Overspray

I have some advice for those of you contemplating a hastily prepared automotive spray paint job. Perhaps you've been the victim of a freak hailstorm, or maybe a loved one has recently found you sleeping with her marginally attractive but easy sister, with whom you felt lucky after slamming six shots of vodka and about a dozen rum and cokes on Friday night.

Either way, you're looking to repair some rather serious dents and, if your loved one owns a Louisville slugger, some new windows and kneecaps, too.

Today's helpful tip concerns proper masking techniques. Being a slacker, I try to mask as little as possible. Now that I've spray-painted a car, I realize that it takes more masking than I had originally thought.

This, for example, is not enough masking.

This, as well, was barely adequate. Overspray was noted.

This, however, was largely sufficient.

So what's the moral of the story? Don't use your draft EE334 homework to mask for spraying. There simply isn't enough field theory to keep your Rustoleum from getting all over your jalopy.

That, and watch out for a crazy bitch with a baseball bat. ...and let me know if her sister calls.