# She drove thru 5gallons of housepaint!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, sebring\
**Created:** [February 6, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990 "2011-02-06T22:02:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111117](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4bbf92/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111117](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111117)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/1 "2011-02-06T22:02:09Z")

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a lady i know drove thru 5 gallons of housepaint, and its allover the lower door and fenders, of course she let it dry on, ,now how can she get it off???

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**Author:** ![grampy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@grampy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grampy)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/2 "2011-02-06T22:08:23Z")

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Take it to MACCO

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/3 "2011-02-06T22:10:22Z")

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This will remove the house paint. [http://www.nufinish.com/products\_scratch.html](http://www.nufinish.com/products_scratch.html)

Tester

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/4 "2011-02-06T22:10:23Z")

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…or, she might want to try MAACO.

;-))

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/5 "2011-02-06T23:31:21Z")

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It is probably a latex paint and will peel off very easily.

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/6 "2011-02-07T00:54:54Z")

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I have removed latex paint with over cleaner with no damage to the paint.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/7 "2011-02-07T01:14:49Z")

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That works…Test it first…

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111117](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4bbf92/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111117](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111117)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/8 "2011-02-07T01:35:25Z")

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thanks for the tips! oven cleaner, i know she dont have any of that!! lol!!!

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/9 "2011-02-07T01:45:57Z")

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This is like cement clean up, real easy if you do it before it sets,after that it is time to experiment at a test spot no one can see.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/she-drove-thru-5gallons-of-housepaint/60990/10 "2011-02-07T02:17:28Z")

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If She’s Not Sure What She’s Looking At Or What To Do, She Should Stop By A Couple Of Reputable Body/Collison Shops. They’ll Know The Easiest / Best Way To Remove It. Compare Advice Given For A Consensus Or On To Shop 3.

CSA