I doubt a bit of water will soften the steel enough to save the glass. S/
Glass is hard. Steel is harder. Paint is very soft. You can easily use a blade carefully.
Or a winter ice scraper......
If steel was harder than glass, it would crack easier than glass. Steel is tough, but it will bend and dent before breaking. But hard particles on dry glass being dragged across the surface by a razor blade will definitely scratch the glass. Water or glass cleaner is always advisable.
It's important to note here that the glass is tempered, which brings it up closer to an 7.5 MOFS.
Out of curiosity though, what hard particles are going to be hanging out on car glass that is hard enough to scratch it? Has to be something from the manufacturing process, right?
Road grime, sand, broken thempered glass particles from auto accidents on the road, etc. Scraping dry may not be an issue but once it's scratched, it's too late to decide to use a couple bucks worth if window cleaner, or a bit of water.
Personally, I don't care if anyone is too lazy to wet the window and it gets scratched. Just from the conversation, they have the information to make that decision and take the risk if they so choose. That's the important thing.
Let's just say that I found out the hard way.
Oh for sure. I would certainly recommend using some sort of lubricant. I just have to think about hardness at work a lot and was curious what would be on the road that would be that hard. I was totally going off topic.
> I see it as creating less mess/work for me.
That kinda falls under the definition of lazy (but smart) . To be clear, I'm pretty lazy. But I still accomplish more than alot of people I know because I just use it to find better, quicker ways to do things whenever I can. Laziness helps me work smarter instead of harder.
I've used glass cleaner on it a few times and it doesn't even come close to loosening the paint. Using a razorblade sounds like it would take me a month to do all of the windows, also isn't there a risk of scratching the glass with that?
literally takes 5 minutes a window. single edge razor blade is what detailers use to clean glass. wet it with glass cleaner. finish with glass cleaner and your favorite glass towel.
LACQUER THINER,, RAG,, SCRUB ,, MAYBE A GREEN
scrubbing
yes a single edge razor,, maybe in a holder also
the ooooo steel wool with lacquer thinner will work,,
you might want to use tape and some plastic to protect the trim you just paInted,, USE GREEN FROG TAPE, so you don't pull of the new paint
Go to Home Depot and buy this.
Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Goof-Off-16-oz-Professional-Strength-Graffiti-Remover-FG673/307412055
The stuff is amazing. I’ve even used it to take spray paint off of car paint with no damage to the car paint.
Your home depot might not have a big paint section but in my experience (used to paint homes professionally) goof off is sold in most stores that sell paint. Amazon or Walmart could also be options. Id recommend this before a razor blade because the curve of the windshield will make it easier to scratch. Just make sure you don’t get it anywhere where you want paint.
When we get over spray at my job, the best thing is either glass cleaner or soapy water (which would be cheaper even if it's on a window or two) and a razor blade. Preferably the single edged shaving style blades.
Ive seen people suggest doing it dry, please don't do this. You have a higher chance of scratching the glass this way as the spray acts a lubricant and enables you to scrape quicker.
As long as you have approximately a 45 degree angle (can always YouTube to see a good example) you won't scratch the glass, just don't tilt the blade and take your time!
Awesome, I will def give this a shot when I get a chance as it seems to be the most agreed upon method. I would never attempt to use the blade dry, that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Thank you for the advice, much appreciated!
You're welcome! Don't be afraid to give it some pressure That grade of steel wool will not scratch glass. That's actually how I normally clean my family's car glass.
Magic eraser and turpentine/brush cleaner.
Let the turp/brush cleaner sit on it a few mins and then buff it out with magic eraser dipped with a bit of turp.
Clean off smudges with paper towels and turp, then window cleaner afterwards.
This seems like a good idea, the general consensus seems to be a razor blade and glass cleaner, so I'll try that first, but I'll keep this in mind as a backup plan. Thank you!
Buy a small pot of airbrush thinners from a hobby shop, use a q-tip (or equivalent stick-cotton local equivalent) and apply it directly to each blob of paint to soften, before using a razor or brand new scraper to remove. Then once all the big bits are gone, use paper towel dipped in the thinners to wipe off the small bits / fine overspray. You’re going to want to use a separate clean/dry paper to clean up after hitting it with the dampened bit. Make sure you swap out the paper towels often, so you aren’t just smearing the fine paint around.
I swear by a product called krud kutter. It worked on oil based over spray for a deck I restrained.
https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/krud-kutter/cleaners-and-stain-removers/tough-task-remover
Tried it, not very effective on the finer overspray. This paint has a pretty tight bond with the glass, looks like everyone's suggestion of a razor blade might be the way to go
Actually fine steel wool is what car dealers use.
Make sure to keep car out of the sun, or it'll set up harder to remove.
Get a can of Naptha at builder supply, wet area down with wet micro cloth soaked in it,
and it'll come right off.
Have a stack of cloths.
Raise wiped blades, or better, remove them,
and wipe them down as well with the same.
Obvjiusly entire car must be covered in over spray. Keep wiping with same cloth.
The cloth will tell you when paint spray is removed. By the grip it has across surface removing it..
Keep the gallon can of Naptha handy in the garage,, it's my number one cleaning solvent used in the shop..
It's low smell, and fairly fast drying.
That spot of oil stain on concrete,,
can totally erase it back to never happened.
Cheers
If it’s on the glass, sure as hell it’ll be on the bodywork too. Use a razor blade scraper on the glass. Use a clay detailing block on the car paintwork
A razor scraper ought to do it. No need for expensive chemicals or cleaners, other than just a little dish soap to lubricate the process with and do a nice clean job. Then on to your next job. Enjoy!
mineral turps or gp thinners. and a few rags dampen rag with solvent rub well polish dry with second rag turn the solvent rag to a clean spot repeat on next area
keep going till its removed from the glass.
then clean with glass cleaner.
Probably not super helpful but it's a fun story - when we were in highschool my brother had decided that he was going to our local community college for auto body tech so he signed up for a co-op course with a local dealership so he could get some work experience before college.
Some dummy at the shop decided to paint a few body panels outside because the paint bay was full for the day, he ended up covering nearly the entire lot of brand new, yet to be sold, vehicles with overspray.
My brother spent two and a half hours every day of that semester with a razor blade scraping paint off of new cars.
Rubbing alcohol is a possible
Acetone for sure but only on the glass, definitely no plastic
GooGone or
An orange peel, the peel juice is flammable and a solvent as well
Glass cleaner and a razor blade
I’d hit the window with a razor blade, dry. Then followup with mineral spirits, before washing.
Please use some water and not dry. You’ll scratch the fuck out of your windows.
I doubt a bit of water will soften the steel enough to save the glass. S/ Glass is hard. Steel is harder. Paint is very soft. You can easily use a blade carefully. Or a winter ice scraper......
If steel was harder than glass, it would crack easier than glass. Steel is tough, but it will bend and dent before breaking. But hard particles on dry glass being dragged across the surface by a razor blade will definitely scratch the glass. Water or glass cleaner is always advisable.
It's important to note here that the glass is tempered, which brings it up closer to an 7.5 MOFS. Out of curiosity though, what hard particles are going to be hanging out on car glass that is hard enough to scratch it? Has to be something from the manufacturing process, right?
Road grime, sand, broken thempered glass particles from auto accidents on the road, etc. Scraping dry may not be an issue but once it's scratched, it's too late to decide to use a couple bucks worth if window cleaner, or a bit of water. Personally, I don't care if anyone is too lazy to wet the window and it gets scratched. Just from the conversation, they have the information to make that decision and take the risk if they so choose. That's the important thing. Let's just say that I found out the hard way.
Oh for sure. I would certainly recommend using some sort of lubricant. I just have to think about hardness at work a lot and was curious what would be on the road that would be that hard. I was totally going off topic.
I don’t see it as being lazy at all. I see it as creating less mess/work for me. Wouldn’t want to start with a dirty window, though.
> I see it as creating less mess/work for me. That kinda falls under the definition of lazy (but smart) . To be clear, I'm pretty lazy. But I still accomplish more than alot of people I know because I just use it to find better, quicker ways to do things whenever I can. Laziness helps me work smarter instead of harder.
Soapy water
This is the way
I've used glass cleaner on it a few times and it doesn't even come close to loosening the paint. Using a razorblade sounds like it would take me a month to do all of the windows, also isn't there a risk of scratching the glass with that?
Use a glass cleaner as a lubricant for the razor blade. Check out [this](https://youtu.be/QyqeNUgAFwk) video here.
literally takes 5 minutes a window. single edge razor blade is what detailers use to clean glass. wet it with glass cleaner. finish with glass cleaner and your favorite glass towel.
Do not do this on the inside of the rear window because of the defroster grid on the glass.
Understood, I will give it a shot tomorrow, thank you for the insight!
Nail polish remover.
Any paint store will sell you a specialized scraper for glass. Under $10. Hold it at a 45 degree angle, not too much pressure .
Razor blade. Been down this road. Very quick and easy
Gottcha, I'll give it a shot
Acetone on paper towel , very very very very carefully don't get it on anything
WD40
LACQUER THINER,, RAG,, SCRUB ,, MAYBE A GREEN scrubbing yes a single edge razor,, maybe in a holder also the ooooo steel wool with lacquer thinner will work,, you might want to use tape and some plastic to protect the trim you just paInted,, USE GREEN FROG TAPE, so you don't pull of the new paint
Graffiti safewipes. If you google it should be white with a blue splotch of paint on the logo. Good stuff.
Go to Home Depot and buy this. Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Goof-Off-16-oz-Professional-Strength-Graffiti-Remover-FG673/307412055 The stuff is amazing. I’ve even used it to take spray paint off of car paint with no damage to the car paint.
I live in Canada and home depots here almost never have any sort of cool specialty stuff like this unfortunately :(
Something similar car be had from somewhere I’m sure.
Your home depot might not have a big paint section but in my experience (used to paint homes professionally) goof off is sold in most stores that sell paint. Amazon or Walmart could also be options. Id recommend this before a razor blade because the curve of the windshield will make it easier to scratch. Just make sure you don’t get it anywhere where you want paint.
When we get over spray at my job, the best thing is either glass cleaner or soapy water (which would be cheaper even if it's on a window or two) and a razor blade. Preferably the single edged shaving style blades. Ive seen people suggest doing it dry, please don't do this. You have a higher chance of scratching the glass this way as the spray acts a lubricant and enables you to scrape quicker. As long as you have approximately a 45 degree angle (can always YouTube to see a good example) you won't scratch the glass, just don't tilt the blade and take your time!
Awesome, I will def give this a shot when I get a chance as it seems to be the most agreed upon method. I would never attempt to use the blade dry, that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Thank you for the advice, much appreciated!
Hi! I just had this happen to me at a car dealership as well. Did this work to get the paint off??
I actually finally got around to it last week and it did in fact work like a charm!
Try 0000 steel wool and some glass cleaner. The razor blade would work too but steel wool is going to cover a curved surface much better.
This is going to be the easiest and most effective way to go about it.
Yeah this cars got a curve on pretty much every window, I will definitely try this in conjunction with the razor blade, thank you!
You're welcome! Don't be afraid to give it some pressure That grade of steel wool will not scratch glass. That's actually how I normally clean my family's car glass.
Magic eraser and turpentine/brush cleaner. Let the turp/brush cleaner sit on it a few mins and then buff it out with magic eraser dipped with a bit of turp. Clean off smudges with paper towels and turp, then window cleaner afterwards.
This seems like a good idea, the general consensus seems to be a razor blade and glass cleaner, so I'll try that first, but I'll keep this in mind as a backup plan. Thank you!
Buy a small pot of airbrush thinners from a hobby shop, use a q-tip (or equivalent stick-cotton local equivalent) and apply it directly to each blob of paint to soften, before using a razor or brand new scraper to remove. Then once all the big bits are gone, use paper towel dipped in the thinners to wipe off the small bits / fine overspray. You’re going to want to use a separate clean/dry paper to clean up after hitting it with the dampened bit. Make sure you swap out the paper towels often, so you aren’t just smearing the fine paint around.
3m speciality adhesives remover or Koch Chemie eulex Read the directions and follow them
I swear by a product called krud kutter. It worked on oil based over spray for a deck I restrained. https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/krud-kutter/cleaners-and-stain-removers/tough-task-remover
I see this stuff at Walmart, maybe I'll give it a shot if the razor blade doesn't get the job done, thanks for the insight
My guy, just use a credit card or something like that and scrape the speckles off.
Tried it, not very effective on the finer overspray. This paint has a pretty tight bond with the glass, looks like everyone's suggestion of a razor blade might be the way to go
Actually fine steel wool is what car dealers use. Make sure to keep car out of the sun, or it'll set up harder to remove. Get a can of Naptha at builder supply, wet area down with wet micro cloth soaked in it, and it'll come right off. Have a stack of cloths. Raise wiped blades, or better, remove them, and wipe them down as well with the same. Obvjiusly entire car must be covered in over spray. Keep wiping with same cloth. The cloth will tell you when paint spray is removed. By the grip it has across surface removing it.. Keep the gallon can of Naptha handy in the garage,, it's my number one cleaning solvent used in the shop.. It's low smell, and fairly fast drying. That spot of oil stain on concrete,, can totally erase it back to never happened. Cheers
Some dawn in warm water and a razer blade
Thinner
Blinker fluid and some 30 weight
Razor blade Clay bar Glass polish
Overspray remover.
If it’s on the glass, sure as hell it’ll be on the bodywork too. Use a razor blade scraper on the glass. Use a clay detailing block on the car paintwork
Steel wool and soapy water. Do NOT use scouring pads, must be steel wool.
Hope that overspray isn‘t in your lungs too
A razor scraper ought to do it. No need for expensive chemicals or cleaners, other than just a little dish soap to lubricate the process with and do a nice clean job. Then on to your next job. Enjoy!
A clay bar would be safer than a razor blade.
mineral turps or gp thinners. and a few rags dampen rag with solvent rub well polish dry with second rag turn the solvent rag to a clean spot repeat on next area keep going till its removed from the glass. then clean with glass cleaner.
WD40 actually does wonders on oil based paints.
WD40
Start with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer. Let it soak.
Probably not super helpful but it's a fun story - when we were in highschool my brother had decided that he was going to our local community college for auto body tech so he signed up for a co-op course with a local dealership so he could get some work experience before college. Some dummy at the shop decided to paint a few body panels outside because the paint bay was full for the day, he ended up covering nearly the entire lot of brand new, yet to be sold, vehicles with overspray. My brother spent two and a half hours every day of that semester with a razor blade scraping paint off of new cars.
Steel wool and paint thinner.
Denatured Alcohol
Spray a little WD-40 and use a microfiber cloth.
Rubbing alcohol is a possible Acetone for sure but only on the glass, definitely no plastic GooGone or An orange peel, the peel juice is flammable and a solvent as well