Whats your opinion?

  • scottd
    wisconsin
    Posts: 98
    February 22, 2009 at 5:10 pm #1261735

    My house got hit with 12 paintballs last night(vinyl siding)
    My work truck(with logo’s)took 8 hits.
    Should I call my insurance guy or is the clean-up easy?

    Thanks Guys.( )

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2593
    February 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm #751267

    People like that give paintball a bad name

    It should just wipe off, the ‘paint’ is actually more of a soap and is water soluble. Make sure you clean it up soon though, if the sun bakes on that stuff it will stain your truck/siding BIG TIME.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    February 22, 2009 at 5:19 pm #751263

    I think most paintballs are water based so they should clean up pretty easy.

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    February 22, 2009 at 5:36 pm #751276

    You might want to take pictures before cleanup just incase there is chipped paint or cracked siding. It should clean up easy but there my be more damage than you think. Always nice to have proof.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    February 22, 2009 at 5:43 pm #751278

    I would DEFINITELY file a police report. Stupid kids driving around with a paint ball gun shooting houses are bound to get caught sooner or later. And it wouldn’t be all that hard to match the idiots to the act of stupidity at that point. That police report should help cover you should unforeseen damages arise from this.

    scottd
    wisconsin
    Posts: 98
    February 22, 2009 at 5:44 pm #751279

    Thanks Pete,James and MrJigger.

    It is cleaning up real easy!

    I always thought the balls were real paint.

    Thanks again.Scott

    I did notify the sherriff-seems the morons made about a ten mile circle of random hits.

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    February 22, 2009 at 6:24 pm #751290

    Our garage got hit in September. I just sprayed it off right away, came off pretty easy.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    February 22, 2009 at 6:42 pm #751294

    Quote:

    I think most paintballs are water based so they should clean up pretty easy.

    Exactly what James said

    AverageSportsman
    SE MN
    Posts: 178
    February 22, 2009 at 9:33 pm #751323

    Quote:

    I would DEFINITELY file a police report. Stupid kids driving around with a paint ball gun shooting houses are bound to get caught sooner or later. And it wouldn’t be all that hard to match the idiots to the act of stupidity at that point. And that police report should cover you should unforeseen damages arise from this.

    exactly, likely there will be no damage as paintballs clean up easily, but it covers you just in case.

    scottd
    wisconsin
    Posts: 98
    February 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm #751329

    The sheriff’s dept. called.
    They caught the vandals-gave me the option of having them fined or allowing them to come over and clean up the spots I had’nt done yet.So I allowed them to clean up but of course I had to get the extension ladder from the pole barn and then help hold it.
    At least they said they were sorry.

    Geerdes
    Brandon, SD 57005
    Posts: 791
    February 22, 2009 at 11:42 pm #751345

    Clean off quickly and file a police report. My garage doors got hit several years ago and One door wouldn’t come clean and had to be painted. The other I thought I got clean and by the end of the summer you could see where it ran down the door and it had to be painted as well. My insurance company did pay for the work, but what a pain in the

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    February 23, 2009 at 3:07 am #751426

    You weren’t making a big wake on the St Croix River were you?

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