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July 29, 1999
Repair site set for spray-painted carsWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Greater Lafayette residents whose vehicles were damaged by an overspray accident last week can have their cars checked starting at 8 a.m. Friday (7/30).Overspray Removal Specialists will be inspecting vehicles on a first-come basis at a paved parking lot off Gates Road, behind the Purdue Police Department building. Once a vehicle has been inspected, the owner can schedule a date for repairs. All the repair work will also be done at that site. Dan Machin, Purdue construction inspector, said Overspray Removal Specialists has been given a list of people who have reported paint damage and will be trying to contact those owners by telephone. Machin said the cleaning work will continue through at least Aug. 6. Overspray Removal Specialists, base in Sarasota, Fla., has been in business for more than 30 years and uses a state-of-the-art cleaning technology that removes overspray from various surfaces without damaging the original finish. All work is guaranteed. Workers for the H. Sims Co. of Indianapolis were spraying light gray paint on greenhouses July 22 when the wind apparently spread it to cars as far away as Smith Hall, Machin said. Parking had been restricted around the greenhouses during the painting, but the spray apparently blew over Lilly Hall of Life Sciences and some trees. Machin's own vehicle and several Purdue service vehicles were among those damaged. More than 50 vehicle owners have called about the incident. A spokesman for the general contractor, J.R. Kelly Co. of Lafayette, said its insurance company will only guarantee work done by Overspray Removal Specialists, although it will pay for other companies to repair the overspray damage.
Sources: Dan Machin, (765) 494-7159 J.R. Kelly Co., (765) 772-3991 Writer: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; mike_willis@purdue.edu
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