I was replacing the spray nozzle on a can of vinyl and fabric paint after cleaning it when it spurted all over the vinyl siding of my house. It couldn't have been 15 seconds before I had my rag soaked with lacquer thinner in hand but it barely touched it. Paint thinner did no good either.
Am I stuck with either replacing the affected siding or painting my house black?

 

You can try acetone, how ever it may take the paint off your siding.

 

Well it would still look better than the black splatters. I'll give it a try. I thought I read somewhere that the vinyl coating actually melts into the surface.

 

Take a piece of your unaffected vinyl siding to your local good paint store and have them match the color and sheen. Have this done by a eye match guy/ girl not by someone who can only computer match. Paint from one edge to another edge, you will never see the stain, probably only use a quart unless it is in the middle of a big panel...Tedd

 

Try mineral spirits. When I used to build model cars and mess the paint up I would strip the paint off with mineral spirits. It would take some time but it would not eat the thin plastic up. You have to do it in sessions too much and you will mess it up little by little wipe it down dry it up let it sit. Etc etc.

 

What kind of paint, Tedd? I was thinking the same thing but I thought computer matching was closest. No?

I tried mineral spirits but didn't let it sit very long before scrubbing. I may try again but Ted's suggestion sounds faster which would give me more time to get that black paint where it's supposed to be.

 

Use the highest grade of exterior vinyl acrylic paint that that store carries, vinyl sticks to vinyl.

A computer match will generally get you close but all good paint stores have at least one guy/ girl that will bring it dead on by eye. The reason stores push computer matches is because of the turnover in help, it takes a long time for a person to learn how to match by eye, most employs don't last that long in that profession....Tedd

 

Thanks Ted. I was just looking into vinyl siding paint. I tried oven cleaner this morning as a last resort. It took the paint off of everything I sprayed it on when working on the Olds. Didn't even touch it, but it did discolor the vinyl (which I expected).
Looks like I have something else to work on this summer, lol.

 

what about grafitti remover?

 

Looks like this fellas has some success with the graffiti remover. I'll give it a try but the siding is already discolored.
Thanks for the tip, jpc.

 

May work but my experience has shown that you will usually end up with a shadow of the offending stain especially after so many attempts at removal with harsh chemicals. You could paint the problem area in a few minutes and be done with it, no risk ....... 43 years experience working in the coatings field ....Tedd

 

Not to mention A LOT less work. The old elbows aren't what they used to be. Running out of grease I guess, lol.

 

You could "steal" some vinyl from the rear of the house, and swap it with the front pieces. Not hard to do if you buy the $3 tool that slips under the vinyl and releases it from the next piece. The vinyl is attached with either staples or roofing nails to the plywood underneath. Just cut the slot, and keep going until it is free. Put it back with roofing nails, being careful not to seat the nails all the way. The vinyl just hangs on the nails, and has to be free to move in the midday sun. Put the stained pieces in the back of the house, and paint them. Paint will change hue eventually, and that is why I suggest moving the damaged piece to the rear of the house, so it will be less noticeable from the street. You can also buy a replacement piece of vinyl, which will blend in to the others after a few years.

 

Ha Ha, Hey talking about things not being what they use to be, I was pulling out to pass a slow poke the other day in my G8 and the SOB started to try and turn into me. I must have pee'd my pants a little cuz the undies were a little damp after that.
I guess my washers are wearing out FFS.

 

.....lol...

 

Not a bad idea. But I don't really have a "street" side of the house. We live in the sticks. I may see if I can just find some replacement siding.



Lol!