Car Paint

CaptainAmerica · Post by **CaptainAmerica** » May 4, 2006 2:44 pm

Where do people buy their material to write on their cars for Buffett shows? I would like to be able to write on my truck for the show but haven't seen anything I would trust to not damage the paint. The U.S.S. Bachelorhood sets sail August 10th

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » May 4, 2006 2:58 pm

In the party good stores...and even Walmart.... its like upgraded shoe polish.

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » May 4, 2006 2:58 pm

I found some at WalMart.....

UAHparrothead · Post by **UAHparrothead** » May 4, 2006 3:05 pm

usually in the automotive department

MrTwain · Post by **MrTwain** » May 4, 2006 3:06 pm

It's called window chalk. It works great, but be sure to shake it a lot before you use it.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » May 4, 2006 3:08 pm

Just give it the Krylon touch, then you don't have to re-do it before every show.

finz42 · Post by **finz42** » May 4, 2006 3:10 pm

and if you leave it on too long, it is harder to get off and then it will take more elbow grease.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » May 4, 2006 3:11 pm

rednekkPH wrote:Just give it the Krylon touch, then you don't have to re-do it before every show.

doesn't it help if your rig is primer-grey first?

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » May 4, 2006 3:20 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:Just give it the Krylon touch, then you don't have to re-do it before every show.
doesn't it help if your rig is primer-grey first?

The correct term is hillbilly silver.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » May 4, 2006 3:24 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:Just give it the Krylon touch, then you don't have to re-do it before every show.
doesn't it help if your rig is primer-grey first?
The correct term is hillbilly silver.

had never heard that one..

PA PAR8 HED · Post by **PA PAR8 HED** » May 4, 2006 5:30 pm

Good idea to clean it off before the drive home...no reason to alert the local authorities that you are driving home from a Buffett show!

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » May 4, 2006 6:41 pm

I used the upgraded shoe polish before one show- it was humid and dewy enough by the time we left that it all came off, I didn't even have to wash the car. I think it came from Factory Card Outlet.

Piratical · Post by **Piratical** » May 4, 2006 10:11 pm

PA PAR8 HED wrote:Good idea to clean it off before the drive home...no reason to alert the local authorities that you are driving home from a Buffett show!

I hope PHs heed previous advice and have a designated driver if they are under the influence...then there is no need to take if off in that case.

inked-parrotthead · Post by **inked-parrotthead** » May 5, 2006 6:33 am

careful with the window chalk,recomended only for glass.Also bring some windex for the trip home,attention@ the show is great,afterwords on the highway ...better to fly under the radar.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » May 5, 2006 8:33 am

Piratical wrote:
PA PAR8 HED wrote:Good idea to clean it off before the drive home...no reason to alert the local authorities that you are driving home from a Buffett show!
I hope PHs heed previous advice and have a designated driver if they are under the influence...then there is no need to take if off in that case.

It depends on where you are, but in Indiana, the state troopers used to sit by the on ramp and pull people over after the show- getting pulled over for suspicion of DUI sucks, even if you're completely sober. Better to wash it off.

Craiger · Post by **Craiger** » May 5, 2006 9:18 am

The one thing I would warn you NOT to do is use liquid shoe polish- The kind I'm talking about usually comes in a bottle with a sponge/applicator doodad on the top.

When a buddy of mine got married a few years ago, his father gave all us groomsmen a few of those bottles and had us write all kinds of stuff all over his car as a surprise after the ceremony. He was surprised all right...the polish came off the glass no problem, but on the painted surfaces it was darn near permanent. We had to take it to the car wash and scrape every last bit of it off by hand, damaging the car's finish in the process. His father ended up shelling out quite a few bucks to have the whole car's finish buffed out.

CaptainAmerica · Post by **CaptainAmerica** » May 5, 2006 9:34 am

Thanks for the input everyone. Doesn't sound like I'll be painting the truck this year. I'm not putting any form of shoe polish on my truck. I was hoping there would be some other kind of product to use. Maybe a market that has not been cornered yet... hmmmm Margaritaville Brand Car Markers...... Jimmy!!!!! I got an idea:) Contact me and we'll market it together...... We can split the profits 70/30.... 70 you and 30 me.... OR just free concert tickets for the rest of my life for me and my friends and we'll call it even

Jimmy? You there?

*** All offers of partnership in the preceeding offer were made under the context of a joke. All serious inquiries about said partnership offer should be directed through CaptainAmerica's legal department.

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citcat · Post by **citcat** » May 5, 2006 12:49 pm

Yep, the best brand of window chalk is at Walmart and I have it in:
orange
black
white
red
purple
green
pink
yellow

DO NOT PUT IT ON THE PAINT ON YOUR CAR !!!

Only the windows. The window chalk comes off easily by scraping it off with a razor scraper (the thingie that has a single edge razor in it!)

There is a new product called Dupli-Color Car Art Temporary paint.
It is a temporary aerosol paint that dries in a minute and won't wash off in the rain. The color rides on top of the surface, rather than etching into the substrate. The "pearls" of color are rain repellant, but wash off with water and agitation (a little mild soap wouldn't hurt). It's available at auto parts places, etc.

And you thought I was just a clown-headed dummie!

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » May 5, 2006 1:35 pm

citcat wrote:And you thought I was just a clown-headed dummie!

Hey! What happened to your clown-headed dummie avatar???
Now I see three clown-headed dummies! , and

Soraya · Post by **Soraya** » May 5, 2006 1:41 pm

citcat wrote:There is a new product called Dupli-Color Car Art Temporary paint.
It is a temporary aerosol paint that dries in a minute and won't wash off in the rain.

Just to make sure I am understanding it right...this is stuff you can put on the paint?