The wife got some paint splotches on her car.

She was driving down the freeway and a truck spilled a bucket of paint. The car in front of her drove through it and splashed some up on her front bumper/hood.

It's a flat gray color.

Is there any way to get this paint off without damaging the finish on her car??

use a blowtorch..........

try a little car wax

WD-40 (yeah...yeah..its a chemical) but have used it before to get crud (newly laid asphalt) off my truck...then wash and wax....

chisel

Compound will take paint off as long as it hasn't had a day or so to dry.

There are 2 kinds, polishing and rubbing.

Start with polishing, it's gentler.

This isn't easy work. If you have a buffer, it will be more effective and less work for you. Get to it, quickly

^It's been there for a few days now.

I think it happened last Sunday. There has to be a way I can get it off without ruining the finish.

I had my 02 passat for about two weeks when my future (now current) wife took it for a spin....

she went down a recently painted street and of course hit the yellow line spraying the entire lower panel of the nex car .... whell wells etc.... then she panicked and went to the other side of the road spraying the other side with the white paint.....

I ended up having all the lower panels replaced and repainted, as well as having the wheel wells painted black then covered with new wheel well skin.

it was great.

Laquer Thinner will work,

then wax and buff.

wheel,,

^I don't think it's THAT bad teedub. It's a few splatters on the bumper and a few splatters on the hood. None bigger than a sunflower seed.

I just want it gone.

I still married her

wheelrite is correct.

The only problem is that the lacquer thinner may dull and damage the clear coat. Worth a shot

If it's a fresh splatter,the laquer thinner will take it right off.Don't scub real hard and the finish will be fine.I deal with overspray ALL the time,always works.

wheel,,

Ayite den... I'll try it.

Macs.

if you F it up don't blame me...

lol wheel,

unfortunatly, lacquer thinner will soften the urethane to a point, and dull the finish. i could go on for hours about paint chemistry, but i won't.

shawn, there's an old trick used in the custom paint and lettering industry to remove old hand brush lettering. this only works for air dry paints and not chemicaly crosslinked finishes. i would assume this to be an airdry paint. either way, this will not harm the finish of your car. try a spray of oven cleaner. it will soften the air dry finish to the point where it will damp rag off. do NOT get this on any unpainted plastic part.

let me know if it works, or call me with any questions..........

Macs,

Wheel's correct, also try mineral spirits, the paint should come off with no damage.. Leaving it on for a few days was not the best idea though....

If its just latex wall paint, I'd think you could just scrape it off and have a pretty good chance the finish is not effected. Fingernail, or maybe a plastic spatula may be the best tool.

I'd try this, then/and/or warm soapy water or wax before putting any kind chemical on my car.

Just try some soap and water... could have just been a latex paint..

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