As soon as possible, after getting paint from road strips on vehicle, wash the vehicle at a pressure car wash. This will loosen and remove most of the paint unless it has dried for more than a day.

If the car wash does not remove the paint, allow the water to dry off the vehicle. Spray the paint residue with WD-40 and allow the WD-40 to stay on the area for 1-2 hours and rewash the vehicle. The WD-40 will soften the traffic paint without hurting the vehicle finish. If there is a heavy concentration, repeat the procedure.

For heavy accumulations or paint that has dried for several days, apply a liberal coating of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly to the dried traffic paint and allow to stay on overnight. Take vehicle to a pressure car wash and wash your vehicle.

DO NOT SRCUB THE FINISH WITH A SOLVENT OR SCOURING CLEANSER!!!! THIS WILL DAMAGE THE FINISH.

Wheel wells are very difficult to remove the paint from since they are normally a flat finish. Apply a liberal coating of Vaseline to the area and leave for several days and then pressure wash. Applying an alcohol, such as Solox or Rubbing Alcohol, to the area in the wheel well will help to soften any residue left after the Vaseline. Again DO NOT SCRUB, just apply with a very wet rag or sponge.

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