Road Paint Removal?
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Road Paint Removal?
A short time ago while driving home I ran over some freshly painted white road stripes. They were painting stripes on the opposite side of the road, so I didn't think anything of it. They should of blocked that lane off for an hour or so at least. I caught it right when I got home and turned around and went to the local 24 hour AutoZone for bug and tar remover etc. Then I went straight to the car wash. I used about 4 cans of bug and tar remover and spent at least 25 dollars at the car wash. About 95% of it is gone now, but some remains on the undercarriage etc. There is also very slight amount still on the paint. I believe all of what is left is the reflective flakes. Does any one know how to get this stuff off with out scratching up the paint? Any thoughts are welcome. 
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Anytime painting crews are working they generally always have delineator cones marking where the painted stripes are and usually always block off crosswalks and painted messages to no traffic untill dry. Was there no cones or did you proceed across them "at your own risk"? Just curious, its fast drying highly adhiesive (and generally have reflective beeds) paint that will more than likely just take time to come off. Good luck!
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If all that's left is a thin residue, then the clay bar may work. If you still have a pretty thick coating, then you'll need to use DuPont reducer. Strong, nasty stuff (you'll have to go to an auto-body supply store for it), but it should do the trick.
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I make a living working as a automotive detailer. we use malco brand chemicals.
they have a chemical called special clean it will eat everything off of the vehicle leaving only the paint. if you can get your hands on some of this stuff it'll work wonders
otherwise for the road paint thats splated onto the body, take a mix of any decent car wash soap and water, get yourself a really soft buffing pad [not the little junky ones that come with the wax], dip it in the soapy water and buff the hell out of any spots.
next use any strong wax or cutting cream and continue buffing the hell out of it.
the clay bar is an awsome idea we use white clay on light vehicles and purple on dark vehicles, make sure and use really good clay. soak the area with some soapy water and smear a small blob of clay in circular motions, the clay gets down into the small chips and pits in the vehicles paint and will, with a little work pull out anything that shouldnt be there.
if you've got any problems you can pm me, id be glad to help you out
they have a chemical called special clean it will eat everything off of the vehicle leaving only the paint. if you can get your hands on some of this stuff it'll work wonders
otherwise for the road paint thats splated onto the body, take a mix of any decent car wash soap and water, get yourself a really soft buffing pad [not the little junky ones that come with the wax], dip it in the soapy water and buff the hell out of any spots.
next use any strong wax or cutting cream and continue buffing the hell out of it.
the clay bar is an awsome idea we use white clay on light vehicles and purple on dark vehicles, make sure and use really good clay. soak the area with some soapy water and smear a small blob of clay in circular motions, the clay gets down into the small chips and pits in the vehicles paint and will, with a little work pull out anything that shouldnt be there.
if you've got any problems you can pm me, id be glad to help you out
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i have never used it on clear coat paint, but e-z-off oven cleaner works great on the old enamel paints. when ever i sell a truck, i remove the lettering with e-z-off. spray it on, leave it for a minuite or two, and scrape off. it melts the lettering paint, but leaves the vehicle paint alone.
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Kerosene.
Some 'jerk' took silver spray paint and white latex paint and did a 'number' on my son's Celica GT when it was new.
That young man was devastated. I pulled it into the garage and went over the whole car with SOFT rags (old towels) and kerosene.
The smell was kinda funky, but, all of the (vandalism) paint came off.
Also, if you can get your hands on some 'Magic Brite' body solvent, this will take the striping off of your paint and not harm the surface. A company called Carsco sells it.
Some 'jerk' took silver spray paint and white latex paint and did a 'number' on my son's Celica GT when it was new.
That young man was devastated. I pulled it into the garage and went over the whole car with SOFT rags (old towels) and kerosene.
The smell was kinda funky, but, all of the (vandalism) paint came off.
Also, if you can get your hands on some 'Magic Brite' body solvent, this will take the striping off of your paint and not harm the surface. A company called Carsco sells it.
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There were no cones or anything else to let people know not to drive there. All that is left are the reflective flakes from what I can tell. I will look into getting Carsco "Magic Brite" or EZ Off etc. I'll see what I can find around here. If not maybe I'll try the kerosene. After doing the kerosene trick I should probably rinse off the truck with water so that it doesn't sit on the paint. I was thinking about the clay bar, but didn't know if that would work or not. I was thinking maybe I should do that after the road paint is gone. As for the undercarriage, I'll probably just use our pressure washer. That should take care of that. I don't want to use it on the paint though, my luck it'll strip it off.
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I've been removing some stripeing paint off my (cough)Jeep. That stuff is harder than diamond after it dries. I've been using a razor blade to cut off the 'tops' of the splatters, then rubbing the rest off with a fine compound. It takes a steady hand and a magnifying glass, and it's a slow process, but it does take it off.
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