I'm guessing here, but due to the thickness and stubborn-ness of the white spatter spots on the door of my chili red MCS, I believe I drove over a just-painted road stripe and got splattered by the most evil "paint" known to man.

Hoping someone has succeeded at removing these nasties, which have thus far resisted both clay and Goo-Gone. The Goo-Gone was AWEsome at tar removal, I am tempted to GG the whole car!, but I digress..

I borrowed a rotary buffer and picked up some medium cut rubbing compound but then i chickened out on using the buffer on the spots, after showing them to a car-nut friend who thought that the paint would burn up before the spots let go . Has anyone solved this already?

Gratefully,
Tatt

 

I used WD40 a rag and elbow grease.

Worked like a charm on the door and on the wheel well liner.

...Les

 

I think I might have a larger-scale problem than that. I should try (again) with WD40 though, I had forgotten about having tried that once. I'm also reading about enamel reducer (and elbow grease) being effective, but that was for mere spray paint overspray. This striping stuff, by contrast, is wicked hard!

I don't think it will ever come off of the black trim, (which makes me mad but I guess I could use a new set of trim pieces) so I am starting "simple" attacking the door first.

Tatt

 

Recently I was driving behind someone that was 'riding the line' - freshly painted YELLOW. I had similar splatter as you.

That night, I washed and clayed the car. That got about 95% off. There was still some small amounts in my grill that I couldn't get to. It's since flaked off on its own.

You might try clay, Goo Gone (test on a small spot first!), Scratch-X and see if those help you. Be prepared to wash/wax afterward. Good luck!

 

Tatts- sorry to hear!

Clay can work so try that first.

Also try WD40 and plastic razor (squeegee would work) and sheer the splat paint off.

Then polish with ScratchX.

GL!

 

I had the white, hard stripe paint on me drivers door, the sill, the textured wheel arch and all inside the wheel well of both front and back wells.

Soaked with WD40 and used a terry rag, not a micro fiber, and lots of rubbing. As Kenchan suggested, a plastic razor may help as well and or your thumb nail.

For the body paint areas, be prepared to then clay bar etc. when the stuff us finally off.

.....Les

 

I had to do cleanup on a new car and the 7 hour process involved scraping off the paint with a plastic razor, then using a solvent (91% rubbing alcohol works too) to soften in, and continue scraping. Removal on carpeted wheel wells are much more difficult than on smooth plastic. Removal of the plastic would be cheaper and easier than the process I did. A rotary buffer and compound is a huge mistake unless you want to further making your paint irreparable. Take it to a dealer or a body shop. WD40 and claybar wouldn't touch this paint, it was far too thick. Richard http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anahei...d=157160866132 Richard

 

Those first couple of pictures are horrible!!

But true to form, Richard makes it all better.

You are a master.

.......Les

 

My son gently used Goof Off on his F150--no issues.