HELP! Paint everywhere

chuts · Oct 1, 2007

Some muppet deposited a tin of YELLOW paint on road, by the time I saw it was too late, managed to miss the tin but both near side wheels went a huge puddle of it... Wheel arges now splattered in paint, very ****ed off.

Pressure washer no good, have got most of it off using a spatula but still loads on the wheel arch in the awkward bits and insides of mud flaps. Looks well crap and im fuming!!!

Most have come off the tyres, aimed for every puddle during a drive today so not too worried about that.

Any ideas? I am tempted to try white spirit, petrol or the like but worried it could fade the black wheel arch trim.

Any suggestions, and will forever be in your debt.

Sirus · Oct 1, 2007

wondered where i'd left that tin.......i hope you aint used all of the paint

Sean · Oct 1, 2007

chuts said:
Any suggestions, and will forever be in your debt.

buy some more paint and finish the job ?

Cat's Eyes · Oct 1, 2007

My Fiesta was sparyed with tar once when I drove passed some roads works. My garage got it all off before I got rid of it and got my FL. I will try n find out what they used.................If it got tar off it should get rid of paint.

Sean · Oct 1, 2007

apparently nail varnish remover will get everything off - not sure where'd you'd buy a couple of gallons of it from thou

Pikey · Oct 1, 2007

seanmoore2006 said:
apparently nail varnish remover will get everything off - not sure where'd you'd buy a couple of gallons of it from thou

Not on Plastic it won't not without making a mess of the plastic. Steam cleaner is probably your best bet I would have thought a good pressure washer would have done it as I have used one to strip paint of a brickwall before now.

tedshred · Oct 1, 2007

try a little bit of WD40, this is pretty good for removal of most things on the paint,

alternatively if you still have the can, call the manufactureres help line!!!!

Optimus Prime · Oct 1, 2007

bought some "nitromors super strip paint and varnish remover" from b&q t'other day. did a top job of getting gloss paint off brickwork. not sure what it would do to plastic wheelarch liner though. test a small bit on an inconspicuous area first etc etc

chuts · Oct 1, 2007

thanks for all your suggestions, most of it off now but will borrow a steam claener to see if it gets all the awkward bits off, fingers crossed!!!

ming · Oct 2, 2007

get sum good brush cleaner [not cheap ****e] apply to the paint direct using a brush leave for a half hour ,then wash wiff hot water un washin up liquid . . . .then brush wiff stiff brush. . . . .best oh luck earthling

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