Rust orange paint spots ALL over my truck

[11ellswrob]

So I parked my truck in the yard as usual....little to my knowledge that my dad and brother intended to paint a icehouse/deer stand that day....UPWIND

So imagine my surprise when I'm in the feild with the truck and I see that it is covered in tiny orange dots! At first I freaked and suspected rust but almost immediatley i realised what had happened.

I'll post pics tomarrow but its hard to see with a cell pic plusthe truck is a brown/gunmetal color so its tough to see in a pic but I'll try again anyway.
I got a buddy who works for a detailing shop and he is gonna come over saturday evening and give me a hand and see what we can do.

Any advise? I'm guessing its a house type paint and I hear claybaring or denatuyred alchohol will do it but Im not sure.

[CKTA]

Use claybar, it will come right off. Also, wax it right after you clay it.

[Tweaks]

You didn't take a direct hit, so that might help the overspray come off easier. If the clay bar method doesn't work, try kerosene soaked into a soft rag or towel. My brother walked out of a grocery store once to find that some kids practiced their tagging skills on the back of his Jeep. A few minutes of wiping with kerosene was all it took to take all of that spray paint off so I'm sure if you have to resort to tougher measures, kerosene will work on yours. The clay bar should do the job though.

[6.0 Bowtie HD]

You didn't take a direct hit, so that might help the overspray come off easier. If the clay bar method doesn't work, try kerosene soaked into a soft rag or towel. My brother walked out of a grocery store once to find that some kids practiced their tagging skills on the back of his Jeep. A few minutes of wiping with kerosene was all it took to take all of that spray paint off so I'm sure if you have to resort to tougher measures, kerosene will work on yours. The clay bar should do the job though.

Kerosene? whats that going to do to clear finish? I have no expierience in this area I was just curious if it was too extreme an would hurt the truck.

[Tweaks]

Kerosene? whats that going to do to clear finish? I have no expierience in this area I was just curious if it was too extreme an would hurt the truck.

It won't damage the clear coat at all. Kerosene is an effective natural cleaner that also acts as a lubricant. It's one of those common and cheap chemicals that has a lot of practical uses.

When we were dealing with the vandalism to that Jeep, I researched like crazy for a safe way to remove unwanted spray paint from and automotive finish. So much of what I found recommended nail polish remover but that is some strong stuff and I didn't have any lying around. But I had kerosene and I knew it would be safe on paint from all the times I used it to degrease and clean the chains and rear wheels on our motorcycles. Simply dip a rag in kerosene and lightly wipe the affected area. It's lubricating properties will keep it from scratching the surface and the cleaning ability removes anything that isn't supposed to be there.

I'm not advocating that this is the only way to go for over spray problems. But it should be considered if other methods don't produce results. I know from my experience with kerosene that in a matter of seconds we had the back of a black 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee go from being caked with dark green spray paint to perfectly black again with no clear coat or other paint damage. If some punk ever tags my truck, I won't be too worried about it... I'll just head home and wipe it off with some kerosene.

[firestorm]

This might go without saying, but wash it before you clay it. It's a must anyway, but some of the paint may come off easily enough just from washing, especially if there's any wax on it. Then tackle the rest with a clay bar.

[04JJHD]

use dawn soap and wash your truck, use only dawn soap because I believe it has alchohol and it will take the wax off and then try a clay bar. If that doesn't work then go for kerosene

[11ellswrob]

Well I washed it that day with automotive soup and it did take some it off but most stayed.
I recently bought the truck and it had been sitting for a few years so it really needs a fresh waxing-will the fact that the paint hasnt been maintained make it more likely that a clay bar or kerosene will damage the paint?
Sorry for no pics yet I had a football game last night

[Stratosman]

I was going to say if it has been waxed recently it comes off fairly easily. Since it hasn't, just clay bar it and wax it, or make your dad and brother do it.

[11ellswrob]

I was going to say if it has been waxed recently it comes off fairly easily. Since it hasn't, just clay bar it and wax it, or make your dad and brother do it.

Ya I've been busy goin through it I havent been able to hit it with touchup paint and I want to wait to wax till after I touch it up...
Father is less than concerned and I dont feel like pushing the issue with him about it, and if I try to get my brother to do it I'm sure dad will catch wind about it and I'll look like an a-hole.
No thanks on the politics I'll roll solo on this little issue

[11ellswrob]

Update, detailer buddy gave me 3M adhesive cleaner and a rag, doesnt really seem to do much but I GUESS it does slowly remove it, it seems to leave the paint kinda cloudy and that bugs me so I gave up on that and will just track down a clay bar kit and some touchup paint, anyone have some advise on clay bars???
I have never used/purchased one before

[DentoTheMenace]

sneak out to said hunting camp and paint it bright pink with a pedo-bear on the door if they give you crap about fixing their mess.

[CKTA]

Update, detailer buddy gave me 3M adhesive cleaner and a rag, doesnt really seem to do much but I GUESS it does slowly remove it, it seems to leave the paint kinda cloudy and that bugs me so I gave up on that and will just track down a clay bar kit and some touchup paint, anyone have some advise on clay bars???
I have never used/purchased one before

Mother's, Meguair's, etc over the counter claybar kits are fine. I like to use soap and water as a lube instead of wasting the detail spray most come with.

[11ellswrob]

Regular dish soap or auto cleaner?
Should I just avoid buyin the detail spray all together?

[CKTA]

Auto soap. Yeah, just buy the clay if you can. Most come as a "kit" though.

[Monte]

I just recently clay bared my truck, I have the Meguiars kit, has 2 50 gram bars, quick detailer (lube for the bars), cleaner wax, and a spiffy little plastic case for the bars, also I should mention the microfiber towel that is nice.,

Just do 1 body panel at a time, spray it with the detailer and tear the bar in half, smoosh it into a circle and do circles until it feels smooth under the bar, it took out OLD overspray from when I painted my other trucks drums.

[11ellswrob]

Thanks, after my next paycheck I may try my hand at this, so hopefully tomarrow, any idea how much temperature will affect the process? We are talkin mid-fifties tomarrow

[flyeri]

Temp is not a problem. Just follow the instructions on the box and those above and you should have no problems. Just wash first to get anything off that will scratch the paint and then get to work. I lke using the spray for a lube rather than soapy water but i think either will work fine. With overspray it you may do it a couple times because you will see spots you did not get completely. It took a couple of days last time I sprayed white on my dark blue Scion (wasn't thinking). Every time the light hit from a different angle I saw somethiing I missed.

[11ellswrob]

Ok then thanks much I bought a kit and I'll prob test it tomarrow or the day after