# Drive carefully when you transport paint in a car. This guy wishes he did. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060 "2013-06-27T21:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/1 "2013-06-27T21:11:21Z")
😛 The poor guy & his dog. 🙂 What a mess. > **[Driver and his dog get covered in multi-coloured PAINT after he spins off the...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2349977/Driver-dog-covered-multi-coloured-PAINT-spins-road-multiple-gallons-seat.html)** > > The pair ended up covered in emulsion after their cargo of five-gallon paint cans opened on impact, spilling – and flinging – their vibrant contents all over the vehicle’s interior. > [@](#): > > Driver and his dog get covered in multi-coloured PAINT after he spins off the road with multiple gallons on his back seat. That cars interior and upholstery will have to be totally stripped out and replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/2 "2013-06-27T21:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Huge quantities of pain were thrown around the interior of the car. This guy has a way with words. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/3 "2013-06-27T21:22:55Z")
Oh man. As an artist, I am appalled, yet strangely intrigued. It could have been worse though. If it had been red and blue paint, they would have been marooned! ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/4 "2013-06-27T21:30:21Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > : > That cars interior and upholstery will have to be totally stripped out and replaced. I’m guessing it’s totaled. Looks like an older vehicle, probably not worth more than a few thousand at the most. Less than it would cost to replace the entire interior and repack the airbags, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/5 "2013-06-27T23:10:11Z")
The firefighters cleaned up the dog. Heart. warmed. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/6 "2013-06-27T23:46:45Z")
A Doper had that happen a few years ago. It was only one color of paint though. They did post pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/7 "2013-06-27T23:51:06Z")
For years I followed a long, long, long paint trail in the road, evidently left when some idiot had a large container of paint tip over in the bed of his truck. You could see where the paint started leaking, judge his speed by the width of the splatter, see where he braked, and tell where he stopped for stop signs and lights. It must have been two miles long - and while it lasted, bright orange. It’s always occurred to me that the Oh Shit face when the driver got out of the truck must have been one for the ages. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/8 "2013-06-28T00:09:37Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > For years I followed a long, long, long paint trail in the road, evidently left when some idiot had a large container of paint tip over in the bed of his truck. You could see where the paint started leaking, judge his speed by the width of the splatter, see where he braked, and tell where he stopped for stop signs and lights. It must have been two miles long - and while it lasted, bright orange. > > It’s always occurred to me that the Oh Shit face when the driver got out of the truck must have been one for the ages. A semi trailer transporting white glue in a plastic lined gaylord on a pallet, was loaded by a forklift driver that punctured the gaylord with a fork. It arrived at my terminal after hours on the road. Let’s just say it was lucky it hadn’t set up on the truck floor yet. It was starting to drip out the back. From a search it looks like they hold over 300 gallons. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/9 "2013-06-28T00:31:18Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > If it had been red and blue paint, they would have been marooned! I red that and it made me blue. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/10 "2013-06-28T00:50:43Z")
The part of the article quoted in the OP says “multiple gallons”…I’m counting 60 gallons in the picture if all those buckets were full. That’s a few more then “a couple of cans of paint” that I think most people picture when they hear “multiple gallons”. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/11 "2013-06-28T07:44:33Z")
[https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tZKnrHGQaxM/UawYa4ZlyoI/AAAAAAABRQY/Lcc8KJmoWMo/s640/photo%2525203.JPG](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tZKnrHGQaxM/UawYa4ZlyoI/AAAAAAABRQY/Lcc8KJmoWMo/s640/photo%2525203.JPG) is a less severe version. And [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PYnbca\_INw0/UaQQP2kus6I/AAAAAAABRBI/ldiUexgwd3k/s640/photo%2525202.JPG](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PYnbca_INw0/UaQQP2kus6I/AAAAAAABRBI/ldiUexgwd3k/s640/photo%2525202.JPG) even milder. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/12 "2013-06-28T17:21:38Z")
From the article: “Once back in the pink, man and pet will be reunited, police said.” I see what they did there. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/13 "2013-06-28T17:24:08Z")
“You’ve forgotten the _brushes_, Gromit…!” ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/14 "2013-06-28T17:26:16Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:9, topic:662060”] I red that and it made me blue. 😃 [/quote] You’re coming dangerously close to activating my violet tendencies! :mad: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/15 "2013-06-28T17:34:32Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:9, topic:662060”] I red that and it made me blue. 😃 [/QUOTE] Did you blue yourself? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/16 "2013-06-28T17:53:21Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > The firefighters cleaned up the dog. > > Heart. warmed. With what, a fire hose? ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/17 "2013-06-28T18:15:18Z")
That poor man is probably wishing it were all just a pigment of his imagination. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/18 "2013-06-28T18:19:15Z")
Why would anyone put cans of paint inside the vehicle with them? Put that shit in the trunk! ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/19 "2013-06-28T18:25:17Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Why would anyone put cans of paint inside the vehicle with them? Put that shit in the trunk! Orange’a a little late with that good advice? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060/20 "2013-06-28T18:30:47Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > With what, a fire hose? I’d imagine they have a setting lower then “Crowd Control”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-carefully-when-you-transport-paint-in-a-car-this-guy-wishes-he-did/662060.md?page=2)