Vandalism
 

Some jack hole spray painted the rear quarter of my car. Is there anything I can do or am I looking at a repaint?!

Wow wtf!

wow... :eekdance:

claybar, then polish. should come off.

You may be able to get it off with acetone, should dissolve the spray paint but don't soak your panel in it (shouldn't be an issue but might as well spell it out).

Wow :(

+1 that a polish would probably take that out or find a friend with an orbital buffer

Where did this happen?

You can easily fix this

Omg. That's awful. :(

Wow some people just shouldn't be alive on this planet...Sorry buddy. :( It should come right off with some suggestions people have mentioned. No need for a repaint.

No acetone! But get yourself some lacquer thinner, it'll come off in 5 seconds, you'll be SHOCKED. And without damaging your clear coat

Somebody needs to be put on ice.

Just use Gas and a rag
Be sure to polish and re-wax the finish when you are done

Wow. That's unbelivable. Sorry to hear this. Just buy some high grade polish and buff it out. Should wipe right off. Maybe even try rubbing compound and rub it off with a microfiber towel?

Everyone has posted some good tips. My buddy dropped a can of white paint and it splashed on my car. It removes easily.

Wow **** that guy!

At least he used paint. I had to remove paint one time and found a can of "spray paint" at Home Depot and it ate it like hydrochloric acid on someone's flesh. I said to myself I hope no kids ever find this stuff cause it will jack a cars paint to the sheet metal in 2 minutes flat.

Lacquer thinner is a good suggestion, else I suggest a good compound polish and wax will clear normal spray paints, as wont advise using any chemicals if you haven't done this before.

Or if you can just take it some detailer he can fix it will charge you but better then damaging the clear coat if you try yourself.

Exactly, although a major downer, it's easily fixed. Be thankful it wasn't a key or a screwdriver. :hello:

NEGATIVE on the lacquer thinnner! :eek: It will take off the clear coat and paint. As mr. kensan suggested, get a clay bar, some light polish and then wax; it will come right off with a little elbow grease.

Trust us on this. Please.

As someone who has detailed cars for 20+ years, claybar is the way to do this. Mothers yellow works pretty good for paint removal. Use a lot of lube in a spray bottle and break off chunks of the clay, kneading it frequently. If you drop the clay, toss it.

Few years ago a crew was painting the house 2 doors down from me with a spray gun on a windy day. Little drops of paint all over (I mean, covering) my Jeep. Took about 3 clay bars, but it all came off like it was never there.

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys! I'll try the clay bar tonight after work. I have Zaino clay bar at home but if that doesn't work I'll try the Mother's yellow. I think I'm going to run my car through the touchless carwash today at lunch since there's almost no daylight left after work these days.

The Zaino should work well (red, if I remember correctly). About the only one that won't work well is Clay magic (blue). It's not a very aggressive clay.

Good luck!

It is red indeed. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed!!

Clay bar.....

I tell you, I have spray painted a car, and I have taken it off with lacquer thinner. Multiple times, granted, on the same car (2007 Toyota PryUs) with no ill effects.

Most spray paint doesn't have the hardener or clear coat that automotive paint does

Thanks DE. If the clay bar doesn't work I'll try the lacquer thinner or maybe pay someone. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the clay bar will do the trick though!!

DE- a lot of you guys cried when i said try motorspray to remove tar (which i use all the time in my garage to clean and remove oils) and now you're throwing laquer THINNER in the mix and think you're gonna not get crap from people? :icon17:

Lol, well, people say "Goof Off" is 100% safe to use on paint.

Lacquer thinner is broadly the same, so I don't see the fear



OP, it is use at your own risk. If you fùck it up, tell your insurance your car was vandalized, it'll get a respray anyways

Automotive clear coat is fairly chemical resistant as far as consumer grade chemicals are concerned. Any clear coat after the 90s is at least resistant to chemicals such as acetone, lacquer thinner, etc. just don't start soaking panels in them for prolonged periods of time and you'll be fine.

Considering how quickly most solvents evaporate you should be fine.

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Thats soooo much bullsh1t..

dude, let us know how it all works out. I can't imagine coming out to my car and seeing that, I would be the utmost upset.

Well, I spent 4.5 hours tonight with a clay bar and I've made some progress but still have a long way to go. I'm down to the area where the paint is the thickest and have been using my fingernails through the clay to try to expedite the process a bit. I'm hoping that if I put any scratches in with my nails I'll be able to buff them out later.

As a reminder, here's what it looked like at the start:

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Here's when I was just about to call it quits:

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And here's when I actually called it quits after I decided to get a little more aggressive with my nails:

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I've used about 2/3 of my clay bar but I'm happy that I've at least made some progress and there's hope that I can get everything off and it will look decent with just the cost of a clay bar and several hours of my time.

Lacquer thinner is ok to use more like same as silicone remover, but if you read my post I suggested take it to a deatailer if OP doesn't know what he is doing. Anything either thinner, clay, compound polish if not done in right amount/way will damage the paint, unfortunately Nissan has one of the worst paints in the market

Hopefully you can somehow magically catch this person and teach him a lesson..keep at it with the claybar

If you use lacquer thinner, please post pictures. UNtil I see physical proof otherwise, there is no way I would put lacquer thinner on a car. Paint thinner/mineral spirits is a whole different story. That may be your best bet.

Im telling ya Gas works
who hasn't spilled gas on the car while fueling at least once and the paint is ok

Gas additives are almost the same ingredients as lacquer thinner, lol


It's just something a lot of people have in their garage

so you just point our butt towards the car?

If this doesn't do it you may want to try a NanoSkin scrubber:
https://detailersdomain.com/NanoSkin...nch_p_709.html

I've replaced my claybars with this and been really happy with the results. I've never tried to remove paint this thick, but it works great on overspray. 1/4 of the time and much easier on your arm - assuming you have a rotary or orbital buffer to attach it to.

I ended up using some mineral spirits last night. I got all of the paint off but it looks like there's definitely some scuff marks that I'm hoping a polish will take care of. That will have to wait until the spring though.

Edit: I'll take some pics this weekend when I'm able to get some in the sun.

Just make sure to eat spicy stuff so it adds a punch :icon23:

Don't waste your time. Doesn't work