overspray at work

[crash93ssei]

We recently had a company come in and paint five of our silos at work. Of course, everyone was told to park at the far end of the parking lot to avoid overspray, and of course, one day the wind was just right and coated 42 vehicles with overspray. Luckily, I am on midnights so I didn't get any of the overspray on my car!

They are having people from overspray.com come in and remove the overspray on all of the cars. Has anyone heard of or had any experience with them? From their website they sound like a good reputable business that has been in service for many years. They say in their video that buffing machines, compounds, clay bars, etc. will damage paint and that they use a soft rubber eraser pad to erase the overspray. Anyone ever hear of this? I am just wondering if the cars will have any maring or holograming from the eraser when they are done.

Here is their video on youtube YouTube - Overspray Removal Specialists, Inc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUP7GlBe8jg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Foverspray.com%2Fvideo.html&feature=player_embedded)

[RTexasF]

I've not heard of them (not that it means anything) but two things on the video were a total turn off to me. The guy talking with the customers with his ball cap on backwards (really shouts professionalism) and later a scene of someone slathering wax/sealant on the car with an old ragged towel.

The "rubber" clay bar, for lack of a better term, is somewhat interesting though. Wonder what happens if you drop it?

[Rsurfer]

Looks like claying too me. Just a different material. $350 for a clay and wax job. No charge for a dirty rag job.

[Lasthope05]

^^ +1

Plus I don't really like the idea of a rubber claybar. You figure a claybar is soft and pliable so during the claying process the contaminates get pushed into the clay and you can kneed it to get a fresh surface. This rubber one makes me wonder if the contaminates are grinding at the bottom or not since there's no where for it to go.

Its very similar to the Clayblock.

[Superdutytd]

I would not see the guy with his hat on backwards as necessarily not a professional but indeed could have done a better job. Another thing about the old towel is that that video looks to be at least 10 years old when microfiber wasn't being used very widely.

[christian900se]

You can get whats called a clay-block, which is basically a solid re-useable claybar. Dont hate on these people, there is no one that can beat the manufacturers paint job. :rolleyes:

[Rsurfer]

I would not see the guy with his hat on backwards as necessarily not a professional but indeed could have done a better job. Another thing about the old towel is that that video looks to be at least 10 years old when microfiber wasn't being used very widely.
What makes you believe that the vid is 10 yrs. old? I don't think even clay was widely used 10 yrs. ago.

[Superdutytd]

The cars for one thing and the quality of the video, but I could be wrong.

[george34231]

In response to the above negative comments about Overspray Removal Specialists, Inc. ---- We have successfully, with our rubber eraser bars, cleaned over 250,000 vehicles over our forty-six years in the business. If you havn't heard of us, please visit our website at: overspray claims, overspary removal specialists, vehicle import, export facilities, auto makers, auto dealers, manufacturing facilities, ship yards, airports, chemical refineries, universities, Military bases, municipalities, power plans, water treat . Our cleaning method does not damage any vehicle surfaces. As far as one of our employees having his hat on backwards, or one of our employees using a ragged towel to clean a vehicle, I suggest these comments be re-evaluated as they are absurd.

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[diablojota]

or one of our employees using a ragged towel to clean a vehicle, I suggest these comments be re-evaluated as they are absurd.

Say what? :confused:
You can clearly see the guy using what appears to be a ragged terry-cloth towel in the video. If the video were HD, perhaps we could clearly see that it isn't a nasty rag. In addition, the video looks to be over a decade old. If you're so successful, it may be time to provide everyone with an updated video, that uses some form of HD camera (readily and widely available).

As for the hat turned backwards, I don't care about that, as I do that when I work on my own cars, but that said, this is supposed to be a professional service video portraying what your business does. I think that you would want it to come across as more professional. I can think of many people who would be turned off by the 'less than profession' appearance.

[TornadoRed]

Getting popcorn...

[daveinsweethome]

the company showing up and answering questions shows a lot. the backwards cap i can live with. wonder if the rubber removes highway line paint?

[diablojota]

What makes you believe that the vid is 10 yrs. old? I don't think even clay was widely used 10 yrs. ago.

I've been using clay for over 15 years now. It's been widely available for many years.

[FUNX650]

In response to the above negative comments about Overspray Removal Specialists, Inc. ---- We have successfully, with our rubber eraser bars, cleaned over 250,000 vehicles over our forty-six years in the business. If you havn't heard of us, please visit our website at: overspray claims, overspary removal specialists, vehicle import, export facilities, auto makers, auto dealers, manufacturing facilities, ship yards, airports, chemical refineries, universities, Military bases, municipalities, power plans, water treat (http://www.overspray.com) . Our cleaning method does not damage any vehicle surfaces. As far as one of our employees having his hat on backwards, or one of our employees using a ragged towel to clean a vehicle, I suggest these comments be re-evaluated as they are absurd.

We would be glad to answer any questions about our cleaning process at: 800-835-5858.

Since this seems to be your first posting, I suppose a :welcome: would be in order and not be evaluated as absurd. :)

[James K]

The fact that they state that clay bars, compounds, and buffing machines will damage paint turns me off. Yes, they can damage paint, but seriously?