Hair Dye on Paint

[Coal is King]

My wife's niece recently purchased a new Yaris. This evening while traveling home a kid was in his yard shooting a paintball gun (or something) with hair dye in it at cars as they passed. She was hit around four times with, I'm not sure only seen these pics.

 

Anyway she called the police and went back to the house. The mother of the son said she would try to take care of it. We'll she is single mother of three who works as a waitress. So I'm not expecting too much help. They plan to get an estimate at a body shop tomorrow, but I would like to help her out.

 

Does anyone have experience or knowledge of what it will take to remove this. I have a Griots DA and numerous polishes and compounds. I'm thinking though the initial removal will require more than my pads can offer. Any info is appreciated!

[Tim]

I think I would start by claying the area.

[Coal is King]

Ok sounds good, I have clay and a nano sponge so will start there! Thanks!

[Sizzle Chest]

Perhaps hit it with some APC and let it dwell for a bit and see if it breaks it down any.  I would then try to clay it.  If that doesn't work, I would attempt to polish it off...least aggressive first and work your way up from there.

 

Keep us posted!

[SYMAWD]

Perhaps paint thinner. I would try clay first or perhaps buttery wax or brilliant glaze because they both contain solvents in them. Then you can also try going at it with a polish then compound. Remember to try the least aggressive method first.

Edited September 5, 2014 by SYMAWD

[Ricky Bobby]

You guys are gonna laugh, but I'd spray it down with WD-40 to help dissolve it.

[Michael@Adams]

Wow, this drives me crazy!   Like with anything, try the least harsh methods first, such as the clay. Then move on from there. Would hate to make MORE damage in the clear trying to take it off. 

[Ricky Bobby]

I would try to dissolve it before claying if possible, just like the thread that got derailed a couple months ago when someone said to clay dried on tar off the car first.

 

Try the WD-40, its not going to harm your clear coat and is a cleaner so it may take care of the paint with very light agitation with an MF towel.

[Coal is King]

I like the wd40 idea prior to clay, thanks for all the help and yeah she will probably get a quick polish out of this and some buttery or Americana.

 

A win / win for her!

 

Thanks to all for the info!

[Rich]

According to my wife, hair dye isn't that much of a problem.  She's gotten it on rugs and the shower curtain any number of time and all she did to get it out was to wash it in the washing machine like always.  So maybe try using Dawn since that's what we all use to strip the wax.  Scrub the area and rinse, then try some clay if it doesn't all come out and then re wax to protect it from another idiot kid. 

Let us know how things work out.

[Coal is King]

I mentioned to her the wd40 idea, her being a young twenty something sprayed it on , but only left it on 5 mins or so......she had to go somewhere, probably nowhere but had to go. So when she has the time to slow down and let me look at it I will try some various methods. Will update once that happens.

[Coal is King]

Update for you guys machine polish handled the hair dye. A clay sponge would have probably worked but, it was showing potential but would have required a lot of time. Clay on its own prob same didn't try. But the machine polish brought it right off. No chance to wax it yet, but hope too this weekend.

 

Thanks again for all the suggestions! Great forum!

[Michael@Adams]

Update for you guys machine polish handled the hair dye. A clay sponge would have probably worked but, it was showing potential but would have required a lot of time. Clay on its own prob same didn't try. But the machine polish brought it right off. No chance to wax it yet, but hope too this weekend.

 

Thanks again for all the suggestions! Great forum!

 

Glad you were able to work it off!