Ok so going down the highway. when a can of White paint dropped on the road, the whole passenger side got it, tires and wheel wells too and there is a lot of fine overspray over the whole rear end..... any suggestions on how I can get this off??????

Have already pressure washed it, thinking I need to go and do that again, it's a mess!!

 

get you a good clay bar. It will come right off. I had the same thing happen to my neon

 

If it's latex paint, then denatured alcohol will get it off pretty fast and good. This is a good product to use when you have dried latex on woodwork in the house. if it's oil base then that's a different issue as that won't work. And then you need mineral spirits which may affect the clearcoat and or paint as they are ol based acrylics too.

 

Thanks I do have a good clay bar, will try that went this 100 degree heat dies down, Summer has definitely arrived in Savannah!!!

 

it has in atlanta too. What is up with people not securing their paint before driving in ga? lol

 

It will cure in time, so do it tonight. Woody

 

Sry to hear. Hope it turns out well. White is a nice color though.

 

Unfortunately no garage!!

 

Deb, with the heat down there, that paint will only get harder to get off, sooner the better....sorry to hear, but, time to not "sweat it" and start, rubbing....

 

How well did it come off with the pressure wash? If it repelled the water, it's oil base paint and that's not good. If it washed off with the water, it's water base paint and can be easily be removed with some detail work.

 

Deb, get a can or two of brake clean,, spray the rag and wipe off the white paint just do it fast you don't want the brake to be on the car more than 10 to 15 seconds,, if you have a thicker spot spray the spot and wipe quickly this also works where some sideswiped you and left their paint on your car. I'll pm you my # if you want better instructions,, jim

 

Majority of the paint came off pretty easy with the pressure, of course on the tires it did not, so now I have white threads on one side, I guess eventually the tires will wear the paint off.

Thank you for all the suggestions, will try some in the morning, before the sun gets too high, suppose to be upper 90's to 100.

Debbie

 

spray brake clean directly on the tire anywhere you have paint. if it gets on the paint just wipe it off, this really works, jim

 

You could go for the retro look and add whitewalls to the tires.

 

We use laquer thinner for tar and other tough stains like paint overspray, just not on fresh paint. Not sure about the variants out there so try it on an area out of sight first.

 

Well i have got 95% of it off... Used Wax and Tar Remover that I found over in the paint section at the Auto Zone, Oh and my fingernail!!! LOL There is still white all up in the wheel well, but it is slowly going away, the only part I can't really get to is right under the car, like all down the side between the wheels...would need a lift or something, may take it be a detail shop and see if they can get that bit off, have them put a coat of wax back on it, though sometimes they tend to leave that white power in the cracks! But they could wash it and clean it out good.

So just a bit more elbow grease and I'll have it all off... just got too dang hot for me out there this morning, even the guy that lives a few doors down stopped and asked if I was alright, cause I was just sitting there, well was actually sending a text message and drinking some water.

Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions, much appreciated. I know I can always count on you all for a solution.

Hugs to All
Debbie

 

if it is under the car ,,tape off what you don't want black,,get a can of undercoating and reundercoat it black again. jim

 

Glad to hear that you were able to get the white paint off.

 

Next time you get a heavy rain, take it out on the highway and drive the heck out of it. That will remove the remining 5%.

 

I have used "Goo be Gone" to effectively remove dried on latex paint. Not sure if it safe for paint on cars. I bought it at Home Depot. Take a look and ask.