I need to get in touch with the Witness Protection Program. A nice man had his wife's car pinstriped while she was out of town. I did a great job, six colors. He calls me 8 days later and tells me she does not like it and she hate orange. They are bringing me back the car Monday am to see if I could magically remove the painted pinstripes. I need to leave town fast and and clean, no trace of me left!!!!
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Knowing you, you probably covered the car..lines on every panel? Did you do it with one shot? Wait a few months, it'll fade away. With it that new, you might be able to dissolve it with alcohol. I'm so sorry you need to face this.
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
Really sorry to hear this, but keep in mind... This is HIS mistake, not yours, so be sure to charge for the redo too.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
IF the car has original factory paint AND, if you used un-catalized paint, you should be able to remove it with original Easy-Off oven cleaner easily.
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Well, we faced the music together. I showed him how it's gonna leave a mark,,,lots of marks. After i remove the striping, he's gonna get the car detailed, buffed out. Then bring it back to me to re-stripe. I was gonna even give him back his money, I had it in my rear pocket. Plus he said he was sorry and was going to make it up to me. The money stayed in my pocket. Rick,, remember, I still have the 1-Shot paint with the old formula. Lots of it. I mix it up with the newer stuff for added durability. I got 85% of it off today. I socked it with lacquer thinner and Rapid Tac Rapid Remover. I have this system of sliding a razor blade right under the soften paint. It gets most of it off. I follow up with a "Plastic Razor Blade" and my finger nails.
Posted by Gerald Barlow (Member # 3477) on :
Ali I have always used ezoff for removal. It only is safe on hardened factory paint but it does work well. i flush the debris off after each application to remove any buildup of chemicals. A light buffing with finishing compound brings back the shine.I worry that lacquer thinner will seep into the base paint pores and damage it.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
I was wondering how you were able to keep using One Shot and keep your business going. I gave up on it but then I don't have any of the old good stuff. I DO have some original LaFranc slow size with lead in it. Uh oh, now I'm going to have to go into witness protection with my LaFranc.
Posted by Dennis Kiernan (Member # 12202) on :
I was a commercial artist for a long time. Whenever I, we, would go to produce a big piece of art, we wd first show the client a comp, a sketch or model, rough or as finished as necessary to show him just what the finished art wd look like, so that he cdnt complain later that it wasnt what he'd expected. Dont sign painters, stripers, do the same?
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
The husband told me to go fer it, and I did. It wasn't outragious, just more than what the wife expected to see on her Hundae, Hundaiu, Japanese car. But I got it all off, they will have the car detailed and bring it back to you. Another Kodak moment.
Posted by Dennis Kiernan (Member # 12202) on :
Ah so. In that case I'd say that he needs to pay for any revisions.
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
I'm glad you kept the money in your pocket. It wasn't your fault that the husband ordered something wrong for his wife. My husband and I learned that lesson many years ago to not assume each other's tastes.
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