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It came from a paint and body shop, and I believe it was gray primer. It was very difficult to remove. What happened was that a nieborhood kid hit a brick mailbox next to my house and sprayed my Lincoln with debris. We took it to be repaired right before I went overseas, and the repair job was excellent. (that was all I looked at ) A couple months later, I was washing the car and noticed the gray specks of overspray. I thought there might be an easier way to remove them, because the clay did not seem to be doing anything. I ended up spenting about 8 hours on with the clay bar, but the results were very good. Thanks:thumbsup:

Guys, I finished detailing the Lincoln and I got about *99% of the specks off. It was hard work, but it paid off big time. I will post before and after picture when my daughter brings my camera card back. Thanks for all of the advice. * every now and then I find a few tiny spots, which I am still working to remove.

I worked the hood twice yesterday with clay. It seems to be helping some, but there are still a lot of specks. I am going to try again today. I may try using the APC diluted if I am not making progress. I have never detailed this car, as it is our DD, so I want to get it right before proceeding. Thanks for all of the help.

I gave it a shot with clay, but it did not seem to be doing aything. i will try it again and post some pictures.

I have some overspray (little gray specks) on the hood of my MKZ. I would like to find a product to use to buff them out. I went to Auto Zone and asked the manager for something to remove overspray and he showed me a clay bar. I have a PC buffer but do not know what type of compound to use or where to get it. Ideas?

As promised, here are some photos from my road trip. (a little late..) This is Ms. Fish and my car at a scenic overlook This is me at Floyd's barbershop in Mt Airly, NC (AKA Mayberry) Me and a mountain stream Another scenic overlook Another shot of Floyd's, this time with Ms Fish

Tommorrow I can going home! I work in Africa (Angola) and tommorrow my 28 day hitch is up and I get to go home and see my family! I also get to drive my Vette and play with the grandsons. 3 hours to Jo-burg SA, then 15 hours to Atlanta and a short hop to Lafayette will put me home Friday at 10:30 AM Central time. It is always great to return to the USA.

Good luck with that Eagle Scout Service Project. As an Eagle Scout myself (July 1969) I still consider this to be one of the most meaningful events of my lifetime. This achievement will serve you well in the future. Congratulations (in advance) One more thing, remember to keep serving your community and country in your future endeavers.

I am not who you asked, but I will put my 2 cents worth in since I make road trips regularly. Of course it is easier to fly. The trips about being on the open road, seeing America along the way. finding an off the wall restaurant, staying in a cabin or bed and breakfast 50 miles from no where. Example: On the road trip I mentioned in post 1 (The Blue Ridge Parkway) we found a wonderful B&B on the side of a foothill way out in the country.. We asked the folks there where to eat and they told us about a great country restaurant that served homemade fried chicken, roast beef, chicken and dumplins, etc, family style (they bring it out in blowls and plates and you eat until you are full) for 12 bucks. The country Inn atmosphere at this place was great and the food was fantastic. If I took a flying vacation, I would have missed this stuff. We also meet a lot of nice people along the way, some vette folks and sometimes other people just want to tell us about the uncle Earnie who had a 63 vette when they were kids. A lot of Americans identify with Corvette and this creates some good opportunities to just meet and talk to folks. I work in Africa 28 days on 28 days off, so I can fly free most of the time on air miles. We do go on one fly vacation a year (normally to Vegas) but this does not substitute for our road trips.

Key West is one I definitely want to make, if I live long enough. So Many road trips... so little time....

No, the tail of the Dragon is a 13 mile stretch of road in the Smokey Mountains that begins about 20 miles from Pigeon Forge and ends just inside North Carolina about 20 miles or so from Cherokee. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Park or National Roadway that is about 370 miles long. The curves are not quite as severe as the the Dragon, but there is almost no end to them. It is also one of the most scenic drives in the USA. I typically "slay the Dragon" about once a year, (normally in the spring or fall when the bike traffic is lower) but I'll probably skip this year since we did the parkway. Another great road trip I made was down Highway 1 in California from San Francisco to Big Sur. That was probably the most scenic drive ever. Unfortunately I was in a rental convertible (We flew to SF) instead of my Vette. I hope to drive the Vette out to LA one day and go from LA to Oregon on 1, but that is in the future (hopefully.)

Oops, I do not have any pictures on my work machine, they are on my home computer... 8000 miles away. (I am at work in Africa) I don't go home until 30 July. My best picture though was probably my wife and my Vette in front of Floyd's Barbershop in Mount Airy (AKA Mayberry.) I may post it when I get home.

But I wish I had a street rod pickup truck. (and I may pick one up soon) I also would like to own a heavy duty 3/4 ton with a car hauling trailer... but I am dreaming. Since we have the Vettes and the MKZ, my desires are rather modest.

Hi everyone, Since gas is currently cheap (well, not 4 bucks a gallon anyway,) my wife and I did a road trip in June in the C6. I will tell a little about ours then invite anyone else to tell about theirs. We we basically drove the Blue Ridge Parkway which begins in Cherokee NC and goes northward into Virginia. The speed limit is 45 on most of the parkway, but with the twisty road and hair pin curves, this makes for some fun driving. (and we may have pushed that a notch or two at times... ) Anyway, along the way we stopped at Biltmore in Ashville, North Carolina, Mt Airly NC (of Mayberry fame), a great rustic Bed and Breakfast near Ronoak Virginia, and we ended up at Colonial Williamsburg :patriot:after we left the parkway. We do at least one road trip each year, and this was one of our favorites It was relatively cool (compared to the heat in Louisiana) the entire trip. I highly recommend this as a road tour for those of us who like to polish AND drive our cars. The whole trip including the drive from home was about 9 days. Now, tell me about yours....

He is 1 year and 7 months now. This was probably taken about 4 months ago. My other Grandson is 7 months. Those little fellows are the light of my life.