Specs of white emulsion (exterior)

[TllEWL]

Spotted some bird cr*p on the black Toledo, so ran in for a damp cloth to get the worst off before it eats into the laquer. Whilst removing it I spotted a couple of white dots on the roof ...

... then some on the door

... then the bonnet

... then about half a dozen on the windscreen



Checked the neighbour's Vectra in the parking space next to mine and he's got the same little dots all over the front of his car too


Tried picking at the ones on the windscreen and they're stuck pretty hard ... is there a safer option than a stanley-knife blade and about 3 hrs of my time ??

 

[claudefrog]

bring out the autoglym super resin, you should be able to run them off easy enough

 

[R.Reflections]

I would doubt very much that anything like srp will remove these on its own.

When I have been tasked to remove paint spots, I use a combination of a credit card with quick detailer (to scrap/pick them off), clay bar and finally polish the areas to remove any possible marks caused to remove the paint.

 

[RobM]

Autoglym tar and bug remover might do the trick along with something flexible to pick them off. Wouldn't ever consider taking a Stanley knife to the car paint though, as one slip could land you in all sorts of trouble!

A small amount of white spirit might help too, so long as you thoroughly clean and protect the paint again afterwards.

 

[TllEWL]

Wouldn't ever consider taking a Stanley knife to the car paint though, as one slip could land you in all sorts of trouble!

LOL


I was just in such a panic last night ... that, coupled with uncontrollable rage...


Anyway, thanks for the tips. The ol' credit card trick seems to be working a treat.

About half way through (half a dozen was an understatement) but I've found that soaking the car first seems to have softened them up a bit - thank god it's water soluble



Found a good technique now too - rather than trying to jam the card against the lumps (on the windscreen where it's safe) I've found if I run the edge of the card over the paint a few times, keeping it well soaked ... it doesn't look like you're getting anywhere, then suddenly it just lifts away

 

[FinerDetails]

Been and priced a job today , a VW Passat totally covered on every panel from Manchester City centre building site...

Glad you got your sorted

 

[DavysFR]

I have found in the past that WD40 will easily disolve and remove emulsion on a cars paintwork, it also removes oil based paints and tar etc.

Just wash car with hose first and then give it a wash with the wash mitt and shampoo as normal. Rinse then spray WD40 liberally onto affected areas and rub with a microfibre cloth.

Next rinse again with hose and wash again with mitt and shampoo and rinse.

This removed some white undercoat (oil based) from my dads old Vauxhall Signum. I have also used this method on my previous car to remove tar spots etc.

Hope this Helps

 

[RobM]

If you do use anything like WD40, make sure you give it a damn good clean after and protect it again with some decent wax, as you can be sure that any protection will have been stripped off.

 

[DavysFR]

OOOPS!

Forgot to mention to add wax afterwards