Well my car recently got painted and the shop didn't cover the wheels to well as I found out. So my ? is what's the safest way to get the overspray off....it's not too bad so I was thinking just some different rubbing compounds/polishes and the mother's ball might do the trick, but was wondering if there's a product that is easier on the paint beneath the overspray.


Here's a pic...as you can see not too bad, but in the sunlight you can tell they have blue on them now

Just ran some water over it and wiped off most of the brake dust....all the wheels are pretty much like this (with just one section where it's really obvious like the pic and very light overspray that came off by just running my finger over it on other sections of the wheel)



Modified by broketuner-Sol_Si at 5:18 PM 4/9/2007

 

pics???

 

quite a few views and no ideas

 

just straight up rubbing compund and a strong arm should do the trick

 

pic posted...not that great, but best I've got at the moment that shows the overspray

 

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If they had clear on them then maybe a clay bar would work?

 

take it back to the paint shop and have them clean them

 

take it back to the paint shop and tell them to fix the wheels.. if they did it they should fix it..

- Sonny -

 

2000 grit sand paper, luckily those wheels are easy to paint, since they dont have any many decals/etc.

i would take them to the shop and let them deal with it.

 

carb cleaner

 

I used gasoline on a microfiber towel. Got off the over spray with no harm to the original finish.

 

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Just tried that....spent about 15 minutes on the first rim and barely did anything

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your the 3rd or 4th person to tell me that, does that really work?


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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by madskilz407 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take it back to the paint shop and tell them to fix the wheels.. if they did it they should fix it..

- Sonny -</TD></TR></TABLE>

already tried that route...they wanted to charge me 25/wheel then told me if I didn't want paint on the wheelsI should have rented steelies from them(which they never mentioned until that point

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fventura03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2000 grit sand paper, luckily those wheels are easy to paint, since they dont have any many decals/etc.

i would take them to the shop and let them deal with it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually they have quite a few as you can barely see in the first pic(4 or 5 for the lip plus 2 or 3 on the inside)...here's a whole shot of one of the wheels(before the color change):


I would just repaint them but I just had new tires put on plus I have no clue where to get replacement decals



Modified by broketuner-Sol_Si at 7:18 PM 4/9/2007

 

Call the BBB. Threaten the expletive out of them. There is NO ******* reason they should have got overspray on the wheels, steelies or not.

******* shady *** shops

 

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You'll want to use an overspray bar.
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I'd be wary of having them do it if they couldn't cover them up correctly in the first place.

If that doesn't work, try a polish and if that doesn't work try a compound. I'd start with the gentle stuff first.

If you don't feel comfortable doing it, get the shop to PAY to have them professionally repaired at another business.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skud_dusty &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Call the BBB. Threaten the expletive out of them. There is NO ******* reason they should have got overspray on the wheels, steelies or not.

******* shady *** shops </TD></TR></TABLE>

already done... also went to ripoffreport.com evidently they have had similar complaints.

Guess for just under a grand I can't expect much but I would never expect overspray on the wheels even if I would have went with their 300 special

 

Go back to the shop and ask them for paint reducer (they will know what it is), and tell them you want to clean the overspray from the wheels.
It is not harmful to the finish of the wheel unlike thinner, but it is strong enough to remove the overspray with ease.... easier then compound.

Peace out!!!