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Hi all,
First post (and one I wish I wasn't making).
I need some help finding a way to remove house paint from a vehicle. So far I've visited two detail shops in my area and a body shop and they all seem to agree that the only way to remove the paint is to strip or replace the "damaged" parts. I'd like to do that only as the last option.
The paint is Porter brand Glyptex alkyd based house paint, white in color. The list of things that have been tried (at least on a superficial level) is:
Clay
Mineral Spirits
Turpentine
Lacquer Thinner
Acrysol
and maybe a couple more chemicals that I'm not aware of or familiar with.
This paint is sticking like epoxy. The worst part is it's been 5 months of going round with detailers, the paint contractor that was responsible for the spill, and my insurance company. So the paint's now been on the truck for 5 months.
I have a couple of checks from the insurance company. Probably enough to fix the visible damage, but there's paint all over the underneath as well (frame, suspension) as well as on the tires and wheels, which the current payments will not cover.
If I can find something that will knock this stuff off without replacing parts it would be ideal.
The Porter paint rep says he recommends Glyptex thinner for removal of the paint from things like granite countertops and baseboards, but he's not comfortable recommending it on a car finish. He's just not sure if it will damage it or not.
The vehicle is a 2002 Ford Excursion Limited, white with gold side cladding. The spill was a full 5 gallon bucket, which I ran through with my right side when it was fresh. The paint coated the insides of both right-hand fender wells, splashed on the running board, all four pieces of side cladding, the front bumper, the exhaust, and under the chassis. It also coated the tire treads and sidewalls about 1/2 inch in and when I stopped, it ran down the sidewalls and partially over both rims.
Obviously, this is a mess.
Help!!
Chris
First post (and one I wish I wasn't making).
I need some help finding a way to remove house paint from a vehicle. So far I've visited two detail shops in my area and a body shop and they all seem to agree that the only way to remove the paint is to strip or replace the "damaged" parts. I'd like to do that only as the last option.
The paint is Porter brand Glyptex alkyd based house paint, white in color. The list of things that have been tried (at least on a superficial level) is:
Clay
Mineral Spirits
Turpentine
Lacquer Thinner
Acrysol
and maybe a couple more chemicals that I'm not aware of or familiar with.
This paint is sticking like epoxy. The worst part is it's been 5 months of going round with detailers, the paint contractor that was responsible for the spill, and my insurance company. So the paint's now been on the truck for 5 months.
I have a couple of checks from the insurance company. Probably enough to fix the visible damage, but there's paint all over the underneath as well (frame, suspension) as well as on the tires and wheels, which the current payments will not cover.
If I can find something that will knock this stuff off without replacing parts it would be ideal.
The Porter paint rep says he recommends Glyptex thinner for removal of the paint from things like granite countertops and baseboards, but he's not comfortable recommending it on a car finish. He's just not sure if it will damage it or not.
The vehicle is a 2002 Ford Excursion Limited, white with gold side cladding. The spill was a full 5 gallon bucket, which I ran through with my right side when it was fresh. The paint coated the insides of both right-hand fender wells, splashed on the running board, all four pieces of side cladding, the front bumper, the exhaust, and under the chassis. It also coated the tire treads and sidewalls about 1/2 inch in and when I stopped, it ran down the sidewalls and partially over both rims.
Obviously, this is a mess.
Help!!
Chris
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