Question for the painters on protecting from overspray

[moparguy]

Hello folks. As part of my job I'll be very near (as in less than 100') a contract paint crew that'll be spraying industrial epoxy primer and urethane top coat for the next three months. They'll be at dozens of very rural locations painting and I know there's a high likelyhood that eventhough I'll try to park upwind, the wind may shift and I'll get overspray.



A cover is not an option, is there anything I can spray on my truck to make any overspray "not" stick.



I know a painter isn't gonna like my idea, but I'm thinking plain old spray silicone. If I wash the truck, then spray all painted and plastic surfaces, wipe off and refresh after every car wash, will this keep the accidental overspray from sticking?



Of course if any body or paint repair work is necessary sometime in the future this solution will have it's own set of problems.



I work in a very dusty often muddy enviroment (on new road, pipeline right-of-way) and have considered just getting it good and muddy and not washing it for 3 months. Let the dirt protect it. But can't bring myself to try that,,,,,,yet.



Any and all suggestions are appricated. I shudder to think of red primer specks on my white truck.



Thanks, Ronnie

 

[SRath]

I'll bet you can safely spray Fluid Film on it and it will stay put until you deliberately wash it with very soapy water. You will get a definite dust film, but that overspray won't stick. As a bonus, it will kill and stop any rust.



Definitely use Rain-X on all glass surfaces.



When we raced motocross, mud was a way of life and would quickly add many, many pounds of weight and dry hard. So everyone had powerwashers in the pits. One place we raced frequently had a track that was 20+ years of deep, packed sawdust/woodchips. The sap from that stuff was unreal, especially when it was very wet and muddy, but it did make for a safe track.



It did not take long to appreciate the cleaning power of Simple Green. The bonus with that stuff was that it not only gets things very clean, but it seems to leave some sort of repellent surface coating making the next round of washing much easier. It was harder for mud to stick. A good wax should accomplish much the same thing, but your plastic surfaces will be unprotected.

 

[Hoefler]

Mix up a solution of 1 part Dawn dish soap and 3 parts water in a garden sprayer. Spray this solution on your truck and let it dry. Then do it again. It will form a film on the surface that can be washed off with water.

 

[moparguy]

I like those ideas, I'm going with the Dawn and lots of RainX. .



Thanks million.

RR