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If your truck ever gets tagged

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by CleanWilly, Jul 14, 2019.

  1. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:06 PM
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    CleanWilly

    CleanWilly [OP] Well-Known Member

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    As I mentioned in this thread I have some experience removing spray paint from vehicles.

    Dug up the old pic from when that happened.

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    Well I was a dumba** again today and ran over a can of blue spray paint I had just set down. If you haven't done this before, it dries quick. There is no wiping it off right away.

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    Headed to the body shop supply store and picked up a can of this stuff.

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    Gloves and clean rags and a couple of hours later the paint was gone. Couple more hours and lot's of Griot's product and yes, sometimes it WILL buff right out.....

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    Moral of the story is don't be a dumba**, AND, if you ever pi** somebody off and get tagged, no worries!
     
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  2. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:09 PM
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    TrdSurgie

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    That was some good looking blue on white you had there.
     
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  3. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:10 PM
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    Blockhead

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    I agree...it looked like it belonged there.
     
  4. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:11 PM
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    EdgeCrusher

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    I've removed vandalized work work vehicle spray paint with hand sanitizer, wd40 and elbow grease. and that was overnight. Any car with half a decent wax can be cleaned.
     
  5. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:11 PM
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    tcjacado

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    Should have ran over a few more cans.... that was looking interesting
     
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  6. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:12 PM
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    Beerpayzdabillz

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    wow, thank you for teaching. glad it came off!
     
  7. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:25 PM
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    Rocket3004

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    Nice work! I've heard the graffiti remover spray works for something like this also... I've used it to clean up rims that were rattle canned and it worked reasonably well but a pain in the butt.
     
  8. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:26 PM
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    CleanWilly

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    Yeah it was really the perfect accent color. The best part was doing it in front of 25 people.
     
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  9. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:27 PM
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    Drunken Chewbacca

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    Goof off works good to
     
  10. Jul 14, 2019 at 4:50 PM
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    Itchyfeet

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    I ran over my knee bolster once on my BMW E30 back in the day. I was super hot pissed about it. I was just trying to move it over before someone else came home.
     
  12. Jul 14, 2019 at 5:40 PM
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    Haha does that euro reducer work? Could definitely use a little less euro in my world lols
     

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