Removing spray paint with cellulose thinners - good or bad idea?

Removing spray paint with cellulose thinners - good or bad idea?
Hello all,
I am trying to do up my ford Ka2 for sale at the moment, it had a few rust spots so I rubbed them down, treated with kurrust and sprayed them with an aerosol I got mixed up for me at Halfords. if I'd left it at this, it would have been fine, however there were a few scuffs and key scratches on the drivers side, and I decided to paint these as well and finally laquered the treated area. Result, the whole of the drivers side and part of the roof looks slightly different to the rest. I've since been told that spray paint doesn't work well on metallic finishes, but too late now. :ohcrap:

Anyway, took it down to a garage recently, the chap there said it should come off easily enough with Cellulose thinners and it won't harm the original finish underneath. He also said I could do it myself.

However, I'd like a second opinion before I start - does it leave the original paint/laquer untainted? and if so, is it something I can do or should I leave it to the professionals? I'm not very experienced in auto repair - I wouldn't have sprayed it otherwise! If it is ok to go ahead as planned, does anyone know where I might get Cellulose thinners?

Many thanks to all for reading, and sorry if this topic has come up before - I did have a good look.

Maple

  Maple

Well I tried it anyway and it did work - on my car, can't say for sure whether it would be good for other cars.

  Maple