Overspray on hood
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Overspray on hood
I was cleaning my truck the other day and noticed some type of overspray on the hood. I don't know if it is paint or what. Does anyone have any advise for getting rid of it? My truck is black and I don't want to do anything that will ruin the paint.
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Use A Cleaner/wax Like Meguiars
I had this happen before and used meguiars cleaner/wax to take it off and it worked good. As long as the overspray is on your clearcoat which I am sure it is this should work. Apply it in the SHADE and follow the directions on the bottle. There are some harsher methods but try the least intrusive ones first. This happened to me when I had to get part of my truck re-painted because a couple of shingles from a wind storm hit the driver side of my truck. The body shop got some overspray on my tonneau cover and they got most of it off but there was still some left, so I did it myself with meguiars. If you want a job done right do it yourself. 
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As others have said, a clay bar is the best approach. It's non-abrasive so it takes a fair amount of work but will do the job without damaging the paint or leaving scratches or swirl marks (particularly important with black paint).
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Originally Posted by edillen
Thanks for all the recommendations. I think I will try the clay bar on it. My main concern was not blemishing the black paint since every little mark will show up.
