My nephew borrowed my truck for a few weeks and during that time he ran thru some highway line marking paint and it splattered up on the side of my door. He didnt bother to try to remove it while fresh and now it is thoroughly dry, is there any way to remove this paint without damaging the original finish? Thanks!
That stuff is formulated to adhere with high abrasion resistance, of course. Did one as a young lad, British Racing Green Jag sedan for a customer. The whole length! Any polish that would touch the traffic paint was more aggressive to the car paint. Ended up laying on my side with razor blades, carefully popping off each spot. This has got to be a common issue, so I wonder if there are better easier solutions. Depending on the truck paint, it may be easier to sand and reshoot. That doesn't apply to original, nice patina or a big dollar truck.
what kind of vehicle? if it is a late model the spots should clean up fine using lacquer thinner. try an inconspicuous area first just to make sure
You are going to need a good DA sander with 80 grit , sorry , but nothing is going to remove that stuff ,thats why they use it !!!
I have removed it from a few cars for friends and family. It will come off without damaging a base/clear paint job. If it is single stage and non-hardened, you are going to re-paint. Find this and follow the instructions. machine polish when you are done and you will never see another trace of it. And then tell your nephew to stay in his lane! Literally!
Thanks @Bandit Billy ! Haven't heard of it before, but figured that someone had a product. Here's the Safety Data Sheet https://storage.sharptruck.com/documents/TEC307 Traffic Paint Remover.pdf
My detailer guy recommended it to me. The car I was cleaning up had been "splattered" a year or more ago, it all came off. I had to work a few spots with a fingernail, but it looked nice when done. I tried Eazy Off first and it didn't work. Like I said, it's not catalyzed paint, it will clean up.
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