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Posted by: SirAndy Jun 4 2005, 02:16 PM

i looked at the rear window i got from McMark the other day. it has a fine layer of paint overspray on both sides.

what can i use to get the paint off without etching the glass ???
Andy

Posted by: airsix Jun 4 2005, 02:17 PM

Steel wool worked good for me.

-Ben M.

Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 4 2005, 02:24 PM

laquer thinner works swell. outdoors, lay the window flat and put a shop rag damp with thinner on it for a few minutes. new razor blade.

k

Posted by: Rand Jun 4 2005, 02:31 PM

Yes, thinner. But use a clean rag, not steel wool.

Posted by: markb Jun 4 2005, 04:58 PM

Thinner, and a razor blade. To avoid scratches, only use the razor blade in one direction. DON'T draw it back with the crap on it, or you WILL scratch the window.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jun 4 2005, 05:04 PM

Any heavy solvent (carb cleaner, lacquer thinner, acetone) and a blade. Goof-Off works well too and isn't as toxic...

Posted by: JohnnyX Jun 4 2005, 07:37 PM

I had same- fine mist of paint overspray on all windows- used paper towel wetted with 200 proof Ethyl Alcohol. Do away from spark or open flame.

Posted by: brer Jun 4 2005, 07:45 PM

if your neighbor happens to touch up his minivan in the front yard across the street you can use one of those clay bar kits to get the artic white off of your green paint.

Posted by: Headrage Jun 4 2005, 07:51 PM

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Jun 4 2005, 01:16 PM)
i looked at the rear window i got from McMark the other day. it has a fine layer of paint overspray on both sides.

what can i use to get the paint off without etching the glass ???
Andy

McMark???

Lotta hair.........

Posted by: brer Jun 4 2005, 07:53 PM

so how do you get it off of your backpad vinyl?

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jun 4 2005, 08:31 PM

Goof-Off

Posted by: McMark Jun 4 2005, 09:10 PM

Steel wool is very easy and doesn't smell bad. It's my 100% top pick. I would only use thinner/etc in a pinch.

Posted by: 914GT Jun 4 2005, 09:20 PM

Clay bar will take overspray off about anything without damaging the finish.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 4 2005, 09:49 PM

Ummmm...brake fluid....it will take the paint off of anything.

Try it on an old over-sprayed rubber part...just don't try it "on" the car.

Posted by: KevinP Jun 4 2005, 10:04 PM

The best thing i have found to take of overspray is MEK. You can get it in the paint section at HOME DEPOT

KP

Posted by: Rand Jun 4 2005, 10:42 PM

Wow... an interesting array of options. Andy, let us know what you did. All I gotta say is... if you wanna cut paint, nothin' more effective than lacquer thinner! Put it on a clean rag and rub/wipe the overspray off the glass! Done deal. (No steel wool or other abrasives that may fog the glass necessary!)

Posted by: redshift Jun 4 2005, 10:47 PM

If you use methyl ethyl keytone, I can ASSURE you the overspray will disappear.. and everything else that is solvable.. like vinyl, and possibly the coating on safety glass.

M

Posted by: Rand Jun 4 2005, 10:52 PM

Hey Miles... what was that recipe again.... mix the methyl ethyl keytone with some cola and all your worries disappear?

Posted by: scruz914 Jun 4 2005, 10:55 PM

QUOTE (Rand @ Jun 4 2005, 09:42 PM)
Wow... an interesting array of options. Andy, let us know what you did. All I gotta say is... if you wanna cut paint, nothin' more effective than lacquer thinner! Put it on a clean rag and rub/wipe the overspray off the glass! Done deal. (No steel wool or other abrasives that may fog the glass necessary!)

The longer you let it soak the easier the paint comes off. You may have to soak and wipe several times to remove all of the paint. All of the other stuff mentioned works too but laquer thinner is cheaper. Try very hard to not use any blades, steel wool though. When I get impatient and use a razor blade I always end up digging a corner in and making a scratch. It will be tempting. Be patient with the soaking.

QUOTE
If you use methyl ethyl keytone, I can ASSURE you the overspray will disappear.. and everything else that is solvable.. like vinyl, and possibly the coating on safety glass.

Not to mention a few brain cells.

Posted by: McMark Jun 4 2005, 11:43 PM

I guess I should clarify. Use 000 (Super Fine) steel wool. If this scratches/fogs your glass I'll buy you a new one. Why screw around with stinky messy chemicals?

Posted by: scruz914 Jun 5 2005, 12:12 AM

QUOTE (McMark @ Jun 4 2005, 10:43 PM)
Why screw around with stinky messy chemicals?

For the cheap high.

Posted by: Andyrew Jun 5 2005, 12:14 AM

Steel wool will work really good, A razor for the hard spots...

Posted by: redshift Jun 5 2005, 12:25 AM

QUOTE (Rand @ Jun 5 2005, 12:52 AM)
Hey Miles... what was that recipe again.... mix the methyl ethyl keytone with some cola and all your worries disappear?

Yes. MEK, and Coke, and you 're done... chlorine, and ammonia, and you are also done.

This is a WARNING not a GREAT IDEA. DO NOT USE THESE CHEMICALS TOGETHER.

Never drink a Pepsi!

M

Posted by: Flat VW Jun 5 2005, 12:26 AM

QUOTE (914GT @ Jun 4 2005, 07:20 PM)
Clay bar will take overspray off about anything without damaging the finish.

Maybe makes even the "finish", "finer", than it was......

John

Posted by: scruz914 Jun 5 2005, 12:36 AM

QUOTE (redshift @ Jun 4 2005, 11:25 PM)
... chlorine, and ammonia, and you are also done.

This is a WARNING not a GREAT IDEA. DO NOT USE THESE CHEMICALS TOGETHER.

Never drink a Pepsi!

M

Damn Miles, sounds like you have been there. Me too. Used to mix chlorine and ammonia to clean a resturant kitchen floor. One time it almost took me completely out. I was able to get to fresh air and recover on my own. That was 34 years ago and it was the last time I did that lame stunt.

Oh, and its Coke no Pepsi for me.

Posted by: aircooledboy Jun 5 2005, 12:53 PM

New razor blade on each side, and heavy dose of glass cleaner. As long as the glass is good and wet, and the blade is new, you will never have a problem. Will take you 45 sec.s per side, and clean up when you are done means wiping with a clean paper towel.

Posted by: redshift Jun 5 2005, 01:36 PM

QUOTE (scruz914 @ Jun 5 2005, 02:36 AM)
Used to mix chlorine and ammonia to clean a resturant kitchen floor. One time it almost took me completely out. I was able to get to fresh air and recover on my own. That was 34 years ago and it was the last time I did that lame stunt.

Oh, and its Coke no Pepsi for me.

Chlorine gas makes ants do the dance! (for a minute) Never mix brand name cleaning fluids.. half are ammonia, the other half are bleach.

Yes. In about 1978, I got in some trouble at military school, and we had to scrub the breezeway, and the showers... we ended up kind of dazed.. and in more trouble.

M

Posted by: campbellcj Jun 5 2005, 09:27 PM

I've used single-edged razor blades to remove overspray and drips from all kinds of stuff. Chemicals are asking for trouble IMO.

Posted by: goose2 Jun 5 2005, 09:34 PM

I've used lacquer thinner or acetone on glass...works good but you have to clean up the smeary mess with glass cleaner after. Goof-off works good on vinyl.

Posted by: Z Driver Jun 5 2005, 10:40 PM

After I had my car painted, I was using thinner and a razor blade. It worked just fine; be careful about damaging the glass with the razor.