If ANYONE uses silicone in my shop I shoot them dead and make their family pay for the bullet!
Now on a serious note; use the wax and grease removers as suggested and LOTS of towels. After wiping just a couple square feet the towel will be contaminated enough to cause fish eyes in new paint so save the nearly new towel for projects that require no paint. We get jobs where people have kept the dashes shiny and supple with Armorall and the door hinge pins treated with WD40. Huge No No's that have to be cleaned outside before allowed into shop. Silicone has many good uses but NOT around paint.


Evan