need to get wall paint off car paint

bdemir · 03-22-05, 05:33

How do you get regular house paint off my car paint job.
It happened when i was spraying a house with a paint sprayer and the overspray has put many little paint spots of white paint on my beutiful hood and fenders. It comes off if you really rub hard with your finger but i dont want to rub the whole hood and fenders with my fingers. Is there an easy solution and will it hurt my paint job. Basically i am trying to remove semi gloss outdoor house paint off my car.

Bedros :

jfox03cobra · 03-22-05, 05:34

I'd try to claybar it.

JDookie · 03-22-05, 05:39

Was the paint Latex or Enamel? Latex will come off easily with clay, but enamel will be tough.

Burlyq · 03-22-05, 05:40

Clay wont work, what would have worked is if you washed your car right away, I guess next time. Always try vinager first, also buffered Hydrochloric acid will work but you have to let it soak and reapply and reapply. You can try stainzout, it's a water based imulsified bananna oil product. You can use that with a MR clean magic eraser. You might have to polish your car after. You can go to a paint store and see if they have anything, but thinners don't work on water based paints. Good Luck

bdemir · 03-22-05, 05:43

Umm it was latex based. I am going to try clay bar and some goo be gone is that the wrong stuff to use or what?

Bedros

Burlyq · 03-22-05, 05:56

Goo be Gone is good stuff but if the paint is cured might not work. Give it a shot, that was one product I almost recommended. I have dealt with two customers cars that have had this problem and Magic Eraser did the trick. I can say clay didn't work for me, but if it works for you tell us.

pdqeagale · 03-22-05, 05:57

Go to walmart or home depot and get a multi-purpose remover. That's the stuff that removes adhesive glues. the can of OOPS! indicates right on the label it's good for latex paint. Generally, even stuff like WD40 might work. Test it under the hood to see if it might hurt the paint.

brakebills4 · 03-22-05, 06:48

interesting.. hmm

bdemir · 03-23-05, 03:43

Ill give it all a shot this weekend and give you guys the outcome.

Bedros

mirrorfinishman · 03-23-05, 05:16

The easiest and safest way to get oversprayed house paint off your the car paint is to use Goof Off. It's available at most home supply stores.

Simply apply Goof Off along with some cleaner wax to an applicator cloth and begin to work small sections of the affected areas until you see and feel the overspray begin to disappear. It takes some time, however the results will be well worth your efforts.

Here's a link to their site.

http://www.valspar.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp

TortoiseAWD · 03-23-05, 07:28

Goof Off is 90-95% xylene, with the rest methanol and ethanol. Xylene is an extremely effective solvent, but not one I would feel comfortable using on automotive paint, at least not without having exhausted all other options short of a repaint.

Tort

JDookie · 03-23-05, 07:32

I really don't think he will need anything all that strong for latex. I had latex paint splattered on my car a few weeks ago (my neighbor is having his house remodeled) and it came right off with no problem.

If it were enamel, then I think he would have to use everything short of lacquer thinner, but this isn't the case.