Road Paint on truck!!

slammedxtreme03 · 05-14-2005, 02:50 AM

My dad ran over some paint of some sort, like a area where they painted the road and it hadnt dried yet or something. Basically, there is a streak at the front quarter panel, the same look mud gets i guess ya would say. What is the safest way to get it off w/o damaging the original paint on the truck. The original is black, so we would liek to keep it clean. Also... this happens right before he was thinking bout trading it in for a new truck, haha what luck.

Waynestowels · 05-14-2005, 10:09 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by slammedxtreme03

My dad ran over some paint of some sort, like a area where they painted the road and it hadnt dried yet or something. Basically, there is a streak at the front quarter panel, the same look mud gets i guess ya would say. What is the safest way to get it off w/o damaging the original paint on the truck. The original is black, so we would liek to keep it clean. Also... this happens right before he was thinking bout trading it in for a new truck, haha what luck.

The first thing I would try would be overspray clay, available at your local body shop supply shop.
There are 3 different grades, aggressive, moderate and mild.
You will want to polish when finishes

redwhiteandblue · 05-25-2005, 12:34 PM

that happened to me and i know its crazy but i used my finger nail wrapped in a micro fiber towel and got it all off. it took me 3 hours but my paint was still ok.

mat1583 · 05-25-2005, 12:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by redwhiteandblue

that happened to me and i know its crazy but i used my finger nail wrapped in a micro fiber towel and got it all off. it took me 3 hours but my paint was still ok.

You gotta be a little more careful with black paint. That will work though. In fact, you could probably try the same thing, but use a plastic spackler. Road paint comes off pretty easy. Adding just a little bit of gasoline on the towel might also help, but be sure to wash it all off after you're done.

redwhiteandblue · 05-25-2005, 05:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mat1583

You gotta be a little more careful with black paint. That will work though. In fact, you could probably try the same thing, but use a plastic spackler. Road paint comes off pretty easy. Adding just a little bit of gasoline on the towel might also help, but be sure to wash it all off after you're done.

my truck is black. the gasoline works. id try some vaseline( little less harsh) i know it works well for stubborn tar

dropped1 · 05-25-2005, 11:27 PM

That shits a bitch! Just detailed a Caddy that had white road paint on one side, yellow road paint on the other.

schlsux · 05-25-2005, 11:42 PM

As far as I know you should be able to contact the township.
That is almost an instant dry paint (10 min if that)
Not 100 percent but worth a shot. It was on the news around here about that same shit happening to people.

05-14-2005, 02:50 AM	#1
slammedxtreme03 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 523 Location: User is: OffLine	Road Paint on truck!! My dad ran over some paint of some sort, like a area where they painted the road and it hadnt dried yet or something. Basically, there is a streak at the front quarter panel, the same look mud gets i guess ya would say. What is the safest way to get it off w/o damaging the original paint on the truck. The original is black, so we would liek to keep it clean. Also... this happens right before he was thinking bout trading it in for a new truck, haha what luck.
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05-14-2005, 10:09 AM	#2
Waynestowels Registered User Age: 47 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 805 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! Quote: Originally Posted by slammedxtreme03 My dad ran over some paint of some sort, like a area where they painted the road and it hadnt dried yet or something. Basically, there is a streak at the front quarter panel, the same look mud gets i guess ya would say. What is the safest way to get it off w/o damaging the original paint on the truck. The original is black, so we would liek to keep it clean. Also... this happens right before he was thinking bout trading it in for a new truck, haha what luck. The first thing I would try would be overspray clay, available at your local body shop supply shop. There are 3 different grades, aggressive, moderate and mild. You will want to polish when finishes
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redwhiteandblue broke as always Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 521 Location: Cincinnati Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! that happened to me and i know its crazy but i used my finger nail wrapped in a micro fiber towel and got it all off. it took me 3 hours but my paint was still ok.
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05-25-2005, 12:40 PM	#4
mat1583 Searching no more Age: 26 Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,458 Location: Madison, Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! Quote: Originally Posted by redwhiteandblue that happened to me and i know its crazy but i used my finger nail wrapped in a micro fiber towel and got it all off. it took me 3 hours but my paint was still ok. You gotta be a little more careful with black paint. That will work though. In fact, you could probably try the same thing, but use a plastic spackler. Road paint comes off pretty easy. Adding just a little bit of gasoline on the towel might also help, but be sure to wash it all off after you're done.
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05-25-2005, 05:49 PM	#5
redwhiteandblue broke as always Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 521 Location: Cincinnati Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! Quote: Originally Posted by mat1583 You gotta be a little more careful with black paint. That will work though. In fact, you could probably try the same thing, but use a plastic spackler. Road paint comes off pretty easy. Adding just a little bit of gasoline on the towel might also help, but be sure to wash it all off after you're done. my truck is black. the gasoline works. id try some vaseline( little less harsh) i know it works well for stubborn tar
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dropped1 bagged1 Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,214 Location: Yokosuka, Japan User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! That shits a bitch! Just detailed a Caddy that had white road paint on one side, yellow road paint on the other.
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05-25-2005, 11:42 PM	#7
schlsux I play in the street Age: 24 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,931 Location: Bucks County, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Road Paint on truck!! As far as I know you should be able to contact the township. That is almost an instant dry paint (10 min if that) Not 100 percent but worth a shot. It was on the news around here about that same shit happening to people.
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