road paint got me...it got me good

[VTP]

Hey guys i havent posted much but ive been trolling for a while now.

I hit a patch of wet road paint and it splattered all over the motor...BUMMER.

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.

[Porsche Monkey]

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.

[spaceghost65]

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.

[MurDuc]

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. 
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.

[VTP]

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.