HELP! Removing white line road paint.

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imported_CARFREAK

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My wife managed to find some for her 97 LS400.It's all down the side,over the grey door trims,the rear wheel,inside the wheel arches and it sure is tough stuff.I tried some clay on the "polished" wheel but no budge.

Any advice on what to use would be appreciated.The otherwise immaculate car looks like it has just spent a month in the local "Bog and Bash"!
 
I work with traffic paints daily.....She either got herself into a water based (which would be good), or a thermoplastic (which wouldnt be good). Water based are, what they are, water-based latex, (white, ylw,black) There somewhat easily removable with OTC cleaning products, citrus based, or WD40, 3M tar/adhesive remover, or like Joed said, MS........Now if she got into a Thermo plastic, all is not lost, its just going to take some time and elbow grease, ive used 3M Tar/Adhesive remover with excellent results.....

Get the majority of it off, clay, polish, seal........
 
Fortunately, thermo is rare to get into unless the stripers were REALLY rushing on getting the lane reopened. Even laid on thick, it cools pretty quickly, and I don't think it's often used for lane striping... usually just for crosswalks. It's very durable, but too expensive for lane lines.



I usually end up stepping in the latex stuff over in the dirt where the guys scrape off their gear and leave a puddle of it that quickly skins, but gets covered in a layer of dirt. Nothing like that "mush" feeling as your foot sinks into 3/4" of yellow paint... feels just like another kind of mush feeling out on the pasture :D
 
Here in the Chicago area, they use thermoplastic for all finished roads. Spraying the lines and then seeing they sprinkle the fine glass beads into while its still hot to give it some reflectivity.



I do road construction, so we have to deal with these guys all the time as well.



Stuff sure does stink when they are "cooking" it in the truck!!
 
Burning plastic is not the best smelling stuff, I'll agree.....Thermo is normally economically feasible in high traffic areas, and where traffic is a concern, thus eliminating the need for frequent maintenance and driver headaches.....Cal-Trans uses both, they seem to use waterbased stuff on frwys, and thermo on country roads or highways, again, eliminates the need to come back and refresh. Its great for crosswalks and limit bars.....

Sorry to temporarily highjack! Seems theres more than one of us who deals with traffic safety and construction !
 
Thanks guys.Spirits didn't even look at this stuff.I rubbed and rubbed and rubbed an did not lift any of it.I thought about thinners but worry it will strip the clear coat off the wheels.

I don't know what sort of paint they use over here.
 
LWR, take a peice of paper towel, cover area with paint on it, spray the MS or 3M on it, it will stick to the paint, let it sit for 10-15 minutes to soften it up.......try to remove with plastic spatula or some sort of safe scraper.....You really have to saturate the towel....
 
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