how do i get paint over spray off my car paint and hide the scratches i have put in it trying?

Question

I believe I drove through some yellow paint overspray (from road work?) which has dried onto my red car. I tried to get it off using a rubber cooking spatula which put light scratches on my paint. I do I get the yellow paint off and repair the damage I have done without the expense of a paint job?

Answer 1

Gasoline is the only thing I know of that is effective in removing road paint---that stuff is like iron. Try a small section at a time and flush with water well. Use rubbing compound on the scratches and rewax the area....use colored wax if necessary--parts stores carry it. Hopefully, you're not through the clearcoat. Call the highway department and see what they might recommend.

Answer 2

I've been an insurance adjuster and an auto damage appraiser. Overspray is very difficult to deal with, and a good detail shop is like gold. Some are fly-by-night start ups that don't know what they're doing yet, especially the difficult chemicals like paint overspray.

Worst case scenario is it will need to be wet-sanded off, and the clear-coat replaced.

If you have comprehensive coverage, there's a 99% chance it's going to be covered. You'd have to have a real lousy insurer to have excluded this risk on the policy.
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Answer 3

get a little bit of prepsol on a rag. (prepsol is a gegreaser) wipe down the area with the over spray on it, if that doesnt work get some universal thinners on a rag wipe it with that, then to get out the light scratches and buy cutting compound, give it a good buff with that and then buy polish and polish it and that should take away the scratches and paint.