so i drove over some wet white divider line paint.

[CidTito]

I don't remembered when I did it, but somehow freshly painted white stripes for road divider lines splatted up on my car body. Has this ever happened to anyone? More importantly, any suggested ways on how can get this stuff off?

I can take a small blade and pick them off one by one... but there has to be a better way.

[Scotty B]

Not what you want to hear, but in all honesty that is probably the best way to do it. Road line paint goes down hot so it bonds better with the tar. Once it sets up it is pretty damned hard, so wet sanding with something like 1500 that won't harm your paint is going to be pointless. You may be able to find out exactly what type of paint it is and use that solvent to get it off, but you better check it on your paint first. IMHO, get to picking, then have it wet sanded and buffed if need be once it is all off

[H-viken]

Not sure it will get It off, but how about trying clay?

Johan

[kenikh]

Scrape it with a razor blade to get it thin. Then depending on what kind of paint you have on the car, you might be able to get the rest off with lacquer thinner. Catalyzed paint resists lacquer thinner pretty well - the road stuff would likely be more soluble than the stuff on your car. I've used lacquer thinner on my car without issue, of course ensuring I don't get to aggressive and let it sit too long.

[CidTito]

ill try the razor blade first.... there is a good "spray" of it..and I would say a lighter amount of it however with all those curves on the body, its not exactly easy.. this is going to take a while.

[dummkopf]

Scrape it with a razor blade to get it thin. Then depending on what kind of paint you have on the car, you might be able to get the rest off with lacquer thinner. Catalyzed paint resists lacquer thinner pretty well - the road stuff would likely be more soluble than the stuff on your car. I've used lacquer thinner on my car without issue, of course ensuring I don't get to aggressive and let it sit too long.

Or maybe mineral spirits. Not quite as "aggressive" as lacquer thinner.

[preS]

Have you considered dry ice blasting?

Richard

[Louie]

finder nail polish remover. Removes paint w/o hurting the 'paint'.

Years ago I owned a high end detail shop....

[EARLY911ZOO]

nail polish remover No, I think thats sure to melt your paint, plastic and other composites,

finder nail polish remover. Removes paint w/o hurting the 'paint'.

Years ago I owned a high end detail shop....

[Louie]

finger nail polish remover works to remove all kinds of nasty stuff on cars and doesn't hurt the paint. Remember, its designed to remove stuff from finger nails w/o hurting the nails.

I remember 15 years ago I helped remove spray paint from a new Honda....paint that had been on the car for a few days. It was everywhere including the rubber gaskets. The finger nail polish remover did the trick and did no harm.

Of course, test it first.