Damn I open the garage and thought my bike was on the RAG! Rear tire has red paint and rear of bike has little speck's all over , No paint on front wheel. Can not figure how I ran thru red paint and not see it. Must have been when I was riding a wheely going down the freeway at 80 mph.

Any ideal's how to get this paint off with out messing up the chrome or clearcoat.
Thank's for your help!


Well I went to Pep Boy's to see what they had. Got some , Turtle wax Tar and Bug Remover which also say's paint over spray and clear coat safe. Work's excellent very little effort does not seem to mess the paint up. Next I will try on tire , STAY TUNED!!!

 

big bottle of paint thinner, lots of rags and elbow grease...

 

I don't know about the paint thinner on the paint and chrome. I would try the least abrasive and drastic thing first then get more aggressive. Try Harley Davidson Glaze or a polishing compound on the paint and the paint thinner on the tire.

 

on an Ultra? Oh I'd love to see that!

 

Just try some wax on the clearcoat, the abrassives in the wax might just do the trick, particularly if it's fairly fresh paint. Thinner on the chrome.

 

I had paint on a car once upon a time. Paint thinner did fine and didn't effect the factory paint at all. Of course I didn't leave it on long before washing down with soap and water but I didn't have to. The overspray came right off.

 

There's a product called "goof-off" it's designed to remove excess paint and typical "goofs" when doing painting and staining wood. That may be the trick for your situation.

Try anything you decide to use under a fender or the backside of a painted panel, somewhere unseen.

Mee too!

 

No way would I use paint thinner.....it will hurt the finish

Paint - I would recommend that you use a 3M MicroGlaze on the paint. You may be able to remove this rather easy and by hand. Since it dried more in spot drops, rather than a layer.

Chrome - I assume that if the paint is spotted, that it should come off rather easy. I had the same problem and used a small razor blade to "chip" some of the paint off. Have to be very careful as the razor could scratch the chrome. Be careful not to use any type of abrasive cleaner or restorer as it will scratch the chrome. The razor may take some time and patience, but it will do the job.

 

Be careful with the Goof-off. There are two types - one for removing glue residue type stuff from plastic and a more aggressive type that has naptha in it and will take the clear coat along with the red paint. Might be a good excuse for a custom paint job.

 

I got into paint overspray from a road crew painting the lines on Montana 87 one year.

Went to NAPA and picked up a Meguire's Claybar Kit.

Pulled the paint overspray off everything except the Lexan windshield. Got the stray road tar as well.

The claybar will remove your wax so wash and wax thoroughly when done. Did not damage the factory paint or chrome.

Use a small piece of the bar and turn a fresh surface up regularly and use lots of the lube that comes in the kit.