# Ran over wet paint **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 19, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515 "2005-09-19T16:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anniversaryss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@anniversaryss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/anniversaryss)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/1 "2005-09-19T16:41:47Z")
Well i was up in canada, getting red flagged AGAIN on my way home i was getting onto teh onramp and they just put new white lines up and i didnt realize it well i need to know how to get this paint off my car anybody have an idea? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/2 "2005-09-19T16:48:57Z")
Maybe rubbing alcohol, shitty luck though, hope you get it off. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/3 "2005-09-19T16:54:14Z")
final klean or laquer thinner… rub lightly. should come off ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/4 "2005-09-19T16:54:37Z")
or some compound ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/5 "2005-09-19T17:09:02Z")
Hm. I remember doing a certain somebody’s GTP with yellow paint on it. It had to be buffed off since it sat on the paint for too long. Not all of it came off, but it was a major improvement. My first choice would be regular clay, then I would try overspray clay (essentially a more agressive clay). Despite common belief, clay actually sheers off the contamination, so care should be used with the more…potent (overspray) clays. Let me know if you need help, I have an assortment of things we could try on it, and I really don’t mind since I hardly get a chance to use stuff anymore. Unfortunately I do not have overspray clay, as whenever I have had to use it I have just thrown it out since it was pretty dirty after. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/6 "2005-09-19T17:15:41Z")
rubbing alky wont do shit if the car was very well waxed , or decently dirty, you can pick off some of the stuff with your thump nail or a cc, just hold the hose over your work area so that anything that comes free doesnt get drug thru the paint in the past ive had to take razor blades to lightly shave off the spots, then buff everything to get a nice shine back, but that only for cars where the rocker panels are decently sand blasted already after u get it all off, get some of the see thru peel-n-stick chip gaurd for hoods and apply it to your rockers … that way they are protected from rocks, and if they get the “highway paint job” again it just takes a heatgun and some reducer to clean up again ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/7 "2005-09-19T17:42:41Z")
If all else fails buy some 2000 grit wet/dry finishing sandpaper. The sheet must be clean and not lying around somewhere. Put rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle. Fill a clean bucket with water. Wet the paper and sand with even pressure. You can press a bit harder but only directly over the highway paint. Dip the sandpaper in the bucket every say 20 seconds of sandint to keep it clean. Spray alcohol on the area for extra lubrication. I have used this method to freshen up a white paint job on my buddys car. The area will need to be buffed out after you do this… Works as a last ditch method. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/8 "2005-09-19T17:49:16Z")
mineral spirits :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/9 "2005-09-19T17:49:53Z")
Depending on how thick it is, a clay bar should take care of it. Worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![steve1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steve1/32/7283_2.png) [@steve1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steve1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/10 "2005-09-19T21:04:56Z")
:word: me 2. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/11 "2005-09-20T04:43:30Z")
if its not bad use a clay bar…if its bad get soem real good bug and tar remover and let it soak in real good, then scrape it with a credit card then use a little compound over it then wax ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/12 "2005-09-20T05:36:24Z")
I thought you were supposed to stay in between the lines :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/13 "2005-09-20T06:22:40Z")
\<---- used to paint lines on the road. Depends on what material the paint is? But in Canada they use most commonly is a water based paint or a oil based paint on their roads. use a clay bar, see if that works for ya, and work you way up from there, start with the easiest most gentle first, then maybe some denatured alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![anniversaryss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@anniversaryss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/anniversaryss)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/14 "2005-09-20T13:18:22Z")
> [@walter](#): > > I thought you were supposed to stay in between the lines :shrug: haha i was waiting for someone to say that im gonna try some shit today ill let u know how it goes, if i cant get it off im gonan get it professionally detailed ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/15 "2005-09-20T13:34:50Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > final klean or laquer thinner… rub lightly. should come off This method will work very nicely as long as the car wasn’t recently painted within the last few months or so. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/16 "2005-09-20T13:50:56Z")
Just use clay bar first…it will work ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/17 "2005-09-20T13:51:12Z")
sandblast!!! i know for a fact that would get the paint off 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/18 "2005-09-22T06:25:00Z")
ur car is white, whats the difference ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/19 "2005-09-22T14:00:47Z")
you can still see it and the surface of the car feels like sand paper 😉 ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515/20 "2005-09-22T14:02:34Z")
this is a perfect opportunity to lose the orange stripes and get it painted red with white stripes :tup: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ran-over-wet-paint/2515.md?page=2)