Idiot of the day/month/year!

I just figured it was the best answer. If your gonna spend money might as well spend a lot

 

sorry 100% wrong
Claying will remove any wax/sealant that is on the surface of the paint. Also depending on how aggressive of a clay bar you use it will leave micromarring on the paint that would need to be polished out if it bothered you. Darker paint the more noticeable it will be.
either way wax will be stripped anytime you clay your paint.

 

I'd try to pressure wash it first before I went to scrubbing or using chemical removers.

 

Power washer and purple power but keep that shit off your paint.

 

Ha Ha Ha man I had to drive a 1988 Ford Tempo for awhile...

 

Were the diffs ok on it?

 

On the Tempo? Never had any issues with it that I can recall. Didn't drive it long.

 

Thanks. I just clayed my truck too. I'll be sure to polish and wax today. Dont see any micro marring though. I washed before and after clay, so maybe that helped.

 

This might sound ridiculous...but, it works for a lot of stuff on black plastic. Latex, old wax etc.
1. pressure wash the heavy stuff off.
2. let dry
3. use a large pink eraser (the kind kids have in school) and rub hard.

The friction and the rubber from eraser will pull the latex from the plastic.

 

Before a pink eraser I would try a gum Arabic eraser like this one http://www.cheapjoes.com/general-s-art-gum-eraser.html

 

This may sound crazy, but I have used "Easy Off" oven cleaner for several cleaning jobs. Spray on, let sit for several minutes, use dish scrubbie and wipe off,(wear rubber gloves due to chemicals)

 

Easy off on paint? Ehhhhh gonna go with a big fat NO on that one. Hahaha

 

May have you beat, loading a piece of drywall off cart and into bed of truck, the damn cart slid under my open tailgate and scratched the hell out of it. Definitely wont buff out

 

30 years ago a weird guy at work had a Vega wagon. I don't know what he was painting at home but he had 6 rattle cans of yellow enamel paint from the hardware store on his front seat. We had one of those 105 degree days and those cans exploded in the hot car. You couldn't even see inside the window. Everything was yellow. Reminds me of Mr. Bean.

https://youtu.be/0X1SuLjnRcI

 

I spilt paint in my truck bed too. It's a truck. Move on. Simple.

 

Wow

 

Shit happens. If you're afraid to get your truck bed dirty, you should've bought a van.

 

Do the same thing with black paint this time and forget about it .

 

Quick update... I found some wd-40 on the shelf and decided to give it a shot. At that point I didn't care if it would eat the plastic. Some Wd-4o with microfiber cloth and elbow grease-done. So far so good, and I like my truck again. I pretty much soaked that plastic piece. I'll let you know tomorrow if plastic is melted.

Thanks everyone again!!!

 

Haha another life long fan of WD-40 here. Welcome to the club brother