Granite company ruined my car.... what to do???

[skargo]

Re: Granite company ruined my car.... what to do???

Next time use compressed air to clean something like that off of auto paint.

 

[badkins50]

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Yeah it's good they stepped up. Good luck when you get it back. Really check everything over.

 

[avenger79]

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sounds like a great response by the contractor. hopefully it all works out great for you, and make sure to give him some kudos when the time comes. stand up guys that take care of stuff like this can be hard to find.

it's not a great expense to him but still a good show of costumer support.

 

[Brewman61]

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I don't know much about granite but I do know how our tops were installed. There was no dust to be had as they arrive already custom cut from the machines in the shop to the exact specifications. The cutting is done with huge machines not hand tools. The only thing the installers did that could potentially create any dust was drill holes for the faucet which they do in the kitchen after it is all installed. I am wondering what the heck the installer was doing to create any dust. I could see someone cutting maybe tile and creating dust but that is done with a wet saw so again no dust.

Our installer had to slightly trim one of the backsplash pieces to get it to fit better- they had a diamond saw with them out in their truck- but they contained the dust, didn't get spread around my driveway or anything.

 

[TilliamWe]

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Next time use compressed air to clean something like that off of auto paint.

Exactly.

And water VOLUME, not Pressure is what you need to get dust off a car.
This kind of reminds me of the guys who like to install high *pressure* oil pumps in SBCs, when what you really want is high *Volume* pumps. But oh well. All's well that ends well.

Best of luck to you Jason.

 

[j_martin]

I Can't Get No Respect.

I Can't Get No Respect.

I had my car parked at the tank mfg. place when they had trouble with the huge paint booth. It threw small globules of white epoxy paint straight up in the air about 50 feet, and the wind carried them over the parking lot where they got deposited on the cars.

Most turned in claims and the company paid to have the spots removed and the paint job buffed and polished.

When I turned in a claim for my 88 Dodge Colt, they sent me a bill for the paint.

 

[Beefer]

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I'm glad everything looks like it's going to work out. It seems to me there was an awful lot of beating up on Jason because he pressure washed his car. Whether or not that is good for a car, is not something I know, so I'm not going to comment on it. If it has been his way of washing HIS car, and it has worked for him, then who are we to judge?

I think something that was missed by everyone that responded, was that HE was NEVER notified by the granite company. They let his dad know, but not Jason, the owner of the vehicle. If they had notified HIM when it happened, he would have had knowledge of a potential problem with his car. Jason even stated that he didn't ask his dad until after he washed it. It wasn't dad's responsibility to notify Jason, it was the offending company's responsibility. What if dad was out running errands, or just forgot, or didn't see Jason until after he washed it (which is what happened)?

If I cause damage (evident or potential) to someone's car/boat/house and tell someone other than the owner, does that relieve me of responsibility? Doubt it, not matter what they did to make it worse, especially if they weren't aware of the 'problem'.

Just my $0.02

 

[perchin]

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I'm glad everything looks like it's going to work out. It seems to me there was an awful lot of beating up on Jason because he pressure washed his car. Whether or not that is good for a car, is not something I know, so I'm not going to comment on it. If it has been his way of washing HIS car, and it has worked for him, then who are we to judge?

I think something that was missed by everyone that responded, was that HE was NEVER notified by the granite company. They let his dad know, but not Jason, the owner of the vehicle. If they had notified HIM when it happened, he would have had knowledge of a potential problem with his car. Jason even stated that he didn't ask his dad until after he washed it. It wasn't dad's responsibility to notify Jason, it was the offending company's responsibility. What if dad was out running errands, or just forgot, or didn't see Jason until after he washed it (which is what happened)?

If I cause damage (evident or potential) to someone's car/boat/house and tell someone other than the owner, does that relieve me of responsibility? Doubt it, not matter what they did to make it worse, especially if they weren't aware of the 'problem'.

Just my $0.02

AMEN!!! What I was trying to say the whole time..... Liability

 

[MrBigStuff]

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Yep.... and the bad news is, (if you read his post) he stated that there now is white spotting in the paint not the clear-coat....

Do you really believe the spotting could penetrate the clearcoat? Are you really that clueless?

My examples of exacerbating the damage were purposely extreme to point out the level of ignorance on your part to think that there would be any legal standing for liability extending indefinitely beyond their getting dust on the car.

 

[perchin]

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Do you really believe the spotting could penetrate the clearcoat? Are you really that clueless?

Actually yes clueless, as are you..... only his testimony to go off of... no photos, no estimates to quote..... anything else, maybe your just psychic.

My examples of exacerbating the damage were purposely extreme to point out the level of ignorance on your part to think that there would be any legal standing for liability extending indefinitely beyond their getting dust on the car.

yep...ignorance, must be why the company is taking care of it right... I guess they are just nice like that...lol, get a clue there hot shot...or bigstuff..lol

 

[jay_merrill]

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Chances are, that if he bought a cheap pressure washer with a small engine, it only pressurizes to about 1,500 psi, max. If he used a wide spray tip, he wasn't even getting that. Combine that with holding the nozzle a good distance from the paint, and the impact on the paint is minimal.

I'd say that there is some over-reacting to the pressure washer scenario.

It also strikes me as more than a average possibility, that the granite had some minerals in it, that ate into the clear coat and underlying paint.



???

 

[DJ]

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I wouldn't go anywhere near a car with a pressure washer and a squeegee.

Three mistakes, IMHO.

1. Hot paint.

2. Pressure washer.

3. Squeegee.

 

[TilliamWe]

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I wouldn't go anywhere near a car with a pressure washer and a squeegee.

Three mistakes, IMHO.

1. Hot paint.

2. Pressure washer.

3. Squeegee.

Amen to that my brother.

 

[perchin]

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I wouldn't go anywhere near a car with a pressure washer and a squeegee.

Three mistakes, IMHO.

1. Hot paint.

2. Pressure washer.

3. Squeegee.

That's funny.... seem's most nice and sunny days you can watch a line form at the car wash....hmmmmmmm.

 

[cheburashka]

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That's funny.... seem's most nice and sunny days you can watch a line form at the car wash....hmmmmmmm.

Most car washes that I've seen are:

1) Shaded

2) Low Pressure

3) Non-Contact

Unless you're talking about the ones run by the local high school's cheerleader squad, in which case I think the line forms for a different reason.

 

[perchin]

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Most car washes that I've seen are:

1) Shaded

2) Low Pressure

3) Non-Contact

are you serious........ high speed bristle rollers, large sweeping back and forth hanging shamy, large rollers with sponges, huge multi jet powerwashers..... the non-contact style are $10 garden hose washes.

Maybe its a MI thing???

 

[cheburashka]

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are you serious........ high speed bristle rollers, large sweeping back and forth hanging shamy, large rollers with sponges, huge multi jet powerwashers..... the non-contact style are $10 garden hose washes.

Maybe its a MI thing???

Could be. Here, every automated wash I see is mostly non-contact. If there is contact with the paint, it's long after the car has been misted down (cooled), well rinsed, run through a soap stage with no contact, etc. I haven't seen a car wash with bristle rollers in ten years.

 

[xxxflhrci]

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I routinely use a 2400 psi pressure washer on my cars. I use a wide pattern nozzle to rinse the car and the soap applicator nozzle to soap the entire car quickly all at once. I then wash the car with a lamb's wool mitt. Finally, I rinse it with that wide pattern nozzle. A car wash takes about 10 minutes.........Yeah, you can quickly ruin things with a 0 degree nozzle or by getting too close and drying to blast dirt/bugs/whatever off the paint...I have a buddy that ruined the fairing on his new Harley with a little electric pressure washer. He was getting about an inch away from the paint and blasting off bugs....He was also blasting off the clear coat.

 

[boatflipper]

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I personally enjoy how this thread has went from a screwed up paint job where a pressure washer may be a problem, to how car wash businesses operate

But on a more serious note, I'm glad the owner is making good on his company's mistake. He deserves some serious kudos becasue not many people are like that these days.

 

[Triton II]

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Any result yet Jason? Hope the car's OK.

TII