Help! I have sprayed fence paint on the cars

Help! I have sprayed fence paint on the cars

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Davie_GLA

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6,665 posts

206 months

Wednesday 13th May 2020
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I could have sworn there was a detailing ‘ car exterior care sub on PH... anyway....

I’ve bee. A right pillock.

Painted the fence with one of these pressure sprayer things and some ronseal fence paint. Medium oak as it happens.

Wind was zero, or so I thought but evidently I have speckled both cars with said paint. I’m not as bothered about my car as it’s old and I can take some more risks with the paint but the wife’s mini, which of course is white needs more love as it’s leased.

I bought some auto glym “Intense tar and glue” stuff and I’ve just finished the bonnet. It’s came off but needed a good bit of elbow grease and even after a good rinse the paint looks dull so probably needs a good polish.

Any tips? The paint says it’s water based but it’s stubborn. Short of paying a shop to fix it what can I try? I’ve ordered a foam Lance and some more chemicals but I’m clutching at straws now.

For even more goggles the front of the house is also covered on the windows and PVC.

I await the onslaught....

Belle427

9,736 posts

240 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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Maybe try some panel wipe/ipa?

leonardfell

81 posts

184 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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Distilled white vinegar

Chris32345

2,116 posts

69 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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Tcut type polish some sort of scratch remover then polish after

ShampooEfficient

4,275 posts

218 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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Clay bar. I did it to a car I'd bought, also white, that had been speckled by the neighbour.

TimmyMallett

2,975 posts

119 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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+2. I did exactly that. Ronseal.

Claybar worked mostly. I have to polish some off but only by hand. Autoglym SRP I think but anything will do.

Chubbyross

4,631 posts

92 months

Thursday 14th May 2020
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Belle427 said:
Maybe try some panel wipe/ipa?
That would be my suggestion too. I just used Gtechniq panel wipe to get rid of some unwanted paint spots on my car. Came off fine.

Davie_GLA

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6,665 posts

206 months

Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Just to close this off I bought some of the above panel wipe and it’s done the trick. Still needs some elbow grease but nowhere near as much.

RedFella90

20 posts

60 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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Probably not what you want to hear but it should come off eventually with just a few maintenance washes.
That timber fence paint tends to be water based so it shouldn't be too hard to remove.

We had the whole family fleet (6 cars) accidently coated by a neighbour respraying the roof of his shed using oil based agricultural oxide.
Genuine accident - it was a windy day and he didn't think it through.

We thought the cars were destroyed- it looked like someone had stood over them flicking a paint brush at them.
We didn't realise until the paint had dried in.

A power wash and a regular maintenance wash took the vast majority of it off - 2-3 washes later you'd never even notice it had happened.

Davie_GLA

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6,665 posts

206 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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Well, it’s been well over a year since I posted this but thanks. In the end I got it off using some decent snow foam and some gentle application of elbow grease.