junkyard paint marker removal?

Rod Paxalot

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Rescued this a couple of months ago. The title came in this week and it is officially mine! How do I remove the jy paint without stripping off the paint underneath? Looks like it was put on with a paint stick? I would ask about the best way to repair around the rear window, but I will search that (bet its been covered plenty.)

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id leave the paint marker it adds character. srs to get it removed may be not easy without also taking whats underneath with any solvent or chemical unless some dudes here know some tricks. you may be able to get under it with a blade.

IMO
the proper window fix is cut all that out and fab up new metal window channel like on the mr mopar CHP car or etc.
the cheapo way is por15 2 part putty and smooth it up flush


try not to die -

- saylor
 
Clay bar with a car wash soap or a detail spray as a lubricant. Always attack a problem like that with the least aggressive method first. The clay bar should take that off with minimal effort and not hurt the finish underneath. I'd stay away from solvents like acetone or brake cleaner.
 
I have thought about some type of rubbing compound also, besides the other suggestions
 
first thing ld try would be wd 40 ..spray and leave for a bit and go from there..add claybar...
 
The clay bar is the best idea yet. Use plenty of slippery stuff and try it.

The lighter fluid is a good idea, it will take ink off your cloth seats and not damage them. Amazing


If it comes down to it I like the CRC brake clean in the red can, it won’t eat up the paint job and make a mess. Spray it on a rag and rub the marker off. DO NOT spray it on the paint job. Wash with soap and water immediately after using it. Have the soap bucket sitting there ready to go, don’t wait.

Rubbing compound is the worst idea ever. It will make the rubber spots look very different than the rest of the car. Then you’ll end up rubbing out the entire car and spend many hours on it to look even.
 
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Enamel reducer or lacquer thinner will do it with out damaging the factory paint.
 
Perhaps one of the "MR Clean" erasers used for appliance/counter clean up. What ever you use don't get to aggressive.
I kinda like the idea of just leaving it there, for now anyways. Adds provenance.
You going to paint the car in the future?
 
Enamel reducer or lacquer thinner will do it with out damaging the factory paint.

Reducer might do it, but depending on the original finish it can "reactivate" it so be careful with it.

Before the advent of vinyl lettering on commercial vehicles, sign painters would use EZ Off oven cleaner to strip sign paint off a door. Apply to a few letters at a time for about 5 seconds or so and wipe off, then spray it with water and wipe it down. I had it done on a truck I had in the 80's and it was pretty much spray on wipe off and 95% was gone and then another quick dose cleaned up the rest.

I would do a test on an out of sight spot, inside the hood or trunk lid or a door jamb with either method.

Kevin
 
Reducer or lacquer thinner, depending on marker paint, isn’t going too harm a factory baked finish. It is also the least abrasive of all the options mentioned above.
Do not use anything abrasive. You’ll go through the adjacent paint before you remove the marker paint.
 
Reducer or lacquer thinner, depending on marker paint, isn’t going too harm a factory baked finish. It is also the least abrasive of all the options mentioned above.
Do not use anything abrasive. You’ll go through the adjacent paint before you remove the marker paint.
But do you know it's "factory" paint? A lot of repairs were done with lacquer back when this car was new.
 
Lacquer thinners will take the original paint off too if left on too long. Be careful with that stuff.

I wouldn't recommend lacquer thinner at all. Maybe as a last resort, with a quick wipe with a freshly dampened rag followed by an immediate neutralizing. Paint thinner should do the trick. Lacquer thinner, even briefly applied may, and likely will, etch a glossy surface.
 
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