Undoing touch up paint...?

[DBall]

Ok... so, I bought my new bimmer a couple days ago... on the first day driving it, someone decided to open their door and hit mine with it. They didn't dent it, but they 'cracked' the paint a little. I went to the dealer and grabbed some touch up paint.

Now, I used to do woodworking stuff a lot so if figured I could put some touch-up paint on a rub it off with my finger (so it would fill in the crack, kinda like filling cracks in wood). It seems to have come out a little bit dark (I did shake the hell out of it) and almost looks worse than when I started (considering there wasn't really any loss of paint, just a couple really small cracks... now it's just 2 little dark circles).

A couple quick questions:



Should I have just used the clear coat in an instance like that?



Is is possible to undo my DIY paint job? I would think so because the paint is likley over the existing clear coat, right?

Any advice would be appreciated!

[armoredsaint]

langka will remove dried on paint

[DBall]

langka will remove dried on paint

Ordered some last night after you suggested it. I assume it's pretty straightforward and easy to use?

[dboy11]

Is the paint that you are trying to remove on the surface or embedded into the cracks of the paints surface?

[lild]

minerspirts would of work. the paint you use is enamel. very easy to get off. next time get a paper towel, roll one end to a fine point. use that as a touch up brush. and don't rub it in. this paint isn't like what you use in would shop.

[DBall]

Is the paint that you are trying to remove on the surface or embedded into the cracks of the paints surface?

The stuff I'm concerned with, I believe, is surface excess

[Solidjake]

By accident I smeared bmw touch up paint on my door, clay bar took it off about 2 weeks later.