paint removal

CrankyYankee · May 11, 2008

Greetings all..... Some irresponsible house painter dropped a gallon of paint in the road in front of me, and I now have a beige-like color splattered all over my dark green XJ. It's on the paint, on the plastic, the weatherstripping, and the glass. I managed to get the paint off of the glass with a razor blade, but I am at a loss as what to do about getting it off of the body. Could I use some sort of rubbing compound? Is this one of those "it'll buff right out" type of situations? Thanks..... -Greg-

crazyjim · May 16, 2008

Try denatured alcohol before it dries too much, although that's probably already too late if you're posting this. Next try gasoline.

If that doesn't work, get a claybar. If you can not remove the splatter using the claybar. I would say to wet sand it using 2000-2500 grit. After that run a three stage wax with a buffing wheel. This may seem a bit intimidating at first but remember the splatter is not on your paint its on your clear coat.

IslanderOffRoad · May 20, 2008

Did you get the guy's plate number?

I'd call that his problem.

CrankyYankee · Jun 2, 2008

Hey thanks for the responses guys...It looks like I will be paying for a wet sand and buff. I tried the clay bar setup and it didn't work so hot. And no, I did not get a plate #. :flamemad:

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