Please help.i have a 2001 ford taurus that someone stole from me.I have it back thanks to the highway patrol,?

Question

but it used to be white,whoever stole it,they got away but they spray painted the whole thing black and purple.I can see that the paint is coming off in certain spots.can i get it off with something?I cant afford to get it painted and i didnt have the type of insurance to get it fixed that way.any suggestions i think they probebly got the paint at wal-mart.Thank you so much

Answer 1

It sounds the paint has been on for a while and over a large area.  The best thing you can do is have a body shop try to remove the paint and do a basic paint job.  MAACO (Uh, oh better get Maaco) advertises $299 paint job.  This may be a good option.

Answer 2

It is likely that this paint was sprayed on with a 'rattle can' then it will come off with a heated pressure washer and a little elbow grease. Check with a local equipment wash or truck wash. They would likely be able to wash your car with a professional heated pressure washer. That will remove any paint that is not properly applied for a nominal charge. You likely won't have much luck at a pay to spray car wash because the pressure is turned down to a lower level for liability reasons. You can get some very mild solvents from a auto parts / paint supply store and use these to remove any area that are tough to reach with the pressure wand.

Answer 3

UNLESS YOU HAVE THEFT INSURANCE (WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE) you are stuck with it, i suggest spray paint for yourself, or maybe seeing if a school will take it as a vocational project

Answer 4

Since it was stolen you can file a claim with your insurance company. They will be able to give you the money to get it painted (minus your deductible of course).  

Answer 5

wow? go to a body shop and pay someone to paint it? yeaaaa he's gotu be from the city try this take a power washer and spray all the chipped paint off you can then go to a tractor supply co. go to the paint section and buy tractor implement its thicker than regular paint and will go right over the two colours on your car i painted my entire truck myself in the tractor supply co parking lot for 40 bucks btw when your paint dont get to close to the car or the paint will build up and cause a wet spot that looks like a dripping paint whent its dride and never go to wal-mart for spray paint its just not quality paint tractor implement is made to last for yeaaaaaaaars  of abuse 50 70 years of abuse the tractor left in the field for days and eventualy years in the burning sun itil hold up better than anypaint out their

Answer 6

try power washing it and use a mild soap then rinse it and see how much comes off ... repeat as necessary.