Neighbour dispute (fence paint on my car)

[Jasandjules]

Sorry I am a little confused as to the problem here. Someone damaged your car by spraying paint over it. They need to fix it.

[TigerS6]

Digger said:

Try some Auto Glym Tar Remover. Worked well with dried-on pigeon poop and a soft damp cloth. Is it the whole side or just a small area on the bonnet?

Autoglym SRP didn't touch it... at all.
It's all over the car, bonnet, wings, doors, tailgate, glass panoramic roof.

[TigerS6]

Jasandjules said:

Sorry I am a little confused as to the problem here. Someone damaged your car by spraying paint over it. They need to fix it.

simply yes. But thats not where we are

[Digger]

Aah ok, i thought it was just the bonnet. Fire up the nuke!

[Efbe]

TigerS6 said:

Digger said:

Try some Auto Glym Tar Remover. Worked well with dried-on pigeon poop and a soft damp cloth. Is it the whole side or just a small area on the bonnet?

Autoglym SRP didn't touch it... at all.
It's all over the car, bonnet, wings, doors, tailgate, glass panoramic roof.

have you spoken to the bloke again?

[TigerS6]

Efbe said:

What would you do in their position? Personally I would have gone and got the quotes myself if I got paint on someone elses car. I would have been mortified.!?

You know what, I agree... I would have been horrified, and if I didn't have £400, I'd be on the phone to the my house insurance.

[TigerS6]

Efbe said:

have you spoken to the bloke again?

Nope, not since the doorstep incident with Neighbour A, where my wife effectively told him to "Gerr awf my laand".

[anonymous-user]

How can neighbour B not think they are responsible?? unbelievable.

And WTF rattled neighbour A's cage?

But, may be worth swallowing the £400 rather than risk anything official as this may have to be declared should you ever want to sell your house.

[Efbe]

TigerS6 said:

Efbe said:

have you spoken to the bloke again?

Nope, not since the doorstep incident with Neighbour A, where my wife effectively told him to "Gerr awf my laand".

I wouldn't worry about the reaction of anyone else at all.

All that matters is what the bloke says. Go around and have a friendly chat with him, and just him. no-one else involved

[Burrito]

TigerS6 said:

ou know what, I agree... I would have been horrified, and if I didn't have £400, I'd be on the phone to the my house insurance.

Just to elaborate on what I wrote earlier, I very much doubt your paintwork needs more than a "normal" clay, polish and a wax. £390 is highly likely, well over the odds.

I've had spots of spray paint (rather than fence paint) from a mural painter over 3/4 of an old car and got the car looking as good as before plus a couple of light scratches cleared for £50 at mates rates. Would normally have been £90.

Your neighbours were shocked at the cost because it's very high. Yes, they reacted badly but they were probably expecting the cost to be about a third of that!

[TigerS6]

Burrito said:

Your neighbours were shocked at the cost because it's very high. Yes, they reacted badly but they were probably expecting the cost to be about a third of that!

Yep, understand that, I didn't get mates rates, and 'normal clay' didn't shift it all, and the coarser clay leaves marring over what is brand new paintwork.... so I wouldn't notice it on my Jeep, or the smart (so will probably go this route for them). I don't want any marks, so I got a detailer to quote me for a proper job - which seems to be akin to a 'Paint Correction' service.
It was never going to be £90, but I might have expected £2-300.... but to be fair.. thats not the point.

The GF already was clearly not talking to me before I even gave them the quote, so in this instance I'm not sure the cost is more pertinent than my apparent 'rudeness' (her words not mine) at even asking them to sort it.

[Burrito]

Ah, it was probably the GF who sprayed their fence/your car, after the guy told her to be careful with the sprayer, that's why she's narked; boyfriend telling her "told you so".

I was not aware you could get grades of clay? Perhaps a cutting pad but I'd be surprised if even that level was required.

Even so, £390 is too much. You can get a full detail including paint correction for that. Not sure where you are but first result in Google gives http://allthatgleams.co.uk/detailing/used-car-prot... at £350 for more work than you need.

I don't disagree that they should pay, but I think you're asking for more than is required.

[TigerS6]

Burrito said:

at £350 for more work than you need.

"From" £350 subtle but important difference.
But yes, a bit of semantics at play, I'll get some more quotes (won't change anything though!).

Just some context, here are a couple of pics:

[Jasandjules]

Well, I'd say it depends on how you want to play it. Personally I'd go round one more time and ask them politely whether or not they intend to pay for the damage to your car.

[Efbe]

that's a lot worse than I expected tbh.

[0a]

Clearly they should pay for whatever treatment is required to correct the paint.

However it's worth realising that they are probably going through a stressful time and nearly £400 sounds like a hell of a lot of money and a bill they really don't need right now.

Good luck!

[POORCARDEALER]

Neighbour A.... Feck off you , nothing to do with you.

Neighbour B .... "it's a nearly new car, I work my bks off to pay for it...I will get it sorted as cheaply as I can for a proper job doing, but you are going to have to pay"

If they refuse, it's big fall out, court time

[Defcon5]

Was the car waxed before the paint got on it? Can you get it off with a fingernail?

[HeatonNorris]

Have you tried a rag soaked in white spirit?

I managed to get Thompson's Drive Paint all over the side of my MX5 recently. (Left a roller tray with some residue on the drive whilst I had a cuppa, the wind picked it up and blew it into the car parked on the road).

Took me 15 mins with a rag and white spirit to remove it.

[TheLordJohn]

Don't try anything at all that is a cheap option. Get a couple of proper quotes, and get the work done on the neighbours. Tell the pregnant moron next door to wind her neck in and the bint in the household who did the damage to shut the ferk up and pay you.