Lou Zealand Posted August 12, 2011 Share Couple of days ago was out riding and had to navigate past a chap painting road markings (with a paint brush, nogal) and to cut a long story short had to go over his handiwork.I presume several motor vehicles had done likewise as there was there were these weird white lined smears immediately adjacent to the road markings looking like albino skid marks...Anyhoo, I got paint on my tyres and thought little of it. Last night when I cleaned my bike I noticed there was some paint sprayed on the back and bottom of my frame. Anyone experienced this before? Is there anything I *shouldn't use* to remove the specks? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted August 12, 2011 Share an angle grinder should get it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Zealand Posted August 12, 2011 Share an angle grinder should get it offThat's *not* funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxstir Posted August 12, 2011 Share an angle grinder should get it off +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 12, 2011 Share Wire brush would work fine as well. Sandpaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Luke. Posted August 12, 2011 Share Blowtorch for the final grinder-resistant flecks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin H Posted August 13, 2011 Share Try a flat chisel. Be sure that you keep it at a steep angle as you belt it with a 2kg hammer. If your frame is carbon you will need to smack it really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted August 13, 2011 Share I love this place - good, hard earned knowledge rises like cream. Not! ;-) Sand blaster I reckons the right kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted August 13, 2011 Share Sorry to break the beautifully nasty run of this thread, but I found that the edge of a credit card works well to remove things like paint spots. It is hard enough to exert some force but soft enough not to scratch too much if you're not too ham-fisted. A soft rag (that old race t-shirt) and a bit of mineral turps with some gentle rubbing will take off what's left. If any minor scratches are left, car polish and some elbow grease will sort them out. Try it first under your BB before doing it where a possible mess-up will be visible. Edited August 13, 2011 by DJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 13, 2011 Share DJR - I've just reported your post. Totally unhelpful, and counter-productive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubba Posted August 13, 2011 Share Hydrochloric acid with a sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted August 13, 2011 Share Leave it to dry and then scrape it off with some hard plastic...ie.credit card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted August 14, 2011 Share Sorry to hear that, man.if my horse were sprayed with paint, it would be eina. And that road paint stuff is meant to last long. My LBS said that spiritus would not damage a paint job. That should be enough with a gentle edge like plastic or wood. No metal on metal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mndanarcher Posted August 15, 2011 Share Couple of days ago was out riding and had to navigate past a chap painting road markings (with a paint brush, nogal) and to cut a long story short had to go over his handiwork.I presume several motor vehicles had done likewise as there was there were these weird white lined smears immediately adjacent to the road markings looking like albino skid marks...Anyhoo, I got paint on my tyres and thought little of it. Last night when I cleaned my bike I noticed there was some paint sprayed on the back and bottom of my frame. Anyone experienced this before? Is there anything I *shouldn't use* to remove the specks? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. You can safely remove tar and paint from your bikes paint job with a product called prepsol/prekleen. Any good automotive paint retailer should be able to sell it you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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