Yellow road line paint/ how to get off?

[BSwope]

A buddy of mine drove his Silver 06 over the wet paint that was just put down on the road way, how do u get that stuff off without hurtin the paint?



Thanks

Buddy

 

[TRLRTRSH]

road paint

I'm sorry to tell you this but, he's screwed. If the paint has dried it's too late.

Several years ago while in Montana I also drove through wet road paint, only a few miles to my destination I figured I had time, family reunion going on, forgot about the paint. Tried, the next day..... anyway the paint is still there and short of sanding the panels and repainting the truck it's not comming off:{:{

Bill

 

[TFucili]

A lot of the traffic paint used today is acrylic, though some areas still use alkyd/solvent based product. In some areas they still use yellow with lead in it, because it is a little less expensive than the lead free yellow. If it is acrylic have him try a product called Dirtex, but make sure it is the aerosol version not the powder. It is a general purpose cleaner, but it is the painters' secret for overspray removal. It should be readily available at a hardware or paint store. If that fails rubbing alcohol will soften acrylic paints also. If it is solvent based he will probably have to gamble on various solvents, starting mild and working up in strength, with the risk of hazing or other damage to the factory paint, ie lacquer thinner, xylene, MEK. There are also some very effective citrus based solvents, such as Dissolv-It Contractor's Solvent which may work on either water or alkyd coatings and generally will not harm the factory finish.

 

[BSwope]

Thanks for the reply's fellas, i will give him these ideas!!

 

[Blu-meanie]

Try WD 40, it works for a lot of stuff.

 

[BSwope]

He brought the truck out today and not as bad as i thought! Most is on the fender liner and mud flaps but some is on the paint so he gonna try rubbibg alcohol and if that dosent work he gonna try to find the things mentioned above!!

 

[Nate]

When I bought my truck it had red paint on the bottom, which is silver. I'm not sure what red paint would come from?. I tried several things and ended up using paint thinner and acetone. Didn't hurt the finish at all.

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

A buddy of mine drove his Silver 06 over the wet paint that was just put down on the road way, how do u get that stuff off without hurtin the paint?



Thanks

Buddy

I used BUG remover. It works but takes a lot of elbow grease. On the frame I had more undercoat sprayed on to cover it up.

 

[Cattletrkr]

I've used Laquer thinner before with good results. Plan on re-waxing the area though.

 

[TRLRTRSH]

Buddy, how did the paint removal work out?



Bill

 

[BSwope]

Hey Bill (thanks for askin) he said rubbibg alcohol worked alittle and took alot of time! He is gonna try and use a bug & tar remover that he picked up! We tried some of it this after noon and seemed to work great on the small spot we tried!

 

[sdstriper]

DO NOT use lacquer thinner or toloul, xylene etc. These paint thinners are of the "hottest" variety, it will take the clear coat off and maybe the paint.



I would use kerosene or diesel fuel or Goof Off or Oops or GoJo without pumice, they make Bug and Tar remover, the Citric stuff mentioned. Anything but paint thinners or hot solvents.

 

[BSwope]

DO NOT use lacquer thinner or toloul, xylene etc. These paint thinners are of the "hottest" variety, it will take the clear coat off and maybe the paint.



I would use kerosene or diesel fuel or Goof Off or Oops or GoJo without pumice, they make Bug and Tar remover, the Citric stuff mentioned. Anything but paint thinners or hot solvents.

Will do thanks for the heads up!

 

[TRLRTRSH]

sdstriper:

"I would use kerosene or diesel fuel or Goof Off or Oops or GoJo without pumice, they make Bug and Tar remover, the Citric stuff mentioned. Anything but paint thinners or hot solvents. "



I tried all mentioned above on road paint from Montana, the paint was less than 24 hrs old when I tried the diesel fuel, would not touch the paint. Granted it was near 100 degrees out then. Needless to say the yellow paint is still on the truck

 

[TFucili]

Goof Off, Tar and Bug Remover, and Decal Removers all contain some hot solvents, also. If the ingredients are not on the label get an MSDS from the manufacturers web site. Just because it has a pretty, consumerized label does not mean it is mild. Mild solvents such as mineral spirits, diesel fuel, and kerosene are somewhat unlikely to remove paint that has cured.

 

[BigDsCummins]

I used bug remover on mine when I got the white road paint on it. It came off eventually but it took some serious elbow grease.