need abrasive but clear coat safe

[Thechevyman122]

I have a nnbs 2007 silverado crewcab (dark blue metalic) I dont have any idea what it is or where it came from but on my driver side I have about 50 "specs". They are on the paint, a few on the glass, as well as a few on the gasket between the door and the glass. They are very small, between the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen, and a small drop at the biggest. The drops have the appearance of being splattered if that makes any sense. Long story short they are very very slightly raised to the finger nail, I have tried everything I can think of them (I do not have a buffer) but nothing has worked. I feel like something abrasive would work but i dont want to mess the clear coat up. I was thinking wetsanding...any other ideas or recomendations?

[99zee]

Have you tried a claybar? See if someone around you has a buffer. The Porter Cable with some Mequiers M105 would be my next choice. If you can feel them with your fingernail, it's "on" the clearcoat not "in" it. Shouldn't be too difficult to remove them. Sounds like paint or something got splattered on there.

[JT1992]

Clay will make the paint feel like velvet to the touch. It pulls out all kinds of deep dirt.

[Tweaks]

Sounds like it could be caterpillar poop. I get that when I park under or near trees out here all the time and they are stubborn to get off if allowed to bake on the finish for a few days.

Don't go abrasive on it. Go the claybar route or the next time you wash it, get the area soapy and gently use a thumb nail to pick the stuff off if possible.

[Thechevyman122]

soapy water with a finger nail definitely didnt do the trick, I will try the clay bar route, but its hard for me to explain how hard this stuff is. Its like trying to wash off a freckle

[Tweaks]

Having just recently become familiar with the clay bar, I can't really say if it will miraculously pull these things off the paint. From the sounds of it, it might not, but definitely worth a try and a clay bar is a good detailing tool to have around.

I'm now thinking a non abrasive chemical that you could wipe over the area... like kerosene or nail polish remover. I've used with great success, kerosene to wipe off vandalism spray paint from the entire tailgate of a Jeep.

[Thechevyman122]

nail polish remover was my initial thought, but I thought it would cloud or remove my clear coat

[Tweaks]

nail polish remover was my initial thought, but I thought it would cloud or remove my clear coat

I have never used nail polish remover because of the same worries. Kerosene is safe though, and I know from experience.

[shad1340]

Went to a body shop the other day to have them remove some paint that I drove through years ago and they removed it with lacquer thinner. Try a small area on the lower rocker to make sure that it does not cloud up. After removing the paint they waxed it up and it looks real nice.

[Tweaks]

Lacquer thinner and isopropyl alcohol should work well too. Both are non abrasive and do a great job of cleaning off anything that isn't the original paint. Alcohol does a great job at removing tree sap. The incredibly high flash point of those two chemicals causes them to evaporate very quickly and that actually works on our favor as it prevents the stuff from sitting on the paint too long and potentially causing harm to the finish.

[ragmc]

Do not use lacquer thinner it will ruin your paint. Try WD40 see if it takes care of it if not try Mothers aluminum polish