glue and tar removers? Failing this i would use a light to meduim cut polish or a paint cleanser type product such as Werkstat Prime Strong. You can use this on glass aswell.
T-cut will do it i,m sure as it has abbrassives that should tackle it.
Machine light cut polish is probably the best way and finish.

 

I would wipe it over with either thinners and then clean and polish.

 

i thought thinners would be a bit risky????

 

Tar and glue remover is fine on cured paints , when using it neat i leave it to dwell for 30-50 seconds then wipe and see how its doing. If it eats into the overspray enough wash down with warm water afterwards to clear of any solvent.

 

Tar and glue wont touch it imo

 

Soft mophead and G10
As for plastics, use thinners, but dont go mental, dealt with this many a time.

 

For windows use wire wool or a blade for paint wrk use a polish wiv a cutting compound

 

nitro morse?, are you sure matt that stuff is lethal

 

the first thing you need to work out is what is the paint?

i had a job a few months ago.where a company sprayed a running track and covered some cars in the car park with orange overspray.

clay didnt touch it.machine polishing didnt really work.

i found the best way was to wash the car first with standard thinners (cheacked for smart repairs before hand) then machine polish with a medium cut compound.

but each paint overspray is different

 

G10 should be fine so will t cut but you'd be rubbing like fook

 

Cheers fellas

Re the paint,I think it was hammerite as there was a empty tin left nearby

Realy bloody annoying as van is now covered in feckin thousands of little silver spots....

Think I'll try the t-cut first purely as I have some already

 

Thinners will take it off no problem.

 

Thinners, clay, polish.
Or some panel wipe.

 

thinners would be the first port of call, rinse it off, dry and polish afterwards.
had this more than once in a rush to get something done then looked over and overspray on car

 

Simply use some petrol and a rag.

Wash it after, and then a nice polish, job done

 

Would stay clear of nitro morse mate. If the paint work is good and not fresh and free of smart repairs you could wipe over with a damp thinners rag doing small areas at a time then finish off with a good polish. If you have access to a mop use a fine cutting compound and again finish off with a polish