Paint spill in bed

Appreciate all the suggestions! And I’d definitely though of just covering up with a bed mat @Skrain . Just want to get up as much as possible.

I’ll post pics when I get home from work and report on the progress.

That comment about denatured alcohol, we have some at work and that’s how I cleaned up my hands. That shit worked like a charm I’m just concerned about what if any harm would come to the bed. Obviously I have to stay away from acetone but the alcohol might be ok. Will test somewhere inconspicuous. Biggest concern is chemicals getting elsewhere on the truck and doing harm.

Sucks to have to work all day while my baby suffers in the parking lot. I hope she’s not too mad at me. As someone said, it being latex I feel like most should come up but it’s primer so I feel like that makes it worse.

 

I don't think that acetone would hurt it.

 

The guys in the shop that gave me the denatured alcohol said acetone would eat into the composite bed. I don't have any idea myself, just what they said.

 

What? We can do that with our plastic beds?

 

Subbed because my fiancee ran over a paint can in our garage when we were repainting our house. Several washes and months later and you can still see it in the plastic..

 

What kind of paint was it, and what did you do in your clean up process? Sounds like yours is on the trim not in the bed?

 

There are a thousand different kinds of composite materials, some yes, will be affected by acetone.
This particular composite is polyester fiberglass. I use acetone all the time to dissolve polyester resin, but that only works before it cures. If you let it cure, acetone has no impact on it.

 

Ok that's good to know, thanks man. I don't know if acetone would be any better than denatured alcohol. I should've paid more attention in high school chemistry.

 

With any "stain" I always start with the least powerful chemical and work my way up, if necessary. In OP's situation, I would start with hot water, dish soap or simple green; and some "elbow grease" with a scrubby type cloth, or a bristle brush. My guess is that would take most, if not all of it off. Next I would try alcohol on a rag. WD-40 also works to remove fresh paint.

Attack it as soon as possible. The longer you wait the more difficult the removal will be.

 

Yeah that's pretty much my plan. I will be rushing home at 3 to work on this. I have a large can of elbow grease to empty on this project. AKA, the fire of frustration.

 

I must have still been sleepy from my trip back from the midwest. When I first read the title, I was not thinking pick up bed.

 

Disappointed this is not a thread about last nights kinky latex incident in the bedroom like I thought it was going to be when I clicked on the link.

 

I had this happen to me in my 06. I pressure washed it and most of it came off. Wd-40 let is soak for a couple days and pressure washed again solved my problem with latex paint. In my case it was every where. Outside on the bumper, in the bed, up the sides of the bed.

 

I wish, would have been way more fun and cleanup would've been easier. They say never use primer in the bedroom though, only semigloss.

 

Ok thanks appreciate the suggestion. someone else said WD 40 as well.

 

Denatured alchohol is the best solvent to use which makes windex a popular option since it contains both alchohol and detergent and won't harm the finish, but it won't work once the paint dries and long before you get home the latex will have dried. The water in a pressure washer won't harm the bed but the pressure of it certainly can, water jets can cut steel so it can easily etch the bed epoxy or body finish if you bring the nozzle in too close. It depends on how much pressure it developes whether it exceeds the strength of the bed epoxy. Latex caulk remover contains alchohol in a gel form to hold the solvent in place so it doesn't run or dry before it has a chance to soften the latex. Smear that on and cover with an alchohol moistened rag and let it sit for an hour keeping the rag moistened with DA. Softening the latex will reduce the force needed to remove it.

 

I did a quick search and found the Goo Gone makes a latex caulk remover. I have regular Goo Gone, I wonder if there's any difference.

Yeah I'm very wary of the pressure washer, both for the reasons you stated and because there will still be some soft/wet paint inside some of the thicker globs and I don't want to transfer it all over the place. I guess I'm in for a really fun evening. Sucks that I can't go work on it now. Oh well, it's just the bed, it's not the end of the world.

 

I will say though that denatured alcohol took dried paint right off my hands when soap wasn't doing much.

 

A small amount of paint thinner WILL NOT hurt the body finish NO WAY!

 

Acetone would be a no-no. Denatured alcohol or paint thinner are relatively mild solvents. Whatever you try just do small place first and rinse with water when you are done to remove any residue.