Hams

Driving back from the NCM caravan somewhere I ran through white road paint. Does anyone know a safe way of removing it from the fender wells and plastic flaring? Thanks Hams

Evil-Twin

You can not remove it... it is an acid etched paint, designed to etch deep into a road surface be it black top or concrete.. it will also etch deep into your paint, depending on how soon after the actual application was laid down... this paint is very expensive and designed to last a long time on the roadway... by becoming Part of the roadway, not just a surface coating..
Sorry

K-80

I've had road paint on several of my cars. There is a detailer in Indianapolis that has the chemical to remove it. Cost is about $200, but it works. Had tons of it on my red Viper and it all came off inside wheel wells and on body paint. No etching of paint. Check around with local top detailers.

MSG C5

My wife drove over a freshly painted yellow road stripe with our former mini-van. I tried washing it off, but it didn't budge. I then spent a few hours using the industrial strength Goof Off and was able to remove it all. It takes a few hours and definitely make sure you perform the work outside or in a well-ventilated space as the fumes can get nasty.

I would at least try it on a small section before outsourcing to a body shop.

Borntorun04/17

It's possible that the white is water base . The water base is used a lot of times for road markings for the binder layer of blacktop, Then after top coat of blacktop is put down they use a oil base apoxy paint and add the reflective glass beads. The water base is used for temp markings because of cost ,the more costly paint is used for finish markings. So you might luck out .

innerconx

No idea if this works - but after your post I thought this could happen to any of us. Googled it - this comes up - no idea if it works - but its worth a read maybe.

http://www.maine.gov/bgs/riskmanage/...onth/tip21.htm

Vetteman Jack

Good to know. Hope the OP can get it off his car

4XLR8N

Damn! Murphy strikes again.

Good luck OP - please post up results of whatever you try.

Hams

Trying different products to remove the paint from the fender wells, slow going,very slow. I have a lot of wax on the car so it is coming off the paint with no issues. The tires also have paint on them, very hard to get off. If something works well I will post. Thanks for all the help. Hams

3tt3v8P

I got some of the nasty yellow on mine this summer and it came off great with DuPont 3812 reducer. It came off the wheel wells and the tires real well. Took a little elbow grease but worked very well. Good luck to you.

Hams

Where can you get the 3812 reducer? Can you get it at a paint store?
Thanks Hams

siffert

Yes, Goof Off Pro Strength works! Poured it on microfiber cloths. Took that paint easily off on my lower black trim, tires and inner fender wells. However, I used Isopropyl alcohol on my body paint and painted wheels which also took that paint off. Then I used clay on the whole car. Thanks!

Golf Man

There is a product called graffiti remover. Its safe on most surfaces, including vehicles. The spray can lists a large number of different types of paints that it will remove. I picked up a can several years ago at the local Ace.

Bajaholic

I have used "Easy Off Oven Cleaner" and a "green" scrub pad.

Once the big chunks are gone, I followed up with a "Pine Scent" commercial toilet bowl cleaner and a "red" scrub pad.

Of course once you have everything cleaned off, wash w/soap and water and spray a detail spray on to seal and protect.

I have found this is very inexpensive and all the products are easily available at a commercial cleaning supply business.

It works quite well, but take your time and do a little at a time.