[carguy]

Anybody got any ideas?

My wife drove down the F***in white line on a highway behind a painting crew. I now have white paint coating the right side of the vehicle. My black tires are now grey/white, mud flaps now white, back/bottom of rear bumper white. Too dark to see the whole side of the van so tomorrow I get to see how much paint is on the body. I did find paint on the right side glass. What a mess.

We just traded our '06 Ody EX-L for a '10 Ody EX-L a month ago. Just prior to this incident today she was driving home, took a rock to the windshield. Had that filled but it cracked, so our new van with less than 2500kms on it has a cracked windshield and who knows how much white road paint on it.

So how do I remove it? Methyl Hydrate? Clay bar? 3M Adhesive and Wax Remover?

The paint was long since dried before I saw got home to see it so the window of opportunity to get it while its fresh was gone long ago.

What a mess! Man am I pissed!

 

[gregersonke]

Call your insurance, its considered road debris and it shouldnt rack up your rates much if at all. Much easier to have a shop do it than do it yourself.

Also go to a nearby shop they will have a process for removing it safely. Usually it involves picking at it till its all gone. The stuff on the windows is easy to remove with a razor. But on the paint, its a little tougher. The tires you can rub about a little.

Here are a couple links on the subject

http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl766d.htm

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=13441
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18417

 

[whoa]

...Man am I pissed!

Just breathe and relax. Remember, she's the mother of your kids and one of a kind. That's what I keep telling myself.

 

[William Wiles]

I would also contact your local road department as they should have been putting down cones until it dried

 

[sontakke]

Besides, it is *her* van; you need to chill.

- Vikas

 

[Steve Pert]

Just breathe and relax. Remember, she's the mother of your kids and one of a kind. That's what I keep telling myself.

I like your perspective. Good to keep in mind!