How do you get yellow paint from center lines off paint?

**Nitrous115** · 04-16-2003, 09:56 AM

I have been told that a product called takeoff will remove the yellow paint. The lady ran over the centerline right after it was painted so its splattered on the side of her car. Any ideas?

**imported_Tony** · 04-16-2003, 11:08 AM

Do a search . I know this question was asked before.

good luck

**Nitrous115** · 04-16-2003, 03:04 PM

I did a search and I only found one thread. It said to try diesel fuel. But the results were never posted on that thread. Does anyone know if diesel or take off will work?

**johnson** · 04-16-2003, 03:34 PM

Your search button must be broken. :nixweiss

http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...low+road+paint

**huangdong28** · 04-16-2003, 03:53 PM

Claying with Zaino carwash as lubricant, little pressure, lots of patience worked for me.

**mustangmike** · 04-16-2003, 05:43 PM

I removed road paint with Mother`s clay and lubricant. It was white paint instead of yellow and some pretty tough stuff at that. I got it all off the paint but there is still some left in the wheel wells. Every time I wash the car I see it and think about it.

**BumpersPlus2** · 04-17-2003, 09:50 PM

Valugard`s New Car Prep. In a pinch, Laquer thinner will work

**captkirk2** · 04-17-2003, 10:00 PM

Tarminator from Stoners should work. You could use a scraper for the wheel wells. I used a gasket scraper on the last one I did.

**boywonder** · 04-18-2003, 07:10 AM

I thought denatured alcohol or mineral spirits would work

**unclearty** · 04-18-2003, 08:28 AM

I actually used that paint along time ago...the stuff we used was alcohol based paint...so it dries quickly. I think that`s why water based products won`t break it down. Try some cheap plain alcohol from the drug store first. It shouldn`t hurt anything to try it.

**Nitrous115** · 04-18-2003, 12:30 PM

Thanks for the good advice guys hopefully one of your ideas will work

**markthom** · 04-18-2003, 02:34 PM

Good call unclearty, I just removed a ton of white road striping

paint off the bottom panels. I used some 90% rubbing(isopropyl)

alcohol and it came off easily! I used clay on one side but it was

taking forever and ruining my Clay Magic.

I`ve been lurking on this forum for a couple of weeks and have

learned so much from you guys. Kudos, Autopia!

**canadian ponies** · 04-18-2003, 02:38 PM

Had the same problem a little while back use kerosene had to work with it a bit but did the trick, might strip the wax off though! but I know a lot of do it yourself carwash bays when you flip it to wax all you are getting is kerosene deluted in water

**Poorboy** · 04-18-2003, 05:01 PM

ok you didn`t really hear this from me

Get the cheapest liquid wax you can find, which is mostly petroleum distillates/kerosene and it`ll wipe right off....

actually saw a guy at a show do it with a tissue....melted the tar and paint right off..no work at all:scared

don`t use it too often though....:nixweiss

**Zealot** · 04-19-2003, 04:48 PM

Several months ago, some of that paint got on the lower plastic cladding on our Escape. I got it off the painted area with clay, but the clay wouldn`t budge it from the plastic cladding. But just 10 minutes ago, I totally removed every single bit of the road paint from the plastic cladding on our Escape. How? Penetrating oil spray - like Liquid Wrench and/or PBlaster. I used a whole can! I just sprayed it on the plastic where the paint was, and I saw the paint begin to run. I really doused the area, then wiped with a cloth and most of it came up. Some of the reflective bits in the paint were still lingering so I just sprayed some more and let it drip off. Once I had it all of, I washed it with Dawn and you`d never know it was there. :up