Arghhh - oh no...
Arghhh - oh no...
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byker28i

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91,557 posts

246 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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Nope I haven't crashed it.

My neighbour decided to paint his fence with a new spray system, with my car on the other side on my driveway. It was on every panel facing his fence, the bonnet, boot.
I had the windows open so it went all over the interior as well.



Luckily it was water based but I've just spent 3 hours cleaning the whole car of green spots.

gazm

886 posts

273 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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Jeez - That was lucky. I would have flipped

itsallyellow

3,879 posts

249 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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i would have gone mad!!! you can get your paint on my house or my woman! but on my car!!!!!! o dear!

marcus1970

1,217 posts

264 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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Your neighbour must be a right wan**r. If you're gonna do something like that you at least have a quick shifty over the fence - I would!

Or, he's oh so jealous of the CERB?

MB

cossiemetro

1,092 posts

269 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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that bloke would have been in intensive care if that was my care i would have flipped out big style respect to you for keeping your cool but i hope you told him the error of his ways

headcase

2,389 posts

246 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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Christ, i thought youd crashed it then wen i saw that title, im kinda glad some idiot has painted it green! at least it polishes out.

betty_swallocks

199 posts

243 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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as pete on big brother would say
WANKER

Julian64

14,325 posts

283 months

Monday 7th August 2006
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Come on guys a little less wanker, and a little more understanding. In the REAL world people make mistakes, go round and have a chat to remind him to look over the fence by all means, but most people don't think about cars the same way you lot do, and its you lot who are in the minority.

My wife did this to a neighbour by accident once, and once he told me I took his car to the local car wash for him. Job done, happy neighbour.

byker28i

Original Poster:

91,557 posts

246 months

Monday 7th August 2006
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My wife was very complementary about my reserve. Probably a couple of years ago I would have got very het up and we'd have ended up with two neighbours not talking etc.

As it was he popped around a couple of hours into the cleaning to apologise, after he'd finished painting his fence with a brush. A little strange as I'd have felt terrible and been around immediately to help wash it.

Byff

4,427 posts

290 months

Monday 7th August 2006
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I don't think I would loose my rag either. Just take it to a local detailer, get it cleaned and give the neighbour the bill. Seems fair to me

D.A.Z.

203 posts

243 months

Monday 7th August 2006
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i would have ripped his head off

JohnSW20

886 posts

266 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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I had a similar thing happen to me but with paint. We where having the inside of the house painted and it seems that they guy had washed his brushes and walked down the drive swinging them. The next day I noticed the whole car was covered in white spots. The boss got the lad back and made him wash and polish the car he even bought the polish. I was going to lose the plot but he put it right. He even offered to paint the kitchen for free the following week.

John

JohnSW20

886 posts

266 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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I had a similar thing happen to me but with paint. We where having the inside of the house painted and it seems that they guy had washed his brushes and walked down the drive swinging them. The next day I noticed the whole car was covered in white spots. The boss got the lad back and made him wash and polish the car he even bought the polish. I was going to lose the plot but he put it right. He even offered to paint the kitchen for free the following week.

John

cossiemetro

1,092 posts

269 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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would'nt it make sense if your having building/painting work to put the car in the garage ????(if you have one)

JohnSW20

886 posts

266 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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Hi Cossiemetro

I keep it in the garage when it's not being used. I'd been out in it and parked it on the drive as it was during the day.

John

Mr.Cerbera

5,151 posts

259 months

Thursday 10th August 2006
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JohnSW20 said:
I had a similar thing happen to me but with paint. We where having the inside of the house painted and it seems that they guy had washed his brushes and walked down the drive swinging them. The next day I noticed the whole car was covered in white spots. The boss got the lad back and made him wash and polish the car he even bought the polish. I was going to lose the plot but he put it right. He even offered to paint the kitchen for free the following week.

John


Painter was obviously shagging your partner !