My house painter got slight paint splatters on my new car, what should I do?
The paint is white, and my sports car is black. He noticed it and offered to wipe it off, but it was from the day before and already dried (and his cloth is full of paint). I don't want to remove the clearcoat and I don't want to be that guy that cares too much, but it's a nice car. He offered to pay me $100, a full detail would cost about $200. Should I just take the money? What if the detail doesn't take the paint off.
Avid2012-11-28T11:12:39Z
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Most house paints are water soluble and will blast off your paint job at a car wash so take the money and try washing it off, if it don't take it to a detailer and have them fix it then take the bill to him if it cost's more. If he is a painter all he had to do was throw a .99 drop cloth over it before he started, he was careless and should pay for his sloppiness, thats why he's a painter, he is supposed to know you needed to move the car and told you so. If he used a oil base or enamel paint your in trouble and will need to take it to a dealer to get it done right and you could end up with swirls in the paint for your troubles. Good Luck.
Call the detail place and see if they think that they'll be able to remove the house paint (chances are they can). Also see if they will ONLY do that (and not a full detail), and how much that would cost, and ask your painter for that amount.
As a painter myself ,the reason why white is worn by technique of painters is going again to even as homes were white washed with lime and water, both outdoors and interior homes, white coveralls were used so once you spilled it on them it ought to no longer be considered, an identical rationalization why mechanics wore black coveralls, and human beings grinding barley wore brown coveralls.
If its latex, place a wet wrag on it and alow to soak it loose with out wipes. Oil base, a little baby oil and let soak,then wipe. Bird droppings are more harmful but take the money just in case.