Paint splatter all over

[Monsterdetail]

Good Evening fellow detailers

Need a bit of help.

My sister-in-law was driving down the high way and a paint can fell off a truck and splattered all over her car.

We tried soaking the spots in Goo-Gone and scrapping it with a plastic scrapper. This is working but will take forever.

Anyone know a faster way we can go about this?

We believe its latex paint. The front grill we are probably going to ignore since there are too many crevices and will be easier to just to replace it.

I am going to be doing a full detail with a 1 possible 2 step with ceramic coating when we get this all off.

Thank in advance!

[Klasse Act]

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[Mike Phillips]

Sorry to hear this and even more sorry to see this,




Sorry to say I don't know of any fast and easy way to remove latex paint off of car paint without also causing damage.

I'm not a house painting expert but the first thing I would do is,

A: Go to Lowe's or Home Depot - find THEIR in-house expert on house paint and find out if they have any type of solvent for dissolving latex safely. For example a paint brush cleaner?

B: Go to you local Sherwin Williams paint store or similar paint store and find the same info shared above.

C: Find a house painting forum - join it - ask the house painting experts in that forum. (or FB group)


I recently used razor blades and acetone to soften and remove pin striping paint and while this approach does work it's a tick on the advanced side of techniques.


Ceramic Coating & Paint Correction 1932 Ford Roadster


This is one of the worst types of mishaps to have to overcome. I feel your pain....

[Sleper]

If its latex paint WD40 /diesel fuel/ varsol should work. Wipe it quickly and then rinse well with water, was with dawn dish soap and then apply a good coat of wax.

[sqeekykleen]

Try Denatured Alcohol, a house painter friend of mine uses this to clean his brushes in. After that wash with warm water and soap. I would try a small spot first and go from there. Hope this helps.

[Bearcats98]

Just posting to say I feel your pain. Best of luck in your situation.

[dennis b]

Try Denatured Alcohol, a house painter friend of mine uses this to clean his brushes in. After that wash with warm water and soap. I would try a small spot first and go from there. Hope this helps.

Yes, good advice. This is what professional painters clean up latex over spray and splatter with. As mentioned do test spots to make sure it's safe on the different surfaces (grill, trim and paint).

[TrustJesus]

Yes that’s a shame. Would regular isopropyl alcohol not work, or does it damage panels?

[dennis b]

Isopropyl alcohol is the main ingredient in most panel wipes so it would probably work. Due to the sheer amount of paint on the OP's car it would be an expensive proposition to purchase that much panel wipe. Plus with Covid-19 isopropyl is in short supply because it's an antiseptic so trying to purchase it at your local Walgreens might be tough if not futile.. Denatured alcohol is a commercial solvent and readily available for a reasonable price at HD or Lowes. Denatured alcohol might leave a hazy film on the paint which would have to be removed after the latex is removed.

Denatured alcohol is just a suggestion, there might be better less caustic ways to remove the latex paint from the car.

[TrustJesus]

dennis thanks for explaining that to us. I hope he gets it cleared up.