Just ran over a bucket of paint that splattered all over my car
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Just ran over a bucket of paint that splattered all over my car
Nice night tonight and I just got back from being in California for work, so of course we take the P-car out to pick up some food.
On the drive there I noticed a shiny liquid on the road but the sun was in my eyes and I couldn't tell what it really was. As I'm coming out of the restaurant I see white streaks all along the side of my car and my tires on the passenger side are bright white as well.
In a panic I rush home and pull out the hose nozzle and try to get as much of it off as I can. It took me about 90 minutes but at least it's all off of the paint on the car now. Unfortunately there is still some on the wheel wells, tire treads, and my muffler. I'm hoping it'll either burn off, fall off, or turn black so I can no longer see it.
I'm glad it was caught before it dried up but what a pain it was to deal with latex paint getting all over me!
On the drive there I noticed a shiny liquid on the road but the sun was in my eyes and I couldn't tell what it really was. As I'm coming out of the restaurant I see white streaks all along the side of my car and my tires on the passenger side are bright white as well.
In a panic I rush home and pull out the hose nozzle and try to get as much of it off as I can. It took me about 90 minutes but at least it's all off of the paint on the car now. Unfortunately there is still some on the wheel wells, tire treads, and my muffler. I'm hoping it'll either burn off, fall off, or turn black so I can no longer see it.
I'm glad it was caught before it dried up but what a pain it was to deal with latex paint getting all over me!
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That sucks. Glad to hear you got it off the car. Btw - love the blue. I'm not a big fan of green, but somehow I'm on my 4th green car. Karma (Carma?) I guess.
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WD 40 also works well to remove fresh paint.
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"You got paint on my Porsche." "You got Porsche on my paint"
Sorry, couldn't help it.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
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I was following a paint truck one time to close one time and it lost it's load of paint, however after looking at what happened to my car decided not to change a thing and took it right to the track.
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Drove over wet yellow road paint that dried. That did NOT buff out.
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I'll give that a try on the wheel wells and the exhaust before powerwashing it. But for the tire treads I'll probably just leave it since I figure in a few days with driving it'll either fall off or be covered by the road grime.
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A few years ago, I was coming home at 2 or 3 AM escaping a bar hookup and ran into the road crew painting yellow lines. I was tired and did not realize it until next morning. It is still in my black BMW's wheel well. I now call my car bumble bee..
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You could do some internet searching for latex removing. A heat gun might softer the paint more than the plastic. I'd make sure the plastic never gets too hot of course.
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I figured heat would do it but of course I'm worried about using a heat gun to the extreme. I figure latex isn't too good with heat anyway so in time the temperature around the wheel wells and of course the tires should break down the paint. If not then it'll be time for me to take the tires back off and just get to scrubbing - which is what I was trying to avoid!