Car sat in paint shop for over a month. New windshield now has a "haze" over it. Calling it pure overspray may be overstated, but that is generally what it is.

I've read posts indicating: 0000 steel wool, acetone, lacquer thinner, and even razor blades as great fixes.

Any thoughts? Do I use a lubricant of some sort with the steel wool? Is 0000 fine enough? Other than "don't get it on the paint", are there any suggestions on Acetone or Lacquer Thinner?

I've got to get it off as the windshield now looks like crud when driving directly toward sun.

Thanks,

All three work. I buff them with some compound to get them super clean.

I used Goof Off and elbow grease

Bah!! just use your grinder, it'll take it off real good!

disclaimer: this post made in jest

67, what do you use to buff your windows? is there a special compound for it? i know that i have some over spray and such on my winders as well, and was just wandering.


aaron

We always use a little laquer thinner on a rag/blue shop towel is good too. Apply the thinner to 1/2 the glass at a time. Leaving the rag on the glass for a few seconds and then use a "FRESH" new razor blade start scraping it down. Work from the centre out & top down, so that you can follow a pattern. Always make sure that the razor blade is good, use at least a couple of them because as you are cleaning the glass you are wearing out the blade, a worn blade will scratch your glass. After you have scraped all the glass, clean with a good glass cleaner and check it out, and go from there. You can always just go over it with 000 or 0000 steel wool after the razor blade, just be gentle and you'll be fine.

Hope it Helps.

flye,
I am certainly not an expert on this ... but I would not use "steel" wool. I think Eastwood sells a bronze wool for this purpose. I would just try a clean rag with thinner first.
Just my opinion,

I have used coarse and medium compounds. I squirt a little on the glass and buff it with a wool pad. Same thing to buff paint out with. It will make a mess but it washes right off. If your windshield has this overspray, so does your paint and you should buff it out too.
Roger

Originally posted by BillK:
flye,
I am certainly not an expert on this ... but I would not use "steel" wool. I think Eastwood sells a bronze wool for this purpose. I would just try a clean rag with thinner first.
Just my opinion, FYI. Steel wool leaves small splinter that will get into all sorts of nooks and cranies then rust. No rust with brass.

I had a problem with a paint scrape (paint left on my car), I was advised by a sign painter to remove it with Easy-Off oven cleaner, I thought he was nuts but because the car was a beater I tried it. It worked great without harming original paint. This could be the easiest way.
Rich02

Don't use oven cleaner on paint. It will take it off. I also think it may etch the glass. I use oven cleaner on super greasy engines works great, but can take paint off.

Steve

I use a new razor blade and window cleaner.
Then clean it with window cleaner and news paper

fine steel wool and soap and water