Windshield Repair Forum

Has anyone on this forum been in the unfortunate situation whereby their resin has damaged a vehicles paintwork. I sometimes wonder when I have a drop or two spill on to a customers vehicle how long I really have to clean it up before it starts eating into the paintwork?.

I keep some wax in the car just in case though. As quick as resin can set up I would say you have about 0 seconds to start the cleanup lol. Get it off there right away and get some wax on the spot it hit as quickly as possible.

Sean

If you carry a clean rag with you, you should be fine. To be on the safeside though, whenever I am taking off my bridge from the windshield I take and put a rag underneith it so resin never spills onto the paint job. As for how long it sets up, depends on the UV strenght for that day. It will set up pretty quick. Just if it drops on the car, clean it up right away.
David
Coitster

I have alot of experence in paint touchup but never knowingly came across wsr resin on paint. My first reaction would be to say cure it quickly and then pop it off with a fingernail. But to be safe I have a few painted body panels here and I will try it and let you know what happens.

cure it quickly and then pop it off with a fingernail

At least with our resin, this does NOT work...I would recommend immediately wiping it off and cleaning the area.

You are right Jeff, just gave it a quick test with Delta pit resin on a Cadillac pearl paint like you see on their high end cars and trucks. One drop cured and stuck like white on rice, had to use a screwdriver to pry it off and srached the paint.

The second test, I wiped the resin off and cured the area, you can see a shiney spot where the resin was, not good for repeat business. Third, wiped the resin off with lacquer thinner ( very easy on this step ), cured and did not see any problems. You may want to keep some thinner in your kit just in case, just use a very small amount and wipe quickly with a light touch.

Why couldn't you use denature alcohol since we use that the clean or tools

You can use denatured alcohol. I do it all the time with glue pullers for PDR and works great. The best thing though is to wipe it off while its still wet.
David
Coitster

I keep a clean small white rag in my back pocket just in case this happens, which is hardly ever, but this is my insurance just in case. And yes I've had to use it, kinda like an old west gun fighter.

There should nor should not be any problem in the first place if you use a hood protector.

A premium hood protector has a felt bottom and will protect that sort of incident as well as not scratch a finish.

I believe that Delta and I know that others sell one and most of them are worth the investment.