I have wondered, if, as a fund raiser, you could do the following

Car/truck whatever

clean it

Do one side with nice wax, other side with crappy wax. Line of tape down the middle

Let folks, in exchange for $5 or so, shoot a 30-50 round microhopper of paintballs at it

After a few hours
water hsoe off car
Wipe car
then clean car


I think that would work as a good demo for an auto detail shop or the like to show how the mroe expensive surface coats are worth it as far as easier return to shine after takign a beating, easier to clean, ect. Plus would involve lots of cheap wallmart brand paintballs, a few tarps, and a very light or very dark colored vehicle to make the remnants after a spray and wipe mroe evident

And cmon, it would make a load of money, esp at $5 for 50 shots, when a 2000 round case sells for 30. Say 2 20's with the gun turned down to a lower velocity to keep gas consuption down, you are out all of 40 bucks for 2000 shots, they pay 200, 160 to pay for wash / wax/ time

Assuming you do this at a event, that measn you need to get all of 8 folks to shoot to break even on having the paintball gear vrs jsut having the split down the middle demo car.

Any opinions?

1/31/2006 8:41:07 PM

thanks for my meal ticket

ill race you to the courthouse tomorrow, im opening my new business, carwashpaintballthing.com ASAP

1/31/2006 9:45:38 PM

Haha... that reminds me of the time I went out to a paintball area and parked my old toyota too close to the edge of the woods. When I got back, it had paint ball spatter all over the hood. Boy, did I ever regret doing that. I never knew paint balls could do so much damage. Now it has little white specs all over the car.

2/1/2006 9:33:44 AM

^ 3-m perfect it III compound it'll take that shit right out, laquer thinner also works well if it hasnt been there long

2/2/2006 9:20:57 PM

ive shot my friends car with paintballs. it leaves little indentions. so unless you dont care bout the dents, go ahead

2/2/2006 10:13:11 PM

^ helluva good freind you are, i woulda left indentions on your ass with my foot

2/3/2006 12:32:12 PM