Road Paint

[Lee-N-Reno]

I came back from a 1500 mile trip between Reno and Portland Or. On the way back hit a bunch of road construction. Got into some of the white epoxy road paint, when I got home, tried everything wd-40, brake fluid, goo-gone, nothing cut it. Went to the internet, did a search, came up with all sorts of stuff, if you wanted to buy and try. Well I figured I tried everything so far, then I decided to try some Dawn dish soap and warm water. Filled the sink up put the 1st piece of plastic in, let it soak for about 30 minute, took a sponge to it and with very little rubbing it cut it and came off real easy. Sink looked funny with the large plastic sides sticking out of the sink. Now the bike is back to being black instead of black with white stripe down the middle of it.

Hope this helps out anyone else.

 

[phroenips]

I came back from a 1500 mile trip between Reno and Portland Or. On the way back hit a bunch of road construction. Got into some of the white epoxy road paint, when I got home, tried everything wd-40, brake fluid, goo-gone, nothing cut it. Went to the internet, did a search, came up with all sorts of stuff, if you wanted to buy and try. Well I figured I tried everything so far, then I decided to try some Dawn dish soap and warm water. Filled the sink up put the 1st piece of plastic in, let it soak for about 30 minute, took a sponge to it and with very little rubbing it cut it and came off real easy. Sink looked funny with the large plastic sides sticking out of the sink. Now the bike is back to being black instead of black with white stripe down the middle of it.

Hope this helps out anyone else.

Thanks for the tip. Be sure to apply a fresh coat of the wax or polish of our choice. That Dawn treatment stripped away any existing wax along with the road paint.

 

[dsmack]

Nice Tip!

Another thing I have found works well on undercarriages and wheels, especially to remove that nasty tarry residue from running over fresh tar snakes: Windex! Spray it on, leave for a couple of minutes while you're spraying the other side, come back and I'll bet you it will wipe off most it not all of the tar with a rag moistened with more Windex.

Another product that works for this is WD-40. Melts tar and hardened grease pretty well... much better than it lubricates~

So let's see, that is item #2 for WD-40: Bathroom door hinge pins from previous thread, and nasty old tar/grease on wheels!

The fun never stops around here! :blink:

Don

 

[TomInPA]

You got off easy. Tiny dots of aerosol paint are tough, and stick. If the soap trick doesn't work you might have to resort to as clay bar.

 

[garauld]

I try white gas (Coleman fuel) or naphtha first on any tar/road grime. If that didn't work, I then use acetone sparingly.