Emulsion Paint Removal Advice

[ChrisEP3]

The other night I was driving down local dual carriageway and suddenly it was all white

Managed to get civic to edge of the road but near side wheels got covered in emulsion paint

Nearest jetwash was 10 miles away so by time I got there paint was in my arches and all down the side

That was after an initial jetwash

Used some TFR and works jetwash today and cleaned the arches pretty much

But it's left the near side and the rear peppered in white dots

Need advice on what to use to sort it out

I have some Autosmart Tardis Tar and Glue on order, as well as owning a Kestrel DAS6 Pro DA with megs pads polishes and ultimate compound, Bilt Hamber Medium Clay, and a variety of polishes and cleansers

Anyone know a way of sorting it?

Do I have the stuff to sort if myself, or will I be needing a body shop?

 

[tom83]

Emulsion paint should come off with hot water and a sponge.

 

[ChrisEP3]

Hopefully it will come off with hot water

I gave it a quick test with my clay bar then re-sealed the area

Will get it off this weekend (Y)

 

[beenz]

Emulsion is water based paint so like other posters have said, it should come off with just water. Do you know for sure it was emulsion and not a spirit based paint?. Try wiping it with white spirit and then washing and polishing the car.
Another thing you could try, if you have the patience, is gently scrape it off with an old credit card or other plastic scraper.

 

[ChrisEP3]

I forgot to update this

I spent majority of that weekend getting the paint off, turns out it was masonry paint good for 15years out doors

It was a royal pain in the ass to remove

Started by removing the sideskirt to get better access

Front was 4mm thick :shock:

Few hours with white spirits and my nail I got it all off, wasn't a fun few hours

I then washed and clayed the civic

That was after half of the roof, would appear the cars never been clayed before!

Once clay'd it was rewashed, Glazed with Poorboys White Diamond, then Waxed with Chemical Guys Triple X Paste Wax

End result is the paint work feels amazing, and after a few days of rainy weather its still immaculate

 

[Danger200]

Out of interest, how hard is it to get off the skirts?

 

[ChrisEP3]

Two clips underneath, two screws in front arch, slide towards front of the car

It's pretty tight due to having around 12 clips

I put foot in alloy and slowly upped the force I was pulling til they popped

When refitting turn the poppers 45 degrees and they will come out of the body

Square holes in the body and clips meant for round holes

 

[Danger200]

Yep, sounds like I will break it for sure :lol:

 

[ChrisEP3]

I was told you can break clips being gentle, I tried gentle and it didn't budge

Imagine your on a rowing machine at the gym, gets it off easily

I didn't break one clip

 

[scruffy_]

Man alive did your car need a claying. That's the worst clay bar pic I think I've ever seen lol.

This is from an MX5 that suffered ritual car wash abuse, with no products applied ever:

This is from an "enthusiast maintained" Teg's first wash:

 

[ChrisEP3]

That was just have the roof too

The rest of the car was reasonable pickup on the bar

I was pretty shocked when i saw it mind!