Clearcoat on the windshield
#22
RE: Clearcoat on the windshield
ORIGINAL: pascal
Just so you know...
Don't get carried away with steel whool, the residu that comes off will rust real quick and get embeded in your paint, if it gets there.
Did the shop air blowed the windshield afterwards?
I use that stuff (#0000) a lot on chrome. Classic cars bumpers/trim and chrome wheels. I always use the airblower when I'm done.
For the wheels, you don't have to.
ORIGINAL: ArcticFrog
And the winnah for removal suggestions is......dmhines with 000 steel wool!
I took the car back to the body shop today. They told me it wasn't actually clearcoat but spray mask of some sort that they use. The guy grabbed some 000 steel wool and lightly ran it over the windshield...wa la...all of it was gone. Took like 30 seconds. And he gave me a chunk of the steel wool in case I find a bit that he missed. Plus he ran his fingers down my car and said 'beautfiul car' so I gotta give them props ha
And the winnah for removal suggestions is......dmhines with 000 steel wool!
I took the car back to the body shop today. They told me it wasn't actually clearcoat but spray mask of some sort that they use. The guy grabbed some 000 steel wool and lightly ran it over the windshield...wa la...all of it was gone. Took like 30 seconds. And he gave me a chunk of the steel wool in case I find a bit that he missed. Plus he ran his fingers down my car and said 'beautfiul car' so I gotta give them props ha
Just so you know...
Don't get carried away with steel whool, the residu that comes off will rust real quick and get embeded in your paint, if it gets there.
Did the shop air blowed the windshield afterwards?
I use that stuff (#0000) a lot on chrome. Classic cars bumpers/trim and chrome wheels. I always use the airblower when I'm done.
For the wheels, you don't have to.
#23
RE: Clearcoat on the windshield
I went to wipe the car down and found another large patch that encompassed about 1/2 my hood with the same gunk on it as the windshield had. Obviously can't use the steel wool on the hood but the hood was not part of the repair work and wasn't painted to blend so I busted out the clay bar kit from Mother's. I was a clay virgin but NO MORE, that $hit is da bomb baby! Wow wow wow.....nothing liquid would touch this residue and I clay barred it for about 15 mins and she's smooth as glass now. Smoother maybe!
Only bad part is the side of the hood that I *thought* felt like glass before feels a little rough after comparing it with the clay bar finished side. I think now I'll wait though until I can do the whole car together then properly polish and wax the entire thing.
ETA: My car is so much better looking and better taken care of thanks to all the help I get from reading this forum. Thank you for sharing your know-how everyone!!!
Only bad part is the side of the hood that I *thought* felt like glass before feels a little rough after comparing it with the clay bar finished side. I think now I'll wait though until I can do the whole car together then properly polish and wax the entire thing.
ETA: My car is so much better looking and better taken care of thanks to all the help I get from reading this forum. Thank you for sharing your know-how everyone!!!
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