http://www.dslreports.com/forum/House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20615255 en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:40 EDT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:59:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20625062 said by fireflier:

I've got a random orbital buffer that I was prepared to try with your rubbing compound advice if the WD-40 and Goo Gone didn't work but I wasn't looking forward to testing that buffer. . . :huh:
You really don't want to do that ....

I know a guy that tried that on a van he purchased that had a sign painted on it, he found out real fast(it removed ALL the paint) he was going to have to do it by hand, which he did, and the sign was gone but the paint under it had not sun bleached.
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Black cars look nice when they're clean but man they're a bear to keep clean.

Of course in my case, if I'd been driving a white car, the paint would have been black. That's just my kind of luck. :(
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On my way back by the spill yesterday I'd noticed someone had poured sand over it and there were other tracks through it so I'm sure I wasn't the only one who spent the evening cleaning paint off the car.
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Turns out Goo Gone really does the trick. It evaporates pretty quickly so it didn't appear to leave any residue on the car. I wiped it down afterward and followed up with some Zaino Brothers gloss enhancer to get some protection back on the clearcoat. In the end I considered buffing compound but figured Goo Gone wouldn't trash my paint any worse than using an abrasive compound to take it off so what did I have to lose?

I used white towels so I know it didn't remove any of the car's paint--only the paint intended to come off.

Guess I'll find out if there are any side effects later this year if my door paint starts peeling off. The Goo Gone also did a number in removing the natural oils from my hands! They're dry as a bone. :D

I've still got some thick paint on the very bottom of the car body but I'm out of Goo Gone and I'm not going to mess with it tonight. The paint's not going to get any drier than it is so I'll finish it up tomorrow.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions! Oh, and RealoRc
the clay bar seemed to work OK for areas that had sparse covering--like where the paint from the road misted up onto parts of the car, but it was no match for some of the lower areas where the paint was caked on. Guess I should have gotten a before picture--it was pretty ugly!
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Have you tried using bug remover? I'm pretty sure it has a little acetone or something like that in it. Either that or try some Goo Gone. But I'd be _very_ careful with this chemicals. I'd wash your car with soap and water as you go along.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20617326 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:56:32 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20616938 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20616938 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:50:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20615487 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20615487 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:57:05 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/House-paint-on-my-CAR-paint-20615255
I drove immediately to a wash bay (within 10 minutes) and tried spraying it off starting with tire degreaser/engine cleaner. It wasn't coming off well at all which leads me to believe it's probably an oil-based exterior paint. I tried high pressure soap wash, soaping brush and high pressure rinse and managed to get some of it off but there's still a lot on the paint.

It's splattered on my doors and particularly the under-trim which is plastic or painted plastic. The doors of course are painted metal.

Anyone know how I should go about trying to remove this crap or am I screwed and looking at an insurance claim and a visit to the paint shop?
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