How To Remove Paint Spills From Roof Shingles

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How to remove paint spills from roof shingles.

Apply the hot solution don t burn yourself to a clean cloth and lay it over the spot on the tile to soften the paint. What we did when someone got overspray on a roof was to get 1 gal of latex paint close to the roof color thin it with 5 7 gal of water and spray a light mist coat on the shingles. How to remove dried paint i poured a little bloop of rubbing alcohol onto the main marks and left it to sit for 30 seconds or so. First step hold the pull scraper on the edge of the dried paint that you cannot remove with a solvent and draw it towards you.

Second step repeat the above scraping procedure continuously where you remove a thin paint layer every time. Use enough to completely wet the surface. Wet a rag with paint stripper or paint remover and blot the surface of the paint with the rag. Roofman1 is on target remotely possible hand cleaning with a paint remover on a brush and rag would work but any liquid remover that gets on the shingles is likely to damage the surface and the tar certainly if any soaks in.

Ok got a fix first need to know what color the shingles are then what color the paint is after that then i can look up some color codes and see what paint color would cover it to make it look like the shingles again. How to remove paint from asphalt shingles step 1. Hold the razor blade at a 45. It was good as new.

Dish soap and a safety razor blade can remove even old dried on paint. Latex paint remover ex. Mix dish soap with warm water until sudsy and thoroughly wet the window with a sponge or rag. Place several drops of rubbing alcohol onto the surface of the paint.

You only want to apply enough thinned down paint to color the roof and hide the overspray. Use a little pressure to remove a thin paint layer. Then i just wiped it all around with a paper towel. You may be able to rub the paint out of the spot with your wet rag depending on the type of paint it is.

Oops rubbing alcohol plastic wrap tape soft cloths water.