As we touched on above, removing paint from a vehicle is often the first time in priming it for a paint job. If you are wondering how you can remove paint from a vehicle yourself, here’s how! To remove paint from a car manually, you will need to have sandpaper as well as a serious amount of elbow grease. A paint scraper can also perform the job efficiently, although it will still take considerable physical effort on your part. Chemical strips also exist for car paint, though great care has to be taken in their application. Professional body shops will be able to remove car paint quickly with the help of mechanical paint removal tools.