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how to remove paint specs
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Instructor
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: clarksdale mississippi
how to remove paint specs
this is alittle off topic, but at work we have been painting a overhead conveyor. the drift has got white paint specs on every vehicle within a quarter mile and of course everybody wants a new paint job. is there anything that can remove the specs? most of it is primer i am hoping a clay bar might do the trick. suggestions?
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: San Antonio TX
I'd farm it out to a detailing shop. It will probably come off with clay, but it may take some 2k grit wet sanding and a buff to get it off. It depends on what type of paint is on the cars, though.
Drifting
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
This is common on construction sites where painting contractors are trying to complete their work.
The fall out is bound to happen. Find a typical car that has been caught in the overspray and bring it to several detail shops asking them to quote cleaning up 50+ cars. Set up a PO with one of the shops and post a specific timeframe for people to have there cars cleaned. Unfortunately the project will have to bear the cost of the clean-up so you must limit your exposure with the timeframe.
If there is more painting to be done, post a warning a few days in advance so people can find new places to park.
I had to clean 200 cars on one of my job sites and it gets very expensive. Proceed with caution here.
The fall out is bound to happen. Find a typical car that has been caught in the overspray and bring it to several detail shops asking them to quote cleaning up 50+ cars. Set up a PO with one of the shops and post a specific timeframe for people to have there cars cleaned. Unfortunately the project will have to bear the cost of the clean-up so you must limit your exposure with the timeframe.
If there is more painting to be done, post a warning a few days in advance so people can find new places to park.
I had to clean 200 cars on one of my job sites and it gets very expensive. Proceed with caution here.
Le Mans Master
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Former Vendor
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From: Charlotte North Carolina 704-394-5150
You told them...they forgot or didn't care to take your warnings to heart...now THEY pay the price. I would not lose sleep over it. ANOTHER prime example of the diminishing GENE POOL.
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