ok, when my truck was parked at the lot in the shipyard that our rig was at, all of the guys on the crew got gray overspray paint on our trucks. now you cant see it on my truck, but you can feel it. i got it off of the windows without a problem, using a razorblade. how do i get it off of the body. i already tried getting my company to pay for it, but they wont. i am highly pissed, but what can i do?

I dont remember the name of the guy here on the forum but they did the same thing painting a rig and got paint allover his truck.
He got the company or their insurance to pay for it.
I would still try and at least get them to detail it or find a POS to drive if hey continue that crap

the same thing happened to my old truck and since it had lots of dirt dust and wax on it the over spray came off using the pressure washer (4000 psi) just be careful with the truck paint if you get too close to it. Good luck

i am still gonna try that radar. but dmaxsam, that is a good idea. i just left it dirty for any other protection.

as you know paint needs clean surface to stick so it might take you a while with the washer but it will come off eventually good luck again.

Clay bar will get it off. Give it a good waxing afterwards.

J Wood, you know what. our toolpusher said the company was gonna give us clay bar to take it off ourselves. if that aint some bs making us do it on our own. wasnt my fault that i had to park at the yard.

Definitely will come off with a claybar. I use a 3M bar that lubes with soapy water. Soapy water and sponge first, rinse, then soapy water and the claybar, then rinse and dry. Start at the top and work down so all of the other gunk stuck to your truck rockers doesn't make the bar abrasive. Use extra caution on dark trucks as the clay is like a sponge, in the sense that it holds dirt and you will use the dirt to scratch up the truck.

As for liability, have your insurance or a lawyer make a call to the ship yard if you were parked in "designated" parking.

I use it on glass (especially windshields) all the time. The clay will remove every surface contaminant.

I got the bar at my NAPA for $30 and it's priceless to me. 3M's P/N is 38070. I actually have two. One for nice trucks, and another for glass and "not so nice" trucks.

I have been over sprayed 3 times so far. It happens quite a bit at shipyards.

Clay bars work magic. With the heavy over spray you have, buy 2 kits. Each kit comes with a clay bar and a bottle of detail spray. Keep the surface extremely wet. You will most likely run out of the detail spray, soap and water works fine.

It's a long days work, but after your done your paint will be smoother than the day one. Don't forget a new wax job afterwards.

what wax are yall using to do this afterwards? been a while since i even waxed it. dont remember what i have. i do it all by hand though. oh yeah, and the yard has a sign at the entrance that says not responsible for damage done to cars.

Yeah, what these guys said about the clay bar. I was tagged badly by overspray up in Seattle during construction of Safeco Field. They covered all the costs and had a shop do it. That shop used a clay bar I know and waxed it afterwards.
I then got some on another occasion just on one side of my old truck. I bought the Mothers clay bar kit and it's just as "heymccall" said as far as the process. It will work, but you'll have sore shoulders, arm pump, and an inability to perform the 5 knuckle shuffle for a few days....but all will be back to normal once you do it.

I had the same thing on my old truck. I am pretty particular so I would rather do it by hand than get someone to buff MY PAINT! You have the perfect color being that it is a lighter color. I used a scratch remover. Any type of scratch / swirl remover will work, but I would recommend using it in a one way motion, not swirling it. Then use a good carnauba wax after and it will get it off and look nice and deep again.

it depends what they used clay works good but if you drop it trash it, a good buffer can do it also. but you may need to wet sand then buff it. we take overspray off all the time and charge about 150-250$.

Clay bar will get it off. Give it a good waxing afterwards.
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thank yall all so much for the info. when i get back from work in 2 wks, i will get after it.

That was devastating for me when that happened w/ polyurethane. I had to build a ton of these magazine racks, and I mind as well have just polyed my truck by the time I was done with them. Never thought it would have blown that far and stayed tacky. It took me almost 6 hours the next day to clean the truck up. Sucked big time. Good luck Silverstreak.

well guys, i got my truck done this weekend. i swear now the body feels softer, lol. like a babys bottom. anyways, thanks for the help and advice on all of this. i bought 2 kits, but only used one, but the other is backup for anything. looks like i am supposed to be going back to the shipyard for work this time. i am gonna tell them that i aint doin this sh** again. they are payin next time. its bs. oh well. later.

Good luck on getting your employer to pay for the overspray on your vehicle. I used to run a shipyard and that was part of the hazards. Next time park further away, or I used to cover my truck with a soft cover.

As glsouthern said, good luck getting your employer to pay. You're better off just taking a cover to protect your truck.