I needed to fix a small area, but got primer and paint on area where it shouldn't.

Basically, there are primer and paint on top of the factory clear coat. How do I get it off?

 

If your talking about overspray, I would try a bit of lacquer thinner and then buff it

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont use lacquer thinner!!!!!!!!!!!! just clay bar it. You can buy it at any autozone or automotive place.

 

clay or buff it... if its on glass use steel wool 0000 grit

 

I took the clay approach. I am seeing some of the paint coming off cause it's on the clay bar, but on the car itself, I see very very little progression, probably none at all.

Two more thing...

1. Some of the overspray have sitting for months now.

2. I assume clay will not remove aftermarket clearcoat?

I want to try the thinner approach, anyone wanna share some advice?

 

wet sand the section and buff

 

There is a small area where there is layer of aftermarket paint on it. Me, being an idiot, went a little over board and try to blend the old paint with the factory clear coat.

Is wetsanding and buffing still the solution to this sort of mess? Will I even see the factory clearcoat anymore under those layer of paint?

 

did you re clear the whole panel? have a feeling this might be a spray paint job?

when using clay bar you need to kneed the clay every 10-20 seconds

 

USE SOME RUBBING COMPOUND FIRST, THEN COME BACK OVER IT WITH POLISHING COMPOUND. LAST STEP IS TO MIRROR GLAZE IT. CAN GET ALL 3 AT AUTO ZONE.