Yellow road paint, HELP!

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Can anybody give me any suggestions on taking yellow road paint off my car? Preferably something clear coat safe and easy? But I'll take any suggestions and I'll post pics in a few. Thanks guys!
 
Awesome guys thanks for the suggestions.. I have some plastic blades, I never thought about trying those to remove it from the surface. I'll post before and afters wen I work on it.
 
Reminds me of a time I drove over a small patch of fresh cement spillage on the highway and didn't realize it until the next day after it dried. It took me several days of claying to get that off. Degreaser was no help at all in my case.
 
I've had good luck with Xenit but here's the technique.

You need to DAMPEN a cloth and then hold the cloth against the road paint so the Xenit oils can go to work. The key is DWELL TIME. If you can keep a wet application of the Xenit against the paint long enough then you should be able to wipe the paint right off.


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stanza387 said:
Awesome guys thanks for the suggestions.. I have some plastic blades, I never thought about trying those to remove it from the surface.
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Try Mike Phillips' suggestion first and take it easy with the razor blades, you can still do some nasty marring with them.
 
Thanks Mike and everyone else for the input.. I'm going to go ahead and order some XENIT and give it a try. And I would never go "wild man" with a razor blade in my hand, plastic or metal, hell even a rubber one (of they make em). I was gonna see (very carfully) if it would kinda peel/flake off. But I'm gonna leave it alone for now and wait to get some Xenit.
 
Another option is Goo Gone. You can usually find that locally. Just massage it in and let it sit for a bit.
 
I feel your pain. I passed a line of cars one day and wondered why they were driving so dang slow, it was the paint truck I couldn't see in front of the box truck. Well, they got me, good. All down the passenger side. I tried EVERYTHING, kerosene, mineral spirits, tarminator, someone suggested vaseline. I coated the entire side of my black Durango with nothing helping. Not even nanoskin towels. Ultimately I used easy off oven cleaner. I know, it sounds bad, I went with multiple applications instead of longer dwell time along with the plastic razor blade method. Took 2 or 3 applications, I waited NO LONGER than 3 or 4 minutes then pressure washed it off, washed and re-evaluated. After I got it all off, I washed one more time and polished and coated my vehicle. That was about 7 months ago. The coating is still holding fantastic and my clear coat has not fallen off.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I may be insane but by the shape of the droplets my guess is they will come off pretty easy--have you tried a fingernail?
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Lol yea I tried just picking at it.. I know it doesn't really look bad in the pic but it's on there pretty good
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I may be insane but by the shape of the droplets my guess is they will come off pretty easy--have you tried a fingernail?
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DOT or Department of Transportation paint is formulated to stick to concrete and pavement and not wear off with millions of tires driving over it in all weather for decades.

It's pretty stout stuff.


In oder for the Xenit to work it's going to have to PENETRATE and in order to penetrate it's going to have to dwell against the paint and the overspray.

For what it's worth... I have removed Yellow DOT overspray paint with Xenit.


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I've had great success with a product called goof off! You can pick it up at your local hardware store. I buy mine at Menards. Spray is on... Let it set for 30seconds and wipe off. You need to Wash the vehicle completely after the paint has been removed.
 
EWtheDETAILER said:
I've had great success with a product called goof off! You can pick it up at your local hardware store. I buy mine at Menards. Spray is on... Let it set for 30seconds and wipe off. You need to Wash the vehicle completely after the paint has been removed.
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I actually have a bottle of this sitting around, I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks for the tip
 
Easy does it with the Goof Off! That stuff is Paint Remover and is NOT clear coat safe.
I have found over the years that the best, quickest, least messy and safest way to remove DOT paint is using a brand new plastic razor blade being sure to saturate and keep saturated with a QDS that has a high lubricity factor eg. Dura Gloss AquaWax, the area you're working on. The two key points here are the use of a brand new blade free of any nicks, chips, etc., and keeping the area flooded.
Rarely do I have to do any kind of repair to the area i.e., compounding/polishing.
The use of ANY of the chemicals suggested above will require the area to be re-waxed/sealed. My method does not.
Just food for thought.
Now, this approach has always worked for me when removing DRY paint. I've never had to address wet DOT paint so I can't speak to that situation.
 
I recieved a great tip from an auto body guy awhile back when i had some on my car. This works for paint swap as well. As long as your paint is sealed you can use paint reducer to pull it off. It works like a gem. Will save a lot of time but obviously use to your descretion. It pretty much wipes off.
 
DUDE
I would try easy off for that much.

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