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    Hi everyone! Strong first post =)

    I have a 2011 WRX that I bought about 4 months ago that got littered with some sort of overspray of a roofing material today at work. I decided clay barring the car will do the best job of removing the overspray but I am concerned with whether or not I should wash the car before I clay bar. I guess my real concern is if the overspray will cause scratching when I dry the car before I clay bar. Any advice is appreciated!

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    get the clay bar of choice and follow the directions to the letter you'll be fine... but rule of thumb is ALWAYS wash before any sort of polishing/deep cleaning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mangostick View Post
    but rule of thumb is ALWAYS wash before any sort of polishing/deep cleaning.
    I couldn't agree more.
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    Clay bar works good on A LOT of different things. A buddy of mine had grey rattle can overspray on his passenger side of his red truck and I got it all off with clay bar.

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    If this is a gooey substance like tar I think you should remove that before buffing. Varsol and a rag works well for that.

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    GooGONE works good also on gooey or sticky substances and will not hurt your paint.

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