PennDOT Warns Drivers: Line Painting Season Has Arrived
PENN HILLS (KDKA) -- Meticulously, PennDOT's line painting truck made its way along Frankstown Road Tuesday as a line of cars cued up behind its trailing truck.
The trailing truck is there to help prevent you from inadvertently spraying paint onto your car with your tires.
"It takes about two to three minutes for the paint to dry. It's a fast drying paint," says PennDOT District 11 spokesman Steve Cowan.
PennDOT recommends you keep at least 300 feet back from the spraying paint and try not to drive on the freshly painted lines.
But the painting crews say they often see drivers become impatient and drive through the lines, and they just know they are spraying paint up into their wheel wells and along the lower running boards of their cars.
If that happens to you, Cowan says, "Motorist should take their car to a high-pressure car wash as soon as possible to try to remove the paint."
If the water doesn't remove the paint, Cowan says spray on some WD-40 and let it sit an hour to loosen the paint and try again with the high-pressure water. As it says on your shampoo bottle, rinse and repeat until clean.
Never use a solvent or abrasive on the paint because that will damage the cars original paint.
As for paint in the wheel well, Cowan says, "We suggest using a Vaseline petroleum jelly. Apply it overnight and then take it to a high-pressure car wash."
The process may have to be repeated.
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If the paint still won't come off, you can file a claim with the state by filling out a Line Paint Claim Form. You must get the form by calling your county PennDOT office.
Line Paint Claim Forms District 11
Allegheny County: 412-781-3260
Beaver County: 724-774-6610
Lawrence County: 724-656-3104
Each claim will be reviewed on a case by case basis and sometimes the state will compensate for the damages. You also might want to check with your car insurer.
The following roads are going to be painted by PennDOT's District 11 crew during the daylight hours between now and Saturday at 5 p.m.:
• Route 4068 (Bakerstown Warrendale Road) in Pine Township
• Route 4003 (McKnight Road) in McCandless and Ross townships
• Route 2075 (New Texas Road/Leechburgh Road/Logans Ferry Road) in Plum Borough
• Route 2060 (Aber Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2056 (School Street) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2065 (Thompson Run Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2061 (Jefferson Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2067 (Stotler Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2059 (Long Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2064 (Lime Hollow Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2074 (Poketa Road/Hulton Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2078 (Hamil Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2071 (Shannon Road) in the Municipality of Penn Hills
• Route 2080 (Hunter Road/Plum Street) in the Municipality of Penn Hills and Oakmont Borough
