SOB!!! Paintballed!!!

[onelostsoldier]

Someone decided to hitup my wifes car with some paintballs......any idea of what is good to take it off without ruining the paint? I tries taking it to the cars wash which was later that day when I got home, so it sat in the sun all day. Any Ideas????? Thanks.

Chris

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[orfsubarupartsdude]

the last i remember,some paintballs are water based. Have you tried cleaning it by hand with a wash mit or sponge?

[Jessekrs123]

Yes, paintballs should come off with water. Spray it down, see if they run off, if not, give it a little scrubbing. It shouldn't leave any damage.

[Ryan314]

Most likely you will have damage from the impact and the shards of the shell of the paintball though.

[Scooby921]

The paint itself is washable, but usually a thick waxy/oily consistency. Its designed to clean up, but not easily (I play on occasion). Spraying the car with a hose won't get it all off. You are going to need to get out a sponge or rag to scrub a bit to get the waxy/oily residue off.

[Kupkake]

Paintball paint, 95% of the time, is water soluble.

Pending on how long the paint has sat on the car, attempt warm warm first.
If that fails, try warm with a little dish soap.
IF that fails, the paint isn't going to soak or seep into the cars finish, I'd say light clay work with a mild abrasive cleaner will work.

Don't worry about shards. Paintball shells are not shells (like and egg) they are casings.

NOTE: Paintball paint will ALWAYS be removed with water unless its hi-grade tournament paint, which I doubt these kids had. Hi-Grade paint is thicker tho, if this has run down the side of the car its cheaper paint and should come right off with enough water and very mild abrasion.

[onelostsoldier]

thanks....it is everywhere, it hit the rear window then splatered on the roof and hood.....little pricks

[polarisboy385]

Originally Posted by Kupkake

Paintball paint, 95% of the time, is water soluble.

Pending on how long the paint has sat on the car, attempt warm warm first.
If that fails, try warm with a little dish soap.
IF that fails, the paint isn't going to soak or seep into the cars finish, I'd say light clay work with a mild abrasive cleaner will work.

Don't worry about shards. Paintball shells are not shells (like and egg) they are casings.

NOTE: Paintball paint will ALWAYS be removed with water unless its hi-grade tournament paint, which I doubt these kids had. Hi-Grade paint is thicker tho, if this has run down the side of the car its cheaper paint and should come right off with enough water and very mild abrasion.

this, it will come off with dish soap,

the casing is a thin rubber shell, it is slightly flexible, unless its dented the paint there should be no damage,
and i can guarantee you these kids didnt buy tournament grade paint, at 65-70 bucks a case for that stuff people dont buy it to waste it.


unless your wife was driving in this neighborhood

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/18/r...aintball-guns/

[burtonboarder230]

even the tournament grade stuff is just thick and designed to stain fabric, the shell on the tournament grade stuff is actually more brittle then the stuff people buy at wal mart... Take it from someone who's washed many cars that were covered in paintballs after a tournament... stuff should come right off... maybe a dent or two if they were shot with high enough velocity and a harder shell but paint itself should come off with water and a little soap to get rid of the oily crap

[rwdbugeye]

Originally Posted by polarisboy385

this, it will come off with dish soap,

the casing is a thin rubber shell, it is slightly flexible, unless its dented the paint there should be no damage,
and i can guarantee you these kids didnt buy tournament grade paint, at 65-70 bucks a case for that stuff people dont buy it to waste it.


unless your wife was driving in this neighborhood

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/18/r...aintball-guns/

I would make me if someone did that to me. If that happened I would comeback and and shoot their house with one.

[J03]

Originally Posted by polarisboy385

unless your wife was driving in this neighborhood

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/18/r...aintball-guns/

Originally Posted by rwdbugeye

I would make me if someone did that to me. If that happened I would comeback and and shoot their house with one.

Not to mention that people aren't trained to judge speed. I was going the speed limit (literally) once in a bright red wrangler with the top down and music playing. For some reason, the sight of 4 teenagers in a bright car caused a group of people on their front porch to yell at me to slow down. I immediately stopped and informed them that I was driving the speed limit in a less than friendly way which caused them to run into their home.

[jxkim]

i would be more worried about dents

[FL4TFTW]

My car has never been hit by a paintball, but if it's any thing like getting egged (my civic got 2 dozen) they will leave a bunch of small chips in a circle around the point of impact.

[stwang314]

I would try washing it with the culprits blood.

[lumberchicken]

soap and water will take care of the paint

[vinxH]

for those of you who said the paintball shell wont damage the paint... how much do you know about paintball? ever got shot by one? the shell+impact can do damage to the paint. and paintballs can be flying at up to 350 feets per second from the average POS gun that you can find at walmart. i would even say that if your car paint is NOT damaged nor dented, you got lucky. if you get shot bareskin by paintballs, it's pretty common to get cut marks and/or slight bleeding, from the shattered shells slicing your skin.

and while the paint is just an oil that is water-soluble, they can leave stains if it sat on your car for some time. pink paint is famous for staining white cars.

[pb4life31]

Your lucky they didn't use "Ultra Evil" paint if you leave that on a car in the sun it will dye the paint yellow i've had experience with it on my old ford explorer.

[maddog39]

Originally Posted by rwdbugeye

I would make me if someone did that to me. If that happened I would comeback and and shoot their house with one.

I would pull the hand brake, come to a screeching halt and deck someone....

[FL4TFTW]

Originally Posted by pb4life31

Your lucky they didn't use "Ultra Evil" paint if you leave that on a car in the sun it will dye the paint yellow i've had experience with it on my old ford explorer.

Ultra evil is great paint haha.

[LiCelsior]

after washing it, clay bar it and it should be minty clean again.

[sonic03rex]

a lot of paintballs are actually water/soap based so you'll be fine. Just give it a good wash.

[polarisboy385]

Originally Posted by vinxH

for those of you who said the paintball shell wont damage the paint... how much do you know about paintball? ever got shot by one? the shell+impact can do damage to the paint. and paintballs can be flying at up to 350 feets per second from the average POS gun that you can find at walmart. i would even say that if your car paint is NOT damaged nor dented, you got lucky. if you get shot bareskin by paintballs, it's pretty common to get cut marks and/or slight bleeding, from the shattered shells slicing your skin.

and while the paint is just an oil that is water-soluble, they can leave stains if it sat on your car for some time. pink paint is famous for staining white cars.

I know that paitnball gradees have a lot to do, a cheaper paintball will be easier to chop inside a marker whyere tournament grade is stiffer, when you p,ay in a tournament they will use something like oh say.... diablo paint that versus woodsball paint will determine severity of impact of and damage of paint to follow. Alsodependant on how close they were when they shot the car helps determine that too.

When I would play I was a back to mid player, getting shot from about midfield resulted in bruises. Getting shot fromm abiut 3 feet away while crawling the snake led to welts. And knowing that anyone who is mature enough to respect the sport of paintbaqll leads me to believe these were teenagers. And knowing teenagers they have probably no balls so shot from a good distance away as theyb would be too scared to come out point blank and shoot the car

But yes good luck with paint stain.....

[FL4TFTW]

Originally Posted by polarisboy385

I know that paitnball gradees have a lot to do, a cheaper paintball will be easier to chop inside a marker whyere tournament grade is stiffer, when you p,ay in a tournament they will use something like oh say.... diablo paint that versus woodsball paint will determine severity of impact of and damage of paint to follow. Alsodependant on how close they were when they shot the car helps determine that too.

When I would play I was a back to mid player, getting shot from about midfield resulted in bruises. Getting shot fromm abiut 3 feet away while crawling the snake led to welts. And knowing that anyone who is mature enough to respect the sport of paintbaqll leads me to believe these were teenagers. And knowing teenagers they have probably no balls so shot from a good distance away as theyb would be too scared to come out point blank and shoot the car

But yes good luck with paint stain.....

That's false. Quality paint (marbs, evil, etc) are much more brittle than cheap paint. That's why they're used in tournaments: you want brittle paint so it breaks on your opponent. Cheap paint breaks in your marker or barrel because it isn't as round and consistent as good paint. Cheap paint usually has a much harder shell than good paint.

Back on topic: Paintballs will most definitely damage your paint if being shot from a paintball gun.

[Cole S.]

Dude if someone did that to my subi, they'd prolly die of blunt force trauma from the 1 1/4" combo-wrench i keep beside my seat hahaha

[tylerq219]

yeah cause hitting someone with a wrench because they got washable paint on your car is worth it. ****ing idiot...