Paint spray damage on my Jk

highoctane

highoctane

Caught the Bug
:mad: Still stuck here in Trashcanistan for another 4 days before I head home for my first break this year. Was Looking forward to coming home to my Jeep and putting on a few parts that I ordered over the last 135 days, but it'll likely be at the body shop getting this fixed. My wife was driving the Jeep today, as she usually does once a week, and a truck pulling a utility trailer on the highway had a paint can get knocked over, and dump a few gallons of paint all over the road. My wife was a few car lengths back behind it, and drove through that shit at about 65 mph, spraying it all down the driver side of the jeep, inside the wheel wells, all over the undercarriage, and it's a mess. Damn thing only has 1300 miles on it. Luckily she was able to follow their paint trail, flag them down, and get their insurance info. Already have a claim filed with their commercial auto insurance policy. Just needed to vent. I'm freaking pissed. Anyone had this happen before? Does this crap come off without a repaint?










 
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That sucks, sorry it happened and thanks for your service! :usa:

Depends...on the type of paint splattered on your rig. It's been a long while, but there was a time when I was an auto body apprentice. I can't remember the particulars of the type of spilled paint, but we used something like a commercial "goo-gone", wet sanded and buffed on all painted items of the victim vehicle. As I remember it was a early 90's Chevy Malibu which had little plastic on it but the wheel wells. I honestly can't remember if those were replaced or repaired.

About a year ago I ran over some very freshly applied paint lines on the road in my JKU. There were little chunks of yellow everywhere. I slapped some goo-gone on there, cleaned and waxed the painted parts. I used soap, water and lots of elbow grease to get it off the fenders and bumpers and 303'd it afterwards. This was a very minor amount compared to what happened to yours.

Again, sorry it happened and I hope it's a quick fix to return it to it's damn near new former glory.
 
Go to your local auto parts store and get a cleaning kit with a clay bar and after you wash it follow the instructions and you should get it off. Then re-wash and throw on a coat of wax.
 
USMC Wrangler said:
That sucks, sorry it happened and thanks for your service! :usa:

Depends...on the type of paint splattered on your rig. It's been a long while, but there was a time when I was an auto body apprentice. I can't remember the particulars of the type of spilled paint, but we used something like a commercial "goo-gone", wet sanded and buffed on all painted items of the victim vehicle. As I remember it was a early 90's Chevy Malibu which had little plastic on it but the wheel wells. I honestly can't remember if those were replaced or repaired.

About a year ago I ran over some very freshly applied paint lines on the road in my JKU. There were little chunks of yellow everywhere. I slapped some goo-gone on there, cleaned and waxed the painted parts. I used soap, water and lots of elbow grease to get it off the fenders and bumpers and 303'd it afterwards. This was a very minor amount compared to what happened to yours.

Again, sorry it happened and I hope it's a quick fix to return it to it's damn near new former glory.
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Thanks. I should say I'm over here working as a civilian on a contract for the State Dept now, and no longer in the military or affiliated with the DoD. I got out of the Corps in 2010. I don't put up with near the danger and tough conditions our military does over here. Our own secure camp on base with my own room with shower and ice cold a/c, and our own vehicles to get around the airfield to the dfac and px. Hats off to them.

The guy said it was water based paint. I know they can replace the plastic parts that got sprayed if they don't come clean. Just hope they can get the paint looking new again without a respray.
 
jeff_in_rc said:
Go to your local auto parts store and get a cleaning kit with a clay bar and after you wash it follow the instructions and you should get it off. Then re-wash and throw on a coat of wax.
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I'll have to get the other guy's insurance to fix this. I won't be home for another 4 - 5 days, and my 2nd kid is due the 3rd day I'm home. Needless to say I'll be pretty busy. If that's about all the body shop will have to do to get rid of all of it, along with maybe some buffing and/or wet sanding, I'll be pretty happy.
 
highoctane said:
Thanks. I should say I'm over here working as a civilian on a contract for the State Dept now, and no longer in the military or affiliated with the DoD. I got out of the Corps in 2010. I don't put up with near the danger and tough conditions our military does over here. Our own secure camp on base with my own room with shower and ice cold a/c, and our own vehicles to get around the airfield to the dfac and px. Hats off to them.

The guy said it was water based paint. I know they can replace the plastic parts that got sprayed if they don't come clean. Just hope they can get the paint looking new again without a respray.
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Well, Semper Fi, brother. Understood now, but still a thanks for what you have done.

If it's water based, it should come out without a respray. Should. I imagine a good body shop, paid for the other fellas insurance, could get it out completely with a good buff. The plastic, well, I can't get dust off of mine half the time...
 
Dropped the Jeep off at the body shop the day after Memorial Day and just picked it up yesterday. Turned out great. None of the Anvil paint and to be resprayed because they were able to get all of the white paint off with a clay bar and a lot of man-hours getting it clean. They did have to repaint the black hardtop and replace every piece of plastic trim on the Jeep. Both bumpers, all 4 flares, all 4 inner fender liners, all window rubber seals, all 4 door handles, both mirrors, the filler cap housing, and the license plate holder. Also had to replace the driver side tires and the spare tire. Cost the insurance company of the guy who dumped the paint on the road over $8k. So glad my wife was able to get the guy's insurance info. Jeep looks brand new! Bummer is I go back to work in Kabul next week, and have had pretty much no time with my Jeep this month off from work.
 
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highoctane said:
Dropped the Jeep off at the body shop the day after Memorial Day and just picked it up yesterday. Turned out great. None of the Anvil paint and to be resprayed because they were able to get all of the white paint off with a clay bar and a lot of man-hours getting it clean. They did have to replace every piece of plastic trim on the Jeep. Both bumpers, all 4 flares, all 4 inner fender liners, all window rubber seals, all 4 door handles, both mirrors, the filler cap housing, and the license plate holder. Also had to replace the driver side tires and the spare tire. Cost the insurance company of the guy who dumped the paint on the road over $8k. So glad my wife was able to get the guy's insurance info. Jeep looks brand new! Bummer is I go back to work in Kabul next week, and have had pretty much no time with my Jeep this month off from work.
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Good for you man, Glad the system worked out for you!
 
Glad it worked out for you.

Just got back from a vacation down in Elk Grove Ca. My sister came over to see us and on the way she ran through a fresh dump of some really nasty house paint. It was like a tan rubbery- plastic. Outside air temp. was right about 100 and it had dried hard all over her brand new Caddy CTS. I used my dads pressure washer and it took it off the body in big sheets. No way in hell was it coming off the tires, the undercarriage or anything that was black.
Basically sprayed it all over the passenger side of the car. it must have been deep as it was all the way down in the treads.

No one was around and my sister thought it was dry.

I am so glad I did not run my Jeep through it.

Good thing you were able to get the mess cleaned up and got the party at fault to pay up.
 
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