I have this paint splattered on my bike and have tried the following to get it off:Warm water & SoapWhite SpiritPaint ThinnerUnleaded Petrol…I have no idea what type of paint it is, I left it parked in my office and it looks like some painters got careless. Came back and my pride and joy was ruined
The white spirit doesnt even fade the paint splatters, the only thing that seems to get it off slightly is when I dap the cloth in a bit of petrol and scrub it really hard cleaned about 5 square inches in 40 minutes! I want to know if anyone has any ideas on how to get this off…Its on the fairings, mirrors, headlamp, frame (pretty much every piece on the right hand side).
It’s so frustrating not being able to clean it off…
Can you track down the painters. If you can, might be better to have a professional take care of it at their cost rather than you try to save them a few quid and cause more damage…
Could always try T-cut. Our dimwitted neighbour covered half the street’s cars in Cuprinol overspray, including my white van. I tried just about everything to shift it, in the end t cut was the fastest.
It looks like emulsion, so in theory hot soap and water should dissolve it, thought about trying a jet wash?
Have tried T-Cut and no luck :(, not sure what emulsion is but is it a common paint to be used on buildings? Its very thin, when I run my hand across the bodywork I cant feel any roughness from the paint. Its almost like it was part of the original bodywork.
Any CCTV or any knowledge of who has had the painters in? First off I’d try and find the culprits, if that’s a dead end then
Paint stripper
Be quick and be careful, if you use a dab, soak a while and rub technique you’ll save the original paint, although that’s ruined already. Note paints can take up to 30 days to fully harden so the sooner you tackle it with something that works the better.
Use a stanley blade to GENTLY prise the droplets off, if possible.
Or you could soak a cloth in white spirit and lay it over the splattered areas, leave it for a few minutes, and then hit the splatters with a jet wash if you have access to one.
Another option could be risky but, wet and dry paper with plenty of water, 1000 or 1200 grit, and rub them away. You’ll then have to use cutting compound and/or T-cut to bring your paint back up to gloss finish.
