Road Paint!! I Searched But Nothing Worked!

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So I had a Mercedes today that had road paint all down the rocker panel. I used Lacquer thinner, I used heat, mineral spirits, some other body solvent stuff I have(not Meguiars) and nothing worked. Its silver paint and that stuff is on there good!!

Any other suggestions?
 
you sure its not cement? If so that stuff will not budge at all= repaint.
 
It's not. She said she knew exactly where and when. It's like s year old.
 
hmm lacquer thinner on a towel always worked for me. cement can look a lot like white road paint and can really frustrate the hell out of you til you find out nothing works.try a plastic blade and if nothing even chips off then its definitely cement. And im sry to say but the customer isnt always right.lol good luck!
 
Road paint is a thermoplastic material. Try a blowdryer to soften it up, then mineral spirits
 
I tried the razor blade. I know its not cement. You can tell the texture difference between the 2.
 
with everything you have tried already if it was road paint it should have came off already. i am stumped
 
Have you tried sanding? I would dry sand and as you get closer to the paint/clear coat switch to damp/wet sanding. May be the quickest method with the most control available to you. You can try a metal razor if you are comfortable with that. If you have ever used a razor on glass then you should be able to duplicate that method on paint and not gouge the paint. To be safe with a razor you can tape the corners to keep them from catching/cutting. You can also try softening the paint with a solvent then scrape with a plastic/metal razor. Just my thought of what would work quickest and allow you to have some control.
 
I keep posting this answer to the road salt issue in hopes that someone with more chemical knowledge than I have can decipher it.

Years ago, I ran over fresh road paint (unsure of the type...NJ state road if it helps any), and it wouldn't budge. For years, I left it, not knowing what would remove it and not the paint/clear. One day in the winter, I kicked a chunk of ice/muck/road salt/calcium(?) off of my car from the front fender well and around it, and *POOF* all of the road paint came off with it.

Maybe it was time? I don't know, but the way it moved and with what I tried to get it moving, I can only imagine that the road treatment and the chemicals used had something to do with it.
 
^Maybe using a inverted air duster can, will cool the surface with the propellant and then take it off!
 
Have you tried a steamer to loosen it up? That and plastic razor blades haved worked for me in the past.
 
My last resort for issues like this is acetone applied with a cuetip and keep dabbing at it to break it down. Can be very tedious when there is alot of it :/
 
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