hokiemax

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I brought my car back from the bodyshop ( I needed a new hood), and guess what. There are micro sized pink particles, or dust, or paint droplets, whatever you wanna call it, its all over my car. Its not so obvious at first sight, but when you touch the car, its very scratchy, and from a certain angle, the car LOOKS FRIGGIN PINK... I'm so ****ed.. how do I get this stuff off? Someone mentioned using a meguiar clay bar or something.. detailing experts, please help. thank you.

97MaxGurl

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wtf
Bring the car back and b i t c h at 'em

deezo

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You may just need to compound it. Do one spot first to see if it comes off easily. If not take the car back to them. Look in my sig for what I use which is 3M.

SR20DEN

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Admit it you wanted a pink car.

RBa

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Be proud for you're the 1st ever with a pink maxima..

scmaxima2k

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Sprint

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redmax might take offence to that

thebigsadler

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jeff has a had a pink max for years..

NickStam

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pics

gtr_rider

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jeff must be proud

Vyrus

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Nah he's afraid to come out of the closet so he expresses his feelings through his car..

Hokiemax you should be able to take it out with Rubbing Compound or Meguiar's Clay Bar (probably should try this one first), but if I were you I would take it straight back to the shop. No need for you to spend hours working on the car when it's not your fault.
-Cyrus

erty67

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go back to the body shop and let them fix it. If they can't.....new paint job!

Donkey®

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gtr_rider

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His married with a little girl racer though

-MaxPayne-

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It's most likely overspray (but wtf, painting pink?) Your best bet would be to use the clay bar, but if that doesn't work make those idiots get it out.

-Payne-

SR20DEN

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I'll have to add that one to my collection.

nadir_s

don't spend a freakin minute trying to fix the problem yourself. drive back to the bastards and tell THEM to fix it.

iansw

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Yeah, screw that - make them spend hours on it with a clay bar....you shouldn't have to.

tomj

I know this sucks, but I wouldn't bring it back to them. If they can't spray correctly what makes you think they will fix your car correctly. I wouldn't trust them. Do it yourself.

99maxi

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i would just bring it back and have them compound it.. overspray is hard to control but a good body shop would compound and buff the car just before u go pick it up..

fisher01

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Not only would I take the car back, I would stay there and watch them every minute. If the clay bar will work, it will be much less abrasive on the paint. I certainly wouldn't want the body shop to use an abraisive rubbing compound to quickly remove the overspray.

N34JZ

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yeah its probably overspray, take it back, they can get it out, someone probably was painting red near your car and your car wasnt covered.

redmaxpa007

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jason, darren and the others..

deezo

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redmaxpa007

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and YOU TOO

joaquink

Yep yep yep - that's what clay bars are intended for. You shouldn't spend any time getting the overspray off. Wish I had remembered to get a picture of the 96 Maxima my neighbor repossessed from some - it was intentionally repainted bright pink.

N34JZ

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well if you cover the other cars that your not painting or spray in a booth its not.

Matt93SE

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As everyone else said.. you didn't cause the problem, THEY did. let THEM fix it. they'll have the buffing and polishing equipment necessary to clean it up quickly and properly. don't waste a second on it yourself. just call them up and tell them it's got overspray all over it and make an appointment for them to fix it.

Chinkzilla

First of all, meguiars clay sucks. Try mother's or clay magic. Secondly, most retail grade clay bars are meant for mild overspray situations or removing road contamination. You may have to step up to a professional cut clay for this situation. I strongly urge you to post your problem at www.autopia.org and let the experts there take care of it.

Compounding your car will NOT help. It is for removing surface imperfections not, stuff ON the surface. Think about it, you're taking an abrasive compound and working a layer of your clear coat off. All the while you are rubbing in these micro droplets of dried pink paint deeper into every crack and crevice of your finish. The proper procedure would probably be to clay the car, then go over with a light cut polish to restore the finish, and cover it up with a wax.

I would not take it back to the same shop if I were you. Obviously they do not have the 'show car' mentality. I would make them aware of the problem, take photographs. And then go to a professional detailer and attempt to have him fix the problem for you. Afterwards, I would bring pictures of the 'after' and an invoice with you back to the original guy who screwed you, and make him reimburse you. If he refuses, threaten to file a BBB complaint and pursue a civil suit.

Good luck.