White Road Paint - Help!

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Manny

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A buddy of mine went on a road trip, and a road crew had just painted the lane and shoulder lines. Nice white road paint all over his dark blue '06 Maxima. How/or what method(s) should I suggest to him for removal?
 
Try WD-40, it often does wonders removing fairly fresh road paint, plus it's cheap and you can pick it up anywhere. Just have him wash and wax when he is finished.



Edit: This is part of a reply I made to a member back in October concerning road paint on his car:
I *just now* remembered something. My wife's aunts were up visiting her mother a couple of months back and she said one of their newer cars got road paint all over it (they didn't know where it came from either). I thought this was a prelude to me going over and fixing it, but she said they bought some WD-40 and it took it all off..... it's worth a try..... the sooner you get it off the easier it will be.
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Below is a link to the original thread where the member had pictures of the paint and the WD-40 took it all off:



http://autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/78485-good-bad-day.html?highlight=paint



I have used clay before to remove road paint before, but after the success my wifes aunts had with WD-40 that's what I'll reach for next time if it is more than just a couple of isolated spots. HTH
 
The way he described it to me, he drove through the mist. He was avoiding an idiot driver who cut him off. I didn't touch it, didn't want to make a mistake and make it worse. I did mention claying to him, though. And there's always a few cans of WD-40 laying around the garage.



Thanks for the advice fellas, I appreciate it!
 
I have been a paint rep for 7 years, my only advice is, grt it of ASAP!



Within 28 days, most paints achive full cure. Traffic line paint (a reputable brand) is made from chlorinated rubber, and is very tough!!!!! After 28 days the difficulty in removal will be greatly increased.



First try WD-40, or Goo-Gone, if these products do not work, you may be required to use a single edge razor, and "shave" away layers slowly, being carful as to not touch the vehicle paint finish. When you can no longer shave the traffic paint away safely, WD-40 shoul now clear the rest away.



Then clay, and finish as you normally would.
 
Mommy Wagon said:
I!!!!! After 28 days the difficulty in removal will be greatly increased.



First try WD-40, or Goo-Gone, if these products do not work, you may be required to use a single edge razor, and "shave" away layers slowly, being carful as to not touch the vehicle paint finish. When you can no longer shave the traffic paint away safely, WD-40 shoul now clear the rest away.
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Welcome Mommy Wagon. :welcome

I've razor bladed tons of rocker panels!!! It's very time consuming. After knocking it down, I used virgin laquer thinner and that took off the remaining paint.
 
Actually, if you wax the area that has overspray on it, a metal razor blade will glide and not knick the paint. Just a little trick.
 
David Fermani said:
Actually, if you wax the area that has overspray on it, a metal razor blade will glide and not knick the paint. Just a little trick.
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True but I'd still recommend a plastic razor for someone who has never used one on paint before.
 
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