Washing out paint in the self serve bay...

[Big Chris]

Honestly, it isn't the paint washed down the pit that I'm concerned with, it's the paint that now stains my freshly seal coated parking lot that has me furious.
This rocket scientist paid using a credit card, so besides having his license plate number, I also have his name.....

What would you do? This is latex paint.

 

[lighthousecarwash]

Honestly, it isn't the paint washed down the pit that I'm concerned with, it's the paint that now stains my freshly seal coated parking lot that has me furious.
This rocket scientist paid using a credit card, so besides having his license plate number, I also have his name.....

What would you do? This is latex paint.

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Call him up and say there is a rather large mess that needs cleaned up. He can come take care of it, or he can pay the bill for the contractor that you hire to clean it up. You can threaten police and small claims court. They normally will come clean it up.

 

[Eric H]

I’m always most bothered by their urgency to get the plant off of their possession. Then as soon as the paint is off of the car they take off with no regard for the paint that is now all over YOUR property. I’ve had a few people clean up after themselves but the vast majority just leave with paint all over the walls, gun and hose and sometimes even the ceiling!
Even in my “big city” of 45,000 people the police will track down the driver using the plate. IMO, this is vandalism. It isn’t something that happened inadvertently.
Good luck with your police report and reparations

 

[washnvac]

It is illegal to wash paint down sewer drains. Call you local Dept that handles that. In my state, it is the Dept of Natural Resourses. They do not screw around usually. They will arrest and fine the idiot.

 

[Keno]

Despite what all those people on FB are saying, this is NOT a normal part of this business. If you can find him, need to get him to pay to clean it up. I wouldn't even let him try to clean it, hire a pro and make him pay. If you go washnvac route, he'll likely get in trouble, but I don't know if and/or when you would see any $ to fix your property.

 

[Blanco]

I have a video of one asshole from about 10 years ago that was ridiculous the amount of paint he sprayed out cleaning his 5 gallon buckets. The floor was covered. I called the police and they called some environmental dept that came and took samples. I do remember after the samples and the videos I gave them they told me he would be arrested and heavily fined.

If I could ever figure out how to upload a video on here I will share it. Although that video wont be as exciting as all the ones ive seen of the tik tok girls that have been making videos at my washes these last couple weeks.