Gloss paint on my 5 week old SLK!

chris_m · 09-11-2006

The wife came home with the car and didn't even realise that this is what it looked like on the outside. I was in shock!!!

I was ready to kill somebody! Honestly. I took some pics so that i could prove that i was right to commit murder over this. But i couldn't bear to look at it and do nothing, so i only took these three. The lower half of the car was COVERED in silver gloss paint. I took out my cleaning bag and got to work. This time, the wife helped and my brother came over to help too. My wife kept all of it wet by continually going over the car with warm water mixed with lots and lots of car wash, my brother took each wheel off and scrubbed the arches with paint remover (carefully), while i took my speed detailer (macguiers) and some microfibres and went around the car washing off each and every spec of it. Luckily, it all came off. It took us 4 hours to do the whole car though (and i spent two hours that morning washing it!).

After we'd cleaned the car, my brother drove me back the route that my wife took with the car (only 4 miles). We found where the paint had come from. Somebody (kids i guess), had covered a 3-series bmw with a whole can of the stuff! The car was white originally and the paint had dripped off the car and gone everywhere. My wife must have driven over the paint without realising. And she wasn't the only one, the puddle was right at the top of a narrow road, so you had no choice but to go over it even if you did see it, and the paint picked up and transferred from other cars tyres went all the way down the road.

Anyway, it's all good now. But i'll never forget how i was fuming when i first saw it.

noregret4life · 09-11-2006

That is downright WRONG!!!!

Sorry to see this happen. Where you able to get the paint off ok?

I posted a while ago about my friends A4. She actually ran over a FULL bottle of silver spray paint on the road. The bottle exploded all over the entire side of the car, wheel well, brakes, and it looked like someone painted silver racing stripes on the drivers side. Mind you, she head the can pop and thought it was a pothole, kept driving and spreading the paint all over with the wind.

Terrible thing to see on any car. Esp on a new SLK.

chris_m · 09-11-2006

Yeah, it all came off thankfully. But it was hard work.

My wife didn't realise either and she jumped on the motorway. Doing 40-50mph isn't a good idea when you've got paint that was stuck in the tread of your tyres now flying down the side of your car!

DansSlk · 09-11-2006

Oh man i was almost in tears you got real lucky getting that stuff off man.

Glad you got it sorted i think she looks better with the stock paint mate.

noregret4life · 09-11-2006

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Originally Posted by chris_m

Yeah, it all came off thankfully. But it was hard work.

My wife didn't realise either and she jumped on the motorway. Doing 40-50mph isn't a good idea when you've got paint that was stuck in the tread of your tyres now flying down the side of your car!

Chris, Would you mind posting the exact details of the steps you took to remove the paint. I helped on that A4 but there is some splatter still left.

Brands, Mixes... anything you think may be usefull to clean up a messy situation like this.

chris_m · 09-11-2006

noregret4life> I'll get the exact name of the products that i used for you tonight and post them tomorrow. As for the process: it was gloss paint, water and jet washers won't work, once it dries it's really difficult to take off (although not impossible cos i did see a two or three small dots that were left behind and they came off a week or so later using the speed detailer). I mixed loads of car wash shampoo with the warm water, literally just poured it in. The speed detailer is what i used to take the paint off though, it's fantastic stuff, they should advertise it as "Gives a great finish AND removes paint that doesn't belong on your car!!!". Just sprayed it on, and rubbed it off. Left a great finish too!

Actually, just did a little google and found the products:

Car wash - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...8454&langId=-1
Detailer - http://www.ekmpowershop2.com/ekmps/s...&productid=245

**etyu** · 09-11-2006

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Originally Posted by chris_m

Actually, just did a little google and found the products:

Car wash - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...8454&langId=-1
Detailer - http://www.ekmpowershop2.com/ekmps/s...&productid=245

Glad it all came off Chris_m, I would've fainted!

Thanks for the tip on the speed detailer.

chris_m · 09-11-2006

Um, i should have added a little disclaimer at the bottom. I haven't used anything else to be able to compare it to, but i'm so happy with it i probably won't change now either unless i see a difference in other people's finish.

The speed detailer gives a great, smear-free finish. I wash the car, dry the car, and then go round each panel spraying on the detailer and polishing it off by hand with a microfibre, that's it, and that's why i love it.

*easty* · 09-11-2006

Ow.. That spretty aweful. I had the same kind of feeling. I went out to the super market one evening to get some essentials. I think the car was only a couple of weeks old. the left door was covered in white paint and it was all over the bonet/hood and the roof. Somebody had drove round the car park and paintbaleld my car. I guess it must be water based, I got to a hot spray wash and spent an hour going over it and it all came off. I was wondering if I had a real gun in the car and that happened, would it be fair to shoot back with real bullets?

DansSlk · 09-11-2006

Hell yeah easty it would have been completely justified i mean they could have scratched it mate.

chris_m · 09-12-2006

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Originally Posted by DansSlk

Hell yeah easty it would have been completely justified i mean they could have scratched it mate.

LOL! Now there's a surprise for them, they shoot a few paintball rounds, you open your boot and spray them with lead from your AK47! I really felt so angry that if somebody had come up to me and admitted "i'm really sorry, i accidentaly dropped the paint on the road", i think i still would have hit him (well, in all honesty maybe not, i'm too forgiving!).

I was really worried when the paint wouldn't just come off with water and shampoo, i thought it was going to stay on the car for good.

DansSlk · 09-12-2006

I remember getting hammerite on my M3 got that was depressing because it wasn't going anywhere fast had to replace the panel in the end now i garage the cars before i paint.

Your lucky it came off mate with the heat generated around the wheels i would have expected it to be dried on in just a few minutes.

RacerCub68 · 09-12-2006

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Originally Posted by chris_m

Um, i should have added a little disclaimer at the bottom. I haven't used anything else to be able to compare it to, but i'm so happy with it i probably won't change now either unless i see a difference in other people's finish.

The speed detailer gives a great, smear-free finish. I wash the car, dry the car, and then go round each panel spraying on the detailer and polishing it off by hand with a microfibre, that's it, and that's why i love it.

That's cool you got it off! That would have been a bitch! Especially since they can swirl mark your car taking it off.

I had concrete dumped all over my 2005 (good thing I had the top up!) I learned my lesson from my Fiero going through a puddle left after someone cleaned a concrete truck, the lime in the concrete immediatly eats into the paint, if you let it sit for even a half hour, it's down below the service and you have to sand paint off.

I pulled over and started "disrobing". Used a hand towel I had in the trunk, and brand new dress shirt and tie to get concrete off the paint as fast as possible. Jerks wouldn't give me the company info in case I couldn't get it off, luckily Tele-Aid got the cops there faster then my calls to the local police station did.

Mom made me some towels with my initials embroadered in red for the SLK. I keep 3 full size ones in the spare tire well just in case something like this happens again.

Did you guys notice in one of the other posts I listed about someone pouring paint all over someone else's car? Geez, hope I didn't jinx you!

*easty* · 09-12-2006

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Originally Posted by DansSlk

Hell yeah easty it would have been completely justified i mean they could have scratched it mate.

Well it did dint the door . Luckily I had dint protection and it was removed faultlessly.

DansSlk · 09-12-2006

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Originally Posted by easty

Well it did dint the door . Luckily I had dint protection and it was removed faultlessly.

Lucky for them then i guess otherwise they would be needing a surgeon

chris_m · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by easty

Well it did dint the door . Luckily I had dint protection and it was removed faultlessly.

What's dint protection and can i have it too?

RacerCub68 · 09-13-2006

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Originally Posted by chris_m

What's dint protection and can i have it too?

Yeah, what is a dint? Is it a cross between a ding and a dent?

**etyu** · 09-14-2006

I think Easty was talking about Dent Protection Insurance (probably an extra "rider") where the dent is repaired by an authorized Paintless Dent Removal facility.

chris_m · 09-14-2006

Did a quick uk google search ("dent protection" insurance) and only one page came up! I don't think we've got such a thing over here.

09-11-2006	#1 (permalink)
chris_m Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 171 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gloss paint on my 5 week old SLK! The wife came home with the car and didn't even realise that this is what it looked like on the outside. I was in shock!!! I was ready to kill somebody! Honestly. I took some pics so that i could prove that i was right to commit murder over this. But i couldn't bear to look at it and do nothing, so i only took these three. The lower half of the car was COVERED in silver gloss paint. I took out my cleaning bag and got to work. This time, the wife helped and my brother came over to help too. My wife kept all of it wet by continually going over the car with warm water mixed with lots and lots of car wash, my brother took each wheel off and scrubbed the arches with paint remover (carefully), while i took my speed detailer (macguiers) and some microfibres and went around the car washing off each and every spec of it. Luckily, it all came off. It took us 4 hours to do the whole car though (and i spent two hours that morning washing it!). After we'd cleaned the car, my brother drove me back the route that my wife took with the car (only 4 miles). We found where the paint had come from. Somebody (kids i guess), had covered a 3-series bmw with a whole can of the stuff! The car was white originally and the paint had dripped off the car and gone everywhere. My wife must have driven over the paint without realising. And she wasn't the only one, the puddle was right at the top of a narrow road, so you had no choice but to go over it even if you did see it, and the paint picked up and transferred from other cars tyres went all the way down the road. Anyway, it's all good now. But i'll never forget how i was fuming when i first saw it.

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DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	Oh man i was almost in tears you got real lucky getting that stuff off man. Glad you got it sorted i think she looks better with the stock paint mate. __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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easty Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Vehicle: ///AMG Posts: 2,075 Country: Thanks: 17 Thanked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Ow.. That spretty aweful. I had the same kind of feeling. I went out to the super market one evening to get some essentials. I think the car was only a couple of weeks old. the left door was covered in white paint and it was all over the bonet/hood and the roof. Somebody had drove round the car park and paintbaleld my car. I guess it must be water based, I got to a hot spray wash and spent an hour going over it and it all came off. I was wondering if I had a real gun in the car and that happened, would it be fair to shoot back with real bullets? __________________ "I'm not a roman mum, I'm a kike, a yid, a heebie, a hook-nose, I'm kosher mum, I'm a Red Sea pedestrian, and proud of it!" Life of Brian To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	Hell yeah easty it would have been completely justified i mean they could have scratched it mate. __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	I remember getting hammerite on my M3 got that was depressing because it wasn't going anywhere fast had to replace the panel in the end now i garage the cars before i paint. Your lucky it came off mate with the heat generated around the wheels i would have expected it to be dried on in just a few minutes. __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

09-11-2006	#2 (permalink)
noregret4life Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Vehicle: '05 SLK350 Posts: 1,092 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	That is downright WRONG!!!! Sorry to see this happen. Where you able to get the paint off ok? I posted a while ago about my friends A4. She actually ran over a FULL bottle of silver spray paint on the road. The bottle exploded all over the entire side of the car, wheel well, brakes, and it looked like someone painted silver racing stripes on the drivers side. Mind you, she head the can pop and thought it was a pothole, kept driving and spreading the paint all over with the wind. Terrible thing to see on any car. Esp on a new SLK.

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chris_m Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 171 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, it all came off thankfully. But it was hard work. My wife didn't realise either and she jumped on the motorway. Doing 40-50mph isn't a good idea when you've got paint that was stuck in the tread of your tyres now flying down the side of your car!

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chris_m Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 171 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	noregret4life> I'll get the exact name of the products that i used for you tonight and post them tomorrow. As for the process: it was gloss paint, water and jet washers won't work, once it dries it's really difficult to take off (although not impossible cos i did see a two or three small dots that were left behind and they came off a week or so later using the speed detailer). I mixed loads of car wash shampoo with the warm water, literally just poured it in. The speed detailer is what i used to take the paint off though, it's fantastic stuff, they should advertise it as "Gives a great finish AND removes paint that doesn't belong on your car!!!". Just sprayed it on, and rubbed it off. Left a great finish too! Actually, just did a little google and found the products: Car wash - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...8454&langId=-1 Detailer - http://www.ekmpowershop2.com/ekmps/s...&productid=245

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chris_m Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 171 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Um, i should have added a little disclaimer at the bottom. I haven't used anything else to be able to compare it to, but i'm so happy with it i probably won't change now either unless i see a difference in other people's finish. The speed detailer gives a great, smear-free finish. I wash the car, dry the car, and then go round each panel spraying on the detailer and polishing it off by hand with a microfibre, that's it, and that's why i love it.

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etyu Founding Member #2 / Ambassador Of Good Will Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Vehicle: 2008 SLK 55 Posts: 5,279 Country: Thanks: 376 Thanked 277 Times in 168 Posts	I think Easty was talking about Dent Protection Insurance (probably an extra "rider") where the dent is repaired by an authorized Paintless Dent Removal facility. __________________ *Eddy* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Pewter/Beige, PIII package, Airscarf, Hands-Free Communication System, Lighting package Designo Black Leather Cover on e-brake handle, ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Bill T), SmartTop v1.0, Kleyman 3BFM (NoRegret Custom), Green Air Filters, *Mod. R170 ant.*, EuroClear sidemarkers w/PIAA PlasmaIon lamps, chromed front & rear turn indicator lamps, PIAA SuperPlasmaGTX front parking lamps, bilateral rear fog lamps enabled.

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chris_m Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Vehicle: 2006 SLK 350 Posts: 171 Country: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did a quick uk google search ("dent protection" insurance) and only one page came up! I don't think we've got such a thing over here.

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