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Title: road paint got me...it got me good Post by: VTP on November 04, 2008, 09:09:03 AM Hey guys i havent posted much but ive been trolling for a while now. [coffee]
I hit a patch of wet road paint and it splattered all over the motor...BUMMER. [bang] SO, i was wondering if anyone here had any suggestions on who can get it all off, I have had limited experience with Sideways Salon, but if anyone had any more local suggestions i would love to hear about them. I live in Austin. Thanks again. Title: Re: road paint got me...it got me good Post by: Porsche Monkey on November 05, 2008, 05:00:46 AM Thats a good one. Everybody here seems to like simple green but I don't know how it would handle road paint. You want to be careful so you don't damage the bikes finish. You can try some carb cleaner too but be carefull.
Title: Re: road paint got me...it got me good Post by: spaceghost65 on November 05, 2008, 07:48:21 AM Road paint is a latex so it doens't stick well to enamel surfaces but adheres very well to pourus surface (like motors). I would try getting a small plastic scraper (not metal) pick a spot and see if it will peel up and away from the part without any chemicals first. if it does you then can get a scotch brite pad (NOT steel wool) and use some softscrub and work the area.
if it doesn't lift way consider using a spray bottle of simple green/water with a dremel with a polishing head mounted at a low rpm. spray the solution on a test area and touch the polisher to the surface to try and break it up , then try again with your scotch brite pad. The key is to avid marking the metal surface in any way. anything that's not metal use a soft plastic scraper or your fingernails. go easy on everything especially any painted areas. Title: Re: road paint got me...it got me good Post by: MurDuc on November 05, 2008, 09:48:08 AM Take with a large grain of salt.
I had road construction on the only road leaving my neighborhood for the whole summer when I first got my Duc. :P I had some good luck with simple green on some things. But I had to go to a Bug & Tar remover for some others. I was very careful with it, but it did the trick without damage or blemish. Try a small amount in a very inconspicuous area first, of course, I am by no means an authority on such matters. Title: Re: road paint got me...it got me good Post by: VTP on November 05, 2008, 09:57:28 AM right...i have both of those products, simple green and the tar/bug remover but quite frankly i dont have the time.
so i was thinking of just taking it to a detail shop and saying "have fun". i dont have the patience or enough q-tips to get my bike clean like i want it regardless so i hope that this works. thanks guys, let me know if you hear of any shops around austin who would do a good job. -VTP edit: oh and thanks again for the recommendations. |