Pavement Paint

[Run4nuts]

I was driving down a county road and the county workers didn't think to put out signs that they were repainting the lines.... grumble.....

My question is, what is the best way to get yellow pavement paint off your vehicle? I have a white 08 4R. it is mostly in the left front and rear wheel wells. But there a tiny amount on my rear left bumper. Not to mention it's splashed all over the left side of my horse trailer.

I watched a video that says lacquer thinner works. Has anyone tried this? what is your experience with getting pavement paint off your vehicle?

Happy Monday!

 

[99problems]

Isopropyl alcohol, the stronger the better, as soon as possible.

 

[S p a r k y]

tons of youtube videos on this

 

[techno]

Our state road dept (Penndot) has this question in the faqs on their website...

How do I get traffic line paint off of my car?

As soon as possible after getting paint from road stripes on vehicle wash the vehicle at a pressure car wash. This will loosen and remove most of the paint unless it has dried for more than a day.


If the car wash does not remove the paint, allow the water to dry off the vehicle. Spray the paint residue with WD-40 and allow the WD-40 to stay on the area for 1-2 hours and rewash the vehicle. The WD-40 will soften the traffic paint without hurting the vehicle finish. If there is a heavy concentration, repeat the procedure.


For heavy accumulations or paint that has dried for several days, apply a liberal coating of petroleum jelly to the dried traffic paint and allow to stay on overnight. Take vehicle to a pressure car wash and wash. This should remove most of the traffic paint. Repeat the procedure if needed.


*DO NOT SCRUB THE FINISH WITH A SOLVENT OR SCOURING CLEANSER!!!! THIS WILL DAMAGE THE FINISH.


After cleaning the paint away apply a good car wax to the vehicle’s finish. Wax should remove any lasting signs of the traffic paint.


Wheel wells are very difficult to remove the paint from since they are normally a flat finish. Apply a liberal coating of petroleum jelly to the area and leave for several days and then pressure wash. Applying an alcohol such as Solox or Rubbing Alcohol to the area in the wheel well will help to soften any residue left after the petroleum jelly.


Again DO NOT SCRUB! Just apply with a very wet rag or sponge.

 

[Run4nuts]

Thanks for the tips. I know there are a lot of videos on this. But I wanted second opinions. I've gotten great advice from this forum in the past so I thought I'd see what the consensus was.

When I muster the courage to try something, I'll let you know what worked for me.

 

[Elan750]

Not the same, But this week I ran over a quart of polyurethane when driving into my garage :first:

It exploded all over the rim, tire, side mirror, door and quarter panel. I didnt even notice until I started working under the hood. THen I started smelling something odd! I had just run out of mineral spirits but put some paint thinner on a rag and it all wiped away without harming the finish. PHEW.

Not to hijack, but just thought it would be helpful to know that paint thinner on a rag helps wipe away oil based stuff off our finish without damage.

 

[AuSeeker]

I was driving down a county road and the county workers didn't think to put out signs that they were repainting the lines.... grumble.....

My question is, what is the best way to get yellow pavement paint off your vehicle? I have a white 08 4R. it is mostly in the left front and rear wheel wells. But there a tiny amount on my rear left bumper. Not to mention it's splashed all over the left side of my horse trailer.

I watched a video that says lacquer thinner works. Has anyone tried this? what is your experience with getting pavement paint off your vehicle?

Happy Monday!

Do any of the mentioned methods, BUT DON'T EVER, EVER use lacquer thinner on your auto's paint, it's much to strong a solvent and will most likely soften the paint and thus damaging it!!!

Not the same, But this week I ran over a quart of polyurethane when driving into my garage :first:

It exploded all over the rim, tire, side mirror, door and quarter panel. I didnt even notice until I started working under the hood. THen I started smelling something odd! I had just run out of mineral spirits but put some paint thinner on a rag and it all wiped away without harming the finish. PHEW.

Not to hijack, but just thought it would be helpful to know that paint thinner on a rag helps wipe away oil based stuff off our finish without damage.

Just an FYI, regular paint thinner is mineral spirits and would be safe to apply to your auto's paint, but I would suggest not to rub much if at all, because if there's any grime or dirt in your paint or the cloth you could very well scratch the paint.