Overspray Removal

[Turtleface]

Alright, I've got a bit of overspray that's decided to become stuck on my front fender. The rest of the overspray on the bike cleaned up handily with a wet rag and some naptha. What's the best fashion to rid myself of this unsightly blemish? Should I pull the fender and give her a good go with an orbital buffer and a bit of rubbing compound? How about a drill with a buffing wheel? These are the items at my disposal. I'd rather go the drill and buffing wheel route, as pulling the fender is a giant pain since I replaced the hex bolts that hold it on with pan head allen bolts. I'll do it if I have to, though. I should mention that the paint is VHT black satin caliper paint, obviously it's not cured properly, since I don't think the fender would take kindly to 200 degree heat for an hour.

[Agemax]

t-cut will get overspray off no problem,or white spirit. then get your elbow grease and polish out!

[crazypaint]

u can use buffing compound on a rag and get it off to

[renobruce]

Meguire's cleaner/wax. Great for oversrpay, bugs, tar, etc.

[Qckslvr]

here at the dealership we use clay bars. They are great for removing fall out and over spray. You can get them at your local professional auto body supply shop.

http://www.autogeek.net/clbaandlu.html

[Turtleface]

Sweet, roommate has a Meguiars clay bar, I might give that a shot. Any tips or tricks? Failing that, where can I find T-cut? I don't recall seeing it at any of the chain auto stores.

[Agemax]

Sweet, roommate has a Meguiars clay bar, I might give that a shot. Any tips or tricks? Failing that, where can I find T-cut? I don't recall seeing it at any of the chain auto stores.

dont know what it may be called over your side of the world but its just a bottle of rubbing compound used to brighten up paint work. will need a proper polish after. can buy it from any automotive shop or paintwork dealer.
failing that.......EBAY

this is what you need, ok an english seller but you must be able to buy it over your way

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARPLAN-T-CUT-500ml-ORIGINAL-COLOUR-RESTORER-TCUT-/170501172614?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b2a96d86

[Turtleface]

dont know what it may be called over your side of the world but its just a bottle of rubbing compound used to brighten up paint work. will need a proper polish after. can buy it from any automotive shop or paintwork dealer.
failing that.......EBAY

this is what you need, ok an english seller but you must be able to buy it over your way

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARPLAN-T-CUT-...item27b2a96d86

Figured it was just a standard cutting/rubbing compound. I've got some of that in the garage as well, so I think I'm good to go. If I get some decent results, I'll post some pics.

[wacky941]

Something that I have found that works for this type of thing is a product called "Scrubs", it's actually like paper towels in a bucket used for cleaning your hands. Working on airplanes we have found that it also works extremely well at removing overspray and hardened sealant like 870 B1/2 or 870 B2 which is normally extremely hard to remove any dried excess but this stuff just takes it right off. I'm pretty sure they sell it at Sams Club, it's made by ITW Dymon, it removes grease, grime, sealant, overspray and many other nasty things.

http://www.dymon.com/dymon-product.php?product=1177

This stuff works great and you can also use it to clean your hands after a good day of working on your bike!

That's just my $.02 worth.