Paint Fallout (overspray)

[MattMold]

I just got a quick question here, I know that industrial fallout can damage the paint because it is basically metal particals, therefore removal is a must. But I was wondering, what if you live near, or work by a paint shop?? Where I work, there is a paint booth for painting the robots and it vents outside through flters. I have noticed that there are white specks of paint on my truck. My question is what damage does this cause? Is it just paint sticking to paint, or is it doing some serious hurting, besides to my heart? the only reason I'm asking is because winter is around the corner and I can't really clay in sub zero temps around here.

I have also noticed that when I get right up close to my paint (about an inch) I can see thje black paint, but I also see some brown. i.e. a brown dot with 4 black ones around it, and so on. It's not conamination, its just there. nothing will take it away. Is it just part of the paint? thanks!

P.S. After I clayed on the weekend, I added another 2 coats of S.G. Let it stand an hour, remove, wait 24hrs. repeat. AMAZING! blitz this weekend I hope!

[Ron Ketcham]

Paint overspray from autobody shops will look round and stand up from the surface, may have a shine to it.

All enamels, house and others will be a little less perfectly round.

The same for most expoxy paints.

Latex is very irregular and some will have voids in them.

The ferrous oxides are very different as you will notice when you get the magnifier adjusted and look at lot of different vehicles and conditions.

I think you will also find that in the winter, the overspray is not going to attach as readily as in the warmer months.

Chemical reason for this, has to do with the solvents, the "openess" of the warm clear, etc.

[MattMold]

Thanks Ron! You are right about it being worse in the summer than in the winter! I have noticed that. Do you think that the paint on my paint (sounds kinnda funny) will cause damage? Also what about those brown spots I mentiond? Peace!

[Ron Ketcham]

You must be parking during the day in an industrial area, since they are building robotics.

By the way, try to find out what the paint is they are using. Could be important, but then maybe not.

Since, as I said, it is an industrial complex, you may very well have ferrous oxide particles. Quite common, since they are cutting, shaping, grinding metal to make the product.

The magnifier will tell you in short order.

The paint that gets on, if it is not a 2 part expoxy with a clorinated solvent system, should not really damage, but wouldn't let it stay on overly long.

[darbh]

I have a simple suggestion: head off the problem at the pass -- get a car cover.

[MattMold]

thanks for the replies. If I lived in the area darbh, I would get a cover. I just work in the area. I'm not that bad as to cover my truck every time I go into work. Peace out!

[darbh]

Ahh, I understand.

Darbh
Car covering fanatic