Overspray from house painting...

[mikester]

doink!

[Jims5543]

Have a pro detailer claybar the car and wax it. Should run you in the $200 neighborhood, or do it yourself.

As far as the painting goes, I warned all my neighbors I was painting my house and they either parked in the garage, or, like I did, parked up the street upwind from the work.

If I was to do it over again, I would ditch my Wagner Paintcrew and rent a pro airless sprayer. A lot less overspray and easier to work with.

[Dantilla]

Originally posted by Jim Cesiro
I would ditch my Wagner Paintcrew and rent a pro airless sprayer. A lot less overspray and easier to work with.

+1.

Once, in order to save $9 buying another roll of plastic, I wrote a $250 check to get a guy's car professionally detailed.

[bell]

i wouldn't try fix his paint yourself, no matter how good you are if it's not perfect it'll be in your hands, not a proffesional detailers....being it's brand new and all he's going to want it to remain the same
$200 sounds right for a quality paint detail, i'd get some different quotes and let him choose who does it (again so if they screw it up it's not your fault and out of your hands).
sounds like it'll be an uneventfull fix though.

[Scott R]

My S4 was sprayed with paint from my neighbor painting his sandrail, he had it detailed and the paint was swirled forever. (it was black, which was a huge mistake in the first place) Two detailers tried to fix that car, in the end his homeowners insurance had it repainted.

Nice thing was that I never knew it was him, he came over to apologize that he was painting with the door open and the wind came up. Good thing you were painting with latex and not automotive paint.

[Zeke]

In the same polite way, I would ask if the paint on the car could be analyzed under the guise of knowing what paint it was would point to which way to proceed with the removal. A detailer would love to have this information beforehand. In fact, a real professional detailer would have the overspray analyzed, ot test it himself, before starting removal. But, if the guy is pulling something on you, it will end quietly. Now, you say you and he ought to know what paint it was, it was your paint. Tell him it was samples and you don't know which color or KIND of paint might have gotten away from you.

As a one time painting contractor (10 years), I can tell you that oil based paints will drift further that you can imagine and stick to anything. OTOH, water based (a misnomer) paints are much heavier in the air and often dry before they come in contact unless the object iv pretty close by. Also, water borne product clean up very easily with a totally different process that an oil base would require.

I'd love to find out that the guy got this overspray somewhere else.

PS In the case of the black car ruined, obviously the "detailer" didn't know what paint it was and proceeded to grind it in thinking he was just gonna buff it off. It doesn't work that way. Frankly, I think the clay bar is poor advice.

[Jims5543]

When I got my Audi back from the body shop it was covered in overspray. I had my friend who is a detailer by trade come and look at it. He advised me to let him clay bar it and wax it. I agreed, he charged $175 but said he normally charges $225.

It cleared away the overspray and the car looked good as new.

I figured automotive overspray has to be the worst to deal with hence my advice to have it clay barred.

But, in line with Milts advise I would have a pro look at the car and decide, preferably one who was chosen by the owner of the car.

[Scott R]

Originally posted by milt


PS In the case of the black car ruined, obviously the "detailer" didn't know what paint it was and proceeded to grind it in thinking he was just gonna buff it off. It doesn't work that way. Frankly, I think the clay bar is poor advice.

I'm positive that's exactly what happened, it was the second detailer that told me the swirls were a mistake, and that he would have limited success in taking them out.

[speeder]

If it's only a little latex overspray, it should actually come off easily with plain soapy water and a soft brush or wash mitt. The stuff is nothing, other than a minor pain in the ass. Were you spraying anything other than latex?

As for spraying in windy conditions, you need to have an assistant right next to you with a huge piece of cardboard to shield wind plus catch overspray. On top of that, you need to cover any cars within 50 yds. or so. If it is truly windy and you need to do above 1 story, spraying is not the smart way to do it unless you have a 2 man bucker lift, (you+ assistant), and cover 100+ yards cars.

[bigchillcar]

+1 on not using the wagner again. i tried to paint my mother's house with one several years ago and it kept getting clogged for one thing. we rented a professional sprayer..much nicer.

[bigchillcar]

wow, my experience with it wasn't so nice. glad to hear unthinned latex is spraying well without clogs for you.

[red-beard]

If it is latex, vinegar is your friend. It will take off the oldest latex from anything. Get the cheapest vinegar and a paper towel...

[Zeke]

When I spray, I always hold the gun as close as permissible to get a good pattern, keep the gun at right angles to the surface at all times (no "fanning") and stop before I get to any outside corners. If the breeze is coming straight down the side of a building, you can use a horizontal fan and go up and down. This exposes only the edge of the fan to the breeze. If the wind is more than 5 MPH, quit. go do some trim or something (drink a beer).

[azasadny]

Claybar, polish and wax... Have the detailer do it ASAP... Good luck!

[GO DAWG GO]

For what its worth...Hot soapy water will remove any type of latex paint. Have him drive up in your driveway and hook a hose to your water heater hose bib. Wash his car with the hot soapy water and use a terry cloth.. It should come right off ...Keep at it and the overspray will be gone...Then have it waxed for him...It will be A-OK..