I have some white overspray on my truck from who knows where .

Luckily my truck is white. Can see it on windshield, ranch hand bumper and all the black plastic on the mirrors and at the bottom of the windshield.

I used alcohol and dryer sheets. Really hard to get off.

Any thoughts?

Would a good retailer be able to help.

Located in BCS.

I had some overspray on mine after they rhino lined the bed. Goo gone and a plastic putty knife took it off fairly easily. Then just wiped it down with some warm water and a microfiber rag. Didn't seem to damage the paint at all

Did it discolor the black plastic by chance.

I once got overspray on my truck when they over-sprayed the wall of the factory I worked at right after college. Professional detailers were hired, all of the cars in the parking lot were clay barred and the paint was no more.

tripp96 said:

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Did it discolor the black plastic by chance.

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Not sure the effect it would have on the plastic as I didn't have any on there.

EMY92 said:

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I once got overspray on my truck when they over-sprayed the wall of the factory I worked at right after college. Professional detailers were hired, all of the cars in the parking lot were clay barred and the paint was no more.

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I learned what a clay bar was in the mid '90s when my company paid to have overspray removed from cars in our parking lot. Of course I worked in a chemical plant so I'm sure there were other things destroying our paint that were less obvious than overspray.

Try to clay it yourself?

Yes it does ok on the smooth surfaces. The black textured plastic on mirrors etc . Is a different story

Truck is dirty but this is what it looks like.

Have you tried a clay mit instead of regular clay? They don't leave little pieces of clay everywhere.

I'd use a magic eraser on the black textured plastic. Try it on the underside of the mirror trim to make sure it won't mar. Don't use it on any glossy plastic - it'll leave a ton of fine scratches.

In situations like this, always work least aggressive to more/most aggressive. I don't think removing all this is going to be difficult, but it will take a little time and elbow grease.

First, get yourself a bug sponge on Amazon or an auto parts store. O'Reilly and Autozone have the better selection of these types of products. Walmart may have a few if you find yourself there.

Second, order Dark Fury, a Superior Products high alkeline cleaner from O'Reilly. It comes in a smaller portion -- either 16 or 32 oz, I can't remember. Anyway, when you get it dilute it 7:1 (7 oz. water to 1 oz. product) and start working these areas after a heavy rinse and soap down with a NON "pH neutral" car soap (don't use Dawn). Rinse liberally and keep at it. You should see some results at this stage.

Third, if it doesn't come off there, get a Magic Eraser and, on everything but the paint, LIGHTLY (along with a lubricant like a rinseless wash or instant detailer) scrub the area. You SHOULD see good results here.

Fourth, for the paint, first try some wheel cleaner (acidic would actually be good here if you have some). KEEP IT OFF the windshield and other glass. If for whatever reason that doesn't work, some aggressive clay may be needed, along with the above lubricant. If it doesn't come off with that, you'll need to use the Magic Eraser lightly, but you will also need to follow up those areas with a compound and polish as the ME will leave marring.

If you have a heat gun (NOT a torch), you could use that to GENTLY raise the heat in the areas you're working in. Even those hard plastics can take a bit of heat before they start showing any damage, but use that tool very carefully. Use the heat gun with the cleaning products only -- not the stronger chemicals.

On the windows, you can probably just use a 1:1 dilution of water and acetone. Use this conservatively and keep it off other components.

Thank you for all the responses !!

Looks like you drive behind a road striping truck or drove behind someone that had just drove over fresh stripes

I'm was driving on hwy 6 near Waco and saw a bag broken and emptying in the air. Like a powder like substance. It was some type of highway construction type truck. Maybe a striping or paint truck. It was on my passenger side which is were it is the most concentrated. Wasn't sure what it was but after thinking about it I believe it was some powder paint or something along those lines.

It's the only thing I can think of that could have caused it.

Aston 91 said:

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EMY92 said:

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I once got overspray on my truck when they over-sprayed the wall of the factory I worked at right after college. Professional detailers were hired, all of the cars in the parking lot were clay barred and the paint was no more.

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I learned what a clay bar was in the mid '90s when my company paid to have overspray removed from cars in our parking lot. Of course I worked in a chemical plant so I'm sure there were other things destroying our paint that were less obvious than overspray.

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Lots of people that worked in the plants where I grew up had two cars: a good car and a plant car.

Overspray, cooling tower chemicals, and whatever else you could think of (sandblasting drift, any sort of release from a decomp, anything that went to flare that didn't burn off).

We kept razor blades in our fleet vehicles to get the overspray off the windows and windshields and mirrors.

EMY92 said:

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I once got overspray on my truck when they over-sprayed the wall of the factory I worked at right after college. Professional detailers were hired, all of the cars in the parking lot were clay barred and the paint was no more.

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I had something like this happen with my BMW about 15 years ago. Little weird raised spots all over the black paint on the hood from something I guess I drove through as I passed a construction site. I couldn't get it off myself, so I had it detailed and after they washed and cleaned the junk off, it left white spots all over. That ****, whatever it was, literally burned through the paint.

I had just picked it up from the shop too and was driving it home...

try gasoline, or "graffiti remover" in a can, if none of that works go see Pitt Stop Detail

I've never used a detail guy before. Do you recommend them?

tripp96 said:

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I've never used a detail guy before. Do you recommend them?

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Pitt Stop burned though the clear coat on my GTO's front bumper ~15yrs ago when they were doing a buff job. I realize that was a long time ago, but they refused to accept responsibility or make it right. I wouldn't take a vehicle I cared about there even though they have plenty of happy customers.

Just get a professional detailer to take care of it. I have a lot of experience with this, LOL!!!

I had a brand new 97 GMC that got oversprayed when a contracting crew were re-painting nearby grain bins. Fine silver mist all over a new truck. Of course they claimed it wasn't their fault and the silver was part of the truck's metallic paint. Called a trusted body shop and he advised me to rub it down with lacquer thinner, then wash and wax. Did the trick w/ no damage at all to the finish.

tripp96 said:

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I've never used a detail guy before. Do you recommend them?

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He owns it

Corps_Ag12 said:

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tripp96 said:

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I've never used a detail guy before. Do you recommend them?

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He owns it

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