Lee Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 They were sandblasting at work last week. Car was 100 feet upwind, no prob. Friday they finished blasting and started painting (equipment is about 60 ft. up on top of an ash silo). They didn't bother to let me know they were going to paint. My car isn't as bad as a woman who had parked downwind thinking they'd left for the day, but it is very noticable to me on my dark garrnet red paint. Others at work are saying "good luck getting anything out of them to fix it." Pisses me off royal considering all I've been doing this past year and a half to fix it up nice. You'd have thought 100 feet through the air would have dried it a bit so it wouldn't stick well...nope. The car is speckled from front to back. The woman's car feels like sandpaper it's so thick/concentrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeorge Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 well they should be insured for things like that I know in MN they have to be. and its there Fult they should have told you to move the car. if it was anywhere near there work area. or they should have put a PLastic tarp up around the work area.... but Try some 800 Gt sand paper and wet sand the spots off and color match wax the car after .....or Try GooGone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 800-grit, that's really coarse!!! I would just recommend trying one of those clay bars on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Clay bar would be REALLY nice on that. Not only should it remove that overspray, it will help clean up your car more if your detailing it. It removes any thing embeded in the paint. Im doing a major detail this summer, and already got one. most walmarts are selling Clay Magic, a popular brand, for only $10. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead43 Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Yep I'd say Clay bar it!!!... Only thing is its going to take alot of time depending on the thinkness of the paint overspray. Work in small sections until you cover all the area's affected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted May 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 The clay bar thing sounds good. I've read about that in past posts. First I have to see what happens with the painters. They got some of the company vans too so I'm not in it alone. It was my building they were painting on. ( a vacuum ash removal system on top of a silo) They oversprayed other vehicles that were parked at the next building. There were two of us at my building. The other guy has a white truck and I don't think he's noticed yet. Should have, it's on the windows also...but then he is 62 and may not be focusing too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeorge Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 800-grit, that's really coarse!!! I would just recommend trying one of those clay bars on it. Yeah a Clay bar should work and no 800 gt isnt course its like rubing paper on the car. its what the bodyshops use for the final coats....80 gt now thats course like rubbing a gravel Road on the paint. on my key marks I used 160 to prep area, then primered, sanded with 400 and then final coat and then sanded with 600gt and it came out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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