ANY TRICKS FOR TRAFFIC PAINT REMOVAL ?

[chuck gross]

My Wife and her sister went on a road trip from Seattle to Ohio and when going through Minnesota a road crew was striping white paint
in the wind so the blue spyder now has small white dots all over the frunk and front fenders.
does anyone know how to remove traffic paint? Is this a job for a body shop or can I use a clay bar for this? or is it order new tupperware?
any input would be appreciated thanks

 

[Spacetrucker]

Try bug remover first light or acatone on but don't rub hard just lightly should com of. You have clear coat on the bikes so really just light rubs. But go by body shop any way they will help you to...

 

[chuck gross]

tried bug remover

Try bug remover first light or acatone on but don't rub hard just lightly should com of. You have clear coat on the bikes so really just light rubs. But go by body shop any way they will help you to...

thanks space trucker I tried the bug remover and it didn't even touch it. My wife tried goof off the acetone scares me a bit cause of the clear coat

 

[Spacetrucker]

Just put little on and wipe it slow the add water right after , soft towel will work but jus softly wipe not hard

 

[Chupaca]

Testing..!!

depending on how long the paint was in the wind and how well your last wash/wax job was will determine how well it stuck. Try some WD40 or goop remover on a out of the way spot and see if it will remove it. Those products that remove road tar etc can work as well...acetone would be a last resort is strong and if not done right could damage the clear coat and paint as well. Start with WD40...:thumbup:

 

[PrairieSpyder]

I have some white specks on my black trailer, but not on my Spyder. You can feel them since they're like tiny bumps all over the front of it. I was going to try rubbing compound.

 

[Bob Denman]

depending on how long the paint was in the wind and how well your last wash/wax job was will determine how well it stuck. Try some WD40 or goop remover on a out of the way spot and see if it will remove it. Those products that remove road tar etc can work as well...acetone would be a last resort is strong and if not done right could damage the clear coat and paint as well. Start with WD40...:thumbup:

:agree: Hang on to the Clay Bar for the worst-case scenario... :shocked:
Good Luck! :thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

Try some Armor All cleaning wipes. I have been using them to keep my :spyder2:'s clean. They dissolve through bugs and other stuff like they were not even there.

Maybe you will get lucky on the paint spots. Solvents will do it, but your finish will suffer if not careful.

 

[wyliec]

I had the same thing happen to my 2013 Dodge Charger on a road trip to good ole Nashville. I tried a bunch of things. You know what works well; a body shop. I had white on one side and yellow on the other. To make matters worse, each of the 4 slash guards (mud flaps) had 3 stripes of white or yellow, depending on the side they were on.

 

[chuck gross]

bugs in Alaska?

Try some Armor All cleaning wipes. I have been using them to keep my :spyder2:'s clean. They dissolve through bugs and other stuff like they were not even there.

Maybe you will get lucky on the paint spots. Solvents will do it, but your finish will suffer if not careful.

Just kidding you must have some serious bug splatter to deal with in Alaska
I used the clay bar and it worked well it is a very slow and laborious process it takes a lot of time and patience.
I put a coat of wax on and it looks good now I just need to pick away at the black plastic parts

 

[samewok]

Be carefull but try young a heat gun and a finger nail. Worked on my sky.

 

[bmccaffrey]

Body shop probably best choice. Acetone will work. Wash well and quickly afterwards. Then wax promptly.
Good luck!!!:shocked:

 

[finless]

Been there done that! My Spyder is black so it really showed up!
Goo-be-gone is light on acetone so it won't go after the paint or clear coat. Does leave an oil you have to clean up after but that took all the speckes off!

Bob