ohjees Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 I have a quick question concerning autoracks. If there are cars being stored inside when you are painting will this produce off spray on the vehicles????? Do you guys know if people paint them when cars are inside???? Thanks for the help guys!! PEACE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
type R Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 --ehh fuck it.---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PHYNE Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 dont paint them with cars inside!!!! thats all im going to say.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris1FDC Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 the spot where ive painted them the cars were inside so i say if there are no empty one paint em anyhow, and overspray most likely fuck up the cars so dont get caught...;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohjees Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 I would assume that the cars have some kind of film or protective covering on them when they are kept inside the trains. It doesnt seem logical that the cars exterior would be completely exposed to the elements. There's alot of corosive chemicals and harmful dusts in and around train yards. Just a thought..But thanks alot for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 ...bottom line..it's not a good idea to paint loaded autoracks... ...what happens is this...yes overspray sticks to cars...when they are unloaded at dealership (or yard for transport), the dealer can reject the car and send it back...meaning that then the railroad is responsible for it, and it could be traced back to where you were painting it...this equals bad... ...some times, however, the dealer will simply buff off the overspray...new cars have a ton of clear coat on them...but they still report the damage to the carrier...which could trace back to your spot... ...again...don't paint 'em loaded...you're making your spot hot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWX1994 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 quite honestly i would stay out of spots with loaded auto racks period. if there loaded the spot is probably somewhat secured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish*Taco Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 loaded auto racks are only supposed to stop at guarded layups and yards with 24 hour activity. that's not to say that this is always the way things happen, but this is part of the assurance the carrier makes to the manufacturer. Or at least that's the way it is at the ford plant in my city. So in general, if loaded autoracks stop at your spot, it may be hotter than you think. or it may not. just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool kid Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 i've painted loaded autoracks.....but it was stopped on a holding line en route............so there's no way that it could be traced back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.anthracis Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Originally posted by cool kid@Jun 15 2005, 03:44 AM i've painted loaded autoracks.....but it was stopped on a holding line en route............so there's no way that it could be traced back. Quoted post Boy, stop your lying! :innocent: :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosolartist12 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 ive painted auto racks and the paint could go through on the car my dad drivs trains he sed to never do that! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosolartist12 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 ive painted alot of auto racks and i wouldnt do that unless thats the only thing to paint, my dad drives trains n he recommende not to do that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cracked Ass Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Painting em loaded risks heating the spot. I don't do it unless I'm visiting somebody who takes me to their spot and tells me they do it all the time without any apparent trouble. Cars do not have "protective film" over them inside an autorack. Cars are built for, you guessed it, outdoors. And there are no corrosive gases or dusts in a train yard unless a tank car splits open, which is pretty rare and raises bigger issues than the finish on some new cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reks@DehT Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 how can they trace you back to painting them shits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutterpunk Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 just don't risk it man..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold as life Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 yeah, don't risk it...talk about a quick way to heat out a spot if the cars there end up with paint on them. The company running the auto-rack will undoubtably get in some financial shit from the car company and you know what they say, shit flows downhill...right into the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PHYNE Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 like i said before dont opaint them with cars inside... if you must then uyou must not want to have a autorack spot to paint anymore....TOYS KILLS CHILL SPOTS...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 i dont know if its the same for trains but i know when cars are shipped the have this white plastic wrap on them to protect them, i used to work at a detail shop, had to peel thjat shit off all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASER1NE Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Ive painted em loaded more than a few times and never had a problem, also about half the time the new cars have plastic 'wrap' over top them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO DOG Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Originally posted by reks@DehT@Jun 17 2005, 05:33 AM how can they trace you back to painting them shits? Quoted post your dumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO DOG Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 i saw some on a stopped line...and i didnt hit them they were loaded all with corvettes...and there was a few yellow ones in there..i painted another car instead....it just seems sorta destructive to ruin a bunch or cars..i mean i gues if you are some commune living bike punk vegan type it would be fun!! but whatever...stopped lines yes i would smash them...a spot i paint regularly....fuck no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentone Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 i love cars, i could never hit them loaded, unless they were full of little crappy ones, but never with sports cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsworker Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 when theres trucks or wider cars loaded, the sides of the cars are closer to your overspray which creates a better chance of getting spray on them. If you ever have the chance to get inside an empty autorack with peices on them in the daylight you can see on the floor how far the overspray goes and its really not that far. As far as getting traced back to your spot i dont have much info, but ive been loading and unloading them for the past two years and that has never been an issue at my yard yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsworker Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 ill have to post some pics of me and my friends loading gt 500 shelby mustangs someday when i get around to a digital cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Not a good idea to paint autoracks with cars inside, sometimes the cars will have the protetive film/paper on them that is only for the last leg of the journey when the cars are offloaded from the racks and transferred by truck to the dealer, this is to prevent rocks and other debri from damaging the paint. Who remembers when autoracks did not have the metal slotted sheets on the side? Railroads installed those to prevent rocks from flying up and kids with bb guns using the cars as target practice as they rolled past their houses, and to prevent vandals from tampering with the cars...just hit the empty racks, not sure about ya'lls spots, but empty racks in my area are disappearing as both Auto plants in the city are shutting down production for good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mista Jostah Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 the cars seems too far for the paint fumes to stick on them. by the way the only spot I can hit autoracks in my neck of the woods is a stop liner. so I dont give a fuck about cars and autoracks. boxcars man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivre Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 personally, i never really pay attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinjamin Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 yeah i painted them with cars and they do have a protective sticker type thing. they were mazda's so i dont know if its different for different car companies or what. but its true, dont blow the spot. it was my first time painting trains, we were retarded but luckily they were just laid up waiting on the line to clear of another train for the large yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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