Removing latex paint from asphalt?

[Fifty]

Somebody missed the dumpster outside my shop with a can of latex paint. Now there's a big white spot on the asphalt. Is there anything I can use to get the paint off that won't harm the asphalt? I plan on pressure washing it, but I don't think that's going to help very much...

 

[MrMark]

Pressure washing with a gas machine can get most latex off concrete. There's no asphalt around me so I haven't tried it on that. Just start with the pressure washer it's probably your only shot. Any solvent that eats latex like Goof Off is going to eat that asphalt and make a bigger mess.

 

[uppster]

When you get done cleaning you could use asphalt sealer to cover what is left. It would have to look better than a paint spill

 

[rlitman]

Latex paint can take a few days to really adhere. Until then, it may appear dry, but isn't so much. I would get to the pressure washer ASAP, and expect good results.

 

[zcar751]

Unless it is thick enough to peal up from the pressure washer you are pretty much out of luck. I have try to clean up this type of mess so many times its not funny.

I work for a garbage company and when the paint that ILLEGALLY gets put in the dumpster starts to leak out of a truck as we go across a parking lot now it's my fault.

 

[Baada]

I spilled some on my brick walkway and pressure washing got some/most of it off. The rest is still there. Every time I walk on it I tell myself I am going to turn the affected bricks over but it never happens. Good luck.

 

[Samiam1017]

Try denatured alcohol and a wire brush if its not to old that will get most of it up. But leave scratches. But weather will hide that in time

 

[Norcal]

Pressure washing with a gas machine can get most latex off concrete. There's no asphalt around me so I haven't tried it on that. Just start with the pressure washer it's probably your only shot. Any solvent that eats latex like Goof Off is going to eat that asphalt and make a bigger mess.

The pressure washer will eat the asphalt leaving scars, if the paint is thick enough it may be able to be peeled off, otherwise a asphalt coating may be a choice.

 

[Modifieddriver]

Dynamite works, but might leave a depression.

 

[Tim The Tool Man]

As said above, a pressure washer will really beat up asphalt. I used black paint to cover the white latex on my driveway and it worked just fine!

 

[G_P]

Do a burnout on it?

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[Fifty]

Unfortunately it's already been there for about 2 weeks. Should I try warming up the paint with a heat gun or maybe dump some boiling water on it before I pressure wash? I suppose it's not a good idea to heat up the asphalt prior to pressure washing...

 

[Randy in Maine]

Use the pressure washer with soap for a while and see how it does.

Report back.

 

[jhelrey]

Miss the dumpster with black latex paint!

 

[zcar751]

Tape off an area larger than the paint spill and finish filling in the area so it looks intentional.

 

[rlitman]

Tape off an area larger than the paint spill and finish filling in the area so it looks intentional.

Nice one!