How do I get paint off my car?

by Barb

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Driving home in the dark, entering an on ramp a can of paint must have fallen off someone’s truck and was all over the road. Now it is all over my wheel well and bottom of doors. Any suggestions what to remove it with?

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Roxaneg on Oct 22, 2017

Goof Off or other dried paint remover.

Since I imagine your car wasn't perfectly clean when the paint hit it, the connection isn't particularly strong. If you can wedge some damp rags next to the finish, you can try to soften the paint with "soaking it"in Simple Green or Mr. Clean or denatured alcohol and then scraping it off with a plastic putty knife.

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- Barb on Oct 22, 2017
  
  Thank you Roxaneg, tried wd40 and goo gone. No luck! But thank you for answering I appreciate it.
  
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- Hillela G. on Oct 23, 2017
  
  best of luck :)
  
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 22, 2017

https://www.thoughtco.com/cleaning-road-stripe-paint-from-cars-281340

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- Barb on Oct 22, 2017
  
  Thank you Janet. I’m going to get some bug and tar remover to try. I appreciate your answers.
  
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