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Hi all,

Need the community's advice to get the paint sprinkles removed from our new X5 car. We had exterior texture paint going at our home. It led to the paint sprinkled over the front part of the roof and some parts of the A-pillar and bonnet too.

Attaching some photos for reference.

I spoke with the BMW dealer and they suggested to go for polishing & buffing all over the car (10-14k). Also, talked to 2 local detailers in my city (Ghaziabad). One of them suggested clay cleaning (not sure what it is) for 2k, and other one suggested using Grass Antigrafitti liquid to get those marks removed.

Please suggest on what should be the ideal method to get them removed.

Thanks in advance

You may use IPA first and see if the marks are coming off, it will require some efforts and time, but this method will not cause any other damage to the vehicle. Yes, clay bar treatment is used to remove paint transfer marks, but I guess that is more effective in car to car paint transfer, and I do not know whether it is affective on these wall based paints. Before handing over the vehicle to any FNG, ask them to show a patch where they are able to remove the paint marks successfully, if yes, then hand them over, some of these guys use blades on the glass as it will take out the paint easily, and you end up getting a fully scratched glass, so do note down for such things.
Hope this helps.

Happy Motoring!

The BMW top coat is a tough one (for that matter most premium cars). I have used regular paint thinner to clean such paint spots and rinse it with water - do this in very small patches of say 5x5cm at a time. Use thinner to wipe off the paint on a small patch and immediately rinse with water and wipe it dry. Always test a small patch to confirm this works without any damage to the paint. You can also do this in multiple sessions so that you do it with care and patience. You just need to dab a spot with thinner and wipe off with a wet cloth. Not rub thinner allover the panel. Hard work but I would prefer this to polish type of options.

The benefit of this is that you can do this for all surfaces (windshield, hood, wipers, lights etc)

I will ask the painters working at home to try once with good quality Turpentine oil and if that does not go send it to a professional. Do not use any paint remover on your own. Send it to Dazzle guys. I had something similar on one of ours and they did a great job. It will involve minute cutting (grinding + buff) of your OEM paint. But remember, if the OEM paint layer is not very thick, which unfortunately is the case with most BMWs, you may still see some minute marks. Also, don't send it to any regular guys like the dealership. It's not easy on most paints. On our's, it was automotive paint so very complicated. Yours is household so, depending on how well it bonds or not with Auto paint, it will be difficult or easy.

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No, actually one of the worst :) Mercedes especially CBU is the best. You will be surprised how bad paints are on premium cars like Ferrari/ Lambo. This is due to water-based paints.

Well wherever you get it done from but back charge it to the painter. It's his job responsibility to ensure that all nearby stuff is well protected either by covering/masking or informing you to remove the car from the location before he even starts the job.

Happened on our Baleno last year and possibly on our Seltos as well, as informed by the home care wadh guy few weeks back.

Go for light claying and possibly (cutting+) finishing compound using a rotor and pad. A good detailer should be able to do that well within 3-4k.

I would request staying away from turpentine oil or any serious solvents as a non-expert on automotive paint might end up dissolving little bit of the paint/clear coat itself.

I’m sharing this for your benefit as I am guilty of having done this: the guy I went with used some solvent (possibly Diesel or so). That scraped away part of the paint in few places, that I had to go for rubbing and polish session.

@Mods: added this on afterthought; please merge this and my previous post.

1 session of detailing, i.e. Rubbing + polishing, will easily cure this.
It will cost you around 8k to 10k.

A mix of Shampoo + Turpentine + water did the trick for me for most of the paint dots, when rubbed with a cloth dipped in the mix. The real sticky ones had to be individually removed with finger nail behind the cloth :). Then washed the whole car with shampoo and water.
You might want to try on a small area first. But do it asap. Once the paint dots become hard it gets difficult to remove.

You can try using a nail polish remover. It should do the trick!

Both the options would work. Over time the paint that got sprinkled would just fall off as well but might leave a rough spot on the top coat. But buffing or clay cleaning now on the whole car would be a quick and effective way to get this cleared up.

If it can dissolve the paint “sprinkles” it can dissolve your car’s paint, so I would advice against the chemical methods like turpentine oil and thinner.

Get the car clay barred. It is a clay that grabs onto surface contaminants and pulls them out. It will scratch slightly. But a one step polish will sort it out.

I am a hobby detailed and have clayed many cars including mine which was rained on with metal shavings which got embedded into the paint.

+1 to this. I have had the same thing happen on my polo and clay bar was enough to get it 99 percent fixed. Would definitely suggest to do it quicker as it would be very easy to do it in the initial few days.

I experienced the same, and claying helped remove them. Go for a standard clay bar and claying lubricant. Avoid nail polish remover and turpentine since they may not have favourable reactions with the paint. Avoid scratching the paint with fingernails or any item.

Wash the car or use a rinseless car wash to clean the area. Rinseless car cleaner concentrate can double as a clay lubricant (check the bottle for dilution ratio). Clay the area. Use a generous amount of lubricant; do not hesitate to spray as much as you can. The clay bar will not scratch your paint as long as you keep using a generous amount of lubricant. Clay only in side-to-side motion and never in circular or elliptical motion. (You can also clay the glass.) Wipe the area and check the progress. Repeat if needed.

You may still notice some minor paint spots. Once you sense enough paint spots are gone, top off with a basic wax, such as Carnauba or Ceramic wax. This will condition the car paint since you would have drenched it in lubricant. Keep cleaning the area once in a couple of days to three days with a rinseless car wash. The minor spots will soon flake away.

Below are the products I used. You can get them online easily.

Without a 2nd thought, please consult a good detailer. Do not go to the regular rubbing polishing guy. I know a detailer on MG Road. If you need his number, please let me know via DM. Thanks

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I'll take the car to one of the detailers around my area this weekend.

Can someone guide me with recommendations for a detailer in Ghaziabad or, at most, Noida?