# wd-40 to remove paint splatter? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 11, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286 "2006-09-11T11:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![soopa7fly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@soopa7fly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/soopa7fly)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/1 "2006-09-11T11:41:54Z")
long story short, someone was painting the side of a buildling and got some paint splatter on the side of my moms car. somebody told her to use wd-40 to get it off. sounds sketchy to me, anybody ever hear of this? ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/2 "2006-09-11T11:45:22Z")
go to autozone and buy mothers clay bar kit. If you cant find that brand get another claybar kit… ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/3 "2006-09-11T11:54:27Z")
> [@STEALTTH](#): > > go to autozone and buy mothers clay bar kit. > > If you cant find that brand get another claybar kit… i like the clay magic one but they are both good…no wd40 ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/4 "2006-09-11T11:55:39Z")
the clay magic one sucked IMO. I tried it a few years ago and it seemed to fall apart ☹ I cried a little when that happend. Still, A better choice then wd40 ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/5 "2006-09-11T11:58:58Z")
i think i actually have both clays…i liek the claymagic spray better…but they dont give u enough :)…all it is AutoMagic Body Shine available at AL-WIL ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/6 "2006-09-11T12:02:40Z")
FAST WAX if you can find it anywhere ---
**Author:** ![Chrish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Chrish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chrish)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/7 "2006-09-11T18:27:38Z")
wd-40 sounds like a bad idea to me. I also would go with the mothers clay bar, i’ve used it before and it seemed to work pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![StairSRT4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stairsrt4/32/7585_2.png) [@StairSRT4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StairSRT4)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/8 "2006-09-12T06:34:18Z")
WD-40 is good on Bee stings :lol: (it sounds crazy but it is a family secret) but it will probably be bad for the paint so i agree with everyone else and use the clay bar stuff ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/9 "2006-09-12T06:39:29Z")
how did I know that you were going to say that? :lol: ---
**Author:** ![StairSRT4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stairsrt4/32/7585_2.png) [@StairSRT4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StairSRT4)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/10 "2006-09-12T06:40:39Z")
> [@STEALTTH](#): > > how did I know that you were going to say that? :lol: lol because you know it works. that stuff is like magic 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/11 "2006-09-12T07:07:50Z")
Suprisingly enough, WD-40 has a lot of usages. It doesn’t really harm paint. Used to use it on my old dirt-bike (Metal fenders,tank with no clear-coat) before going out, would prevent scratching when removing the mud/clay, and made it super easy to clean off afterwards. It also is suprisingly effective at removing grease. But as for paint splatter, I’m doubt it would do anything unless it’s a softer latex based paint, or if it was still fresh. I’d say claybar at this point. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/12 "2006-09-12T07:20:54Z")
uh, what kind of paint did they get on the car? ---
**Author:** ![soopa7fly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@soopa7fly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/soopa7fly)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wd-40-to-remove-paint-splatter/17286/13 "2006-09-12T07:33:48Z")
whatever they use for the outside of buildings