I went to the junk yard with my dad, while he was at one end of the lot I was in the chevy side. I was kind of mordiefied at seeing 8 4th generation Camaros sitting side by side in shambles, all T-Tops gone, except for one. I bought the T-Tops because they were in VERY good condition. I washed them and noticed they have a good amount of paint over spray, non-latex with water spots. i scrubbed as hard as I could without scratching and tried sliding a razor over it, took everything off but a razor blade isn't the route to go.

How do I remove overspray paint and water spots?

 

Try a clay bar.

 

thanks, what about Paint Thinner?

 

use 00 steel wool that will work and will not scratch the glass make sure you clean the ttops off after using the steel wool

 

Use a razor blade in a razor blade holder scraper tool, easiest and fast way to remove the paint, will not hurt the glass.

Use Zaino Z-12 Glass Polish to remove the hard water spots, Z-12 never fails to remove the hardest of spots.

 

I'd try some rubbing compound. I've used it to take overspray off of glass before. It takes a little effort, but it comes out great.


Edit: Woohoo! 2500 posts!

 

Thats the best advice. Trust me steel wool is the **** when it comes to glass and no, it wont scratch. Just dont use it on mirrors... And I wouldnt use paint thinner cuz that will dry out the rubber on the top if you accidentally get it on it and maybe stain it too.

 

if you use thinner just use a rubber conditoner or something *like* armorall, not the actual product. I use mothers rubber and vinyl treatment for all rubber, black plastic and the dash.


Compound should work too.

 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT NOT USE THE STEEL WOOL ive been thru this like a month ago. go to wal mart and get a little can of something called GOOF OFF. it works great and will get that stuff right off. i have a little scratch on my tops as where i tested steel wool because i didnt trust it. THANK GOD i tested it.

 

i am an autobody tech double 0 steel wool works i did it on my car and it does not scratch the ttops i would not say use it if it did not work

 

I use clay bar, or polishing compound to remove overspray. Works every time.

 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT USE IT. i wouldnt steer you wrong

 

You must not have used 00 steel wool... I used to work at a GM dealership and thats all we used on glass to remove water spots, actually we used it on all the new cars no matter what, never messed nothin up but a side mirror. Well I didn't mess it up, but someone else did.

 

I worked in bodyshops through high school and college. We used steel wool in plenty. Its all about how you use it.

We also used thinner on almost anything. When i was 17 i fuct things up with thinner. when i was 22 i was fixing things that the 16 yr old kid messed up when trying to fix something. Get my point??
It will not scratch the glass if you use it LIGHTLY. LIGHTLY is the keyword here.

 

00 Steel wool is fine on glass, so long as you keep the pressure light. As an added precaution, I always keep the area wet with thinner. Just a personal preference. Razor blades are ok too, but not unless you have experience. I've seen people gouge glass due to lack of experience. Take it from a former industry professional. Slomaro is right on the mark when he says LIGHT PRESSURE.