Some little scrote decided my BX could do with a little extra decoration last night, in the form of a raw egg I think it was just one, but it's gone everywhere - bonnet, side doors, roof and tailgate.
I've got the glass clean with Windolene and elbow grease, but I'm a bit worried about tackling the paint. How can I safely get the egg off of the metal and plastic bits without lifting the paint?
The car stank this morning, but the smell seems to have lifted now, thank goodness.
An eggy question for the valeters
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Cheers Big M, I'll give that a go. It took such a lot of scrubbing to get it off the windows, I wanted to be a bit gentler on the paint. It's supposed to be nice round here, but this is the second such incident in six months - someone wrote the c-word in dust on the bonnet of the XM a while back
On the plus side, while I was scrubbing, a passer-by stopped and complimented the car - he even referred to it as a classic!
On the plus side, while I was scrubbing, a passer-by stopped and complimented the car - he even referred to it as a classic!
Do you really mean coarse as in too gritty? The old cleaning compound of FL & a tablespoon of vinegar I've heard recommended as a means to remove dirt & road grime. Then follow with a good polish.Roverman wrote:Fairy liquid is no good for paintwork as its far too course and will dull the paintwork
Ah well, it's all salon products now eh?
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Give it a lick of paint renovator (or T-cut) and polish after. Or if you have it, Autoglym bug and tar remover will do it, or TFR and such like. Jet wash makes things easier.
I'd be tempted not to wash it first, use the dirt and grit on the car as an abrasive. Then rinse after and polish with Super Resin or similar until as buff as required once more. If it's really coarse you could pop some G3 on first, but it probably won't need it.
I know someone who had their car sprayed all over with wheel paint and this worked fine on that. Egg's not as bad as bird shit
I'd be tempted not to wash it first, use the dirt and grit on the car as an abrasive. Then rinse after and polish with Super Resin or similar until as buff as required once more. If it's really coarse you could pop some G3 on first, but it probably won't need it.
I know someone who had their car sprayed all over with wheel paint and this worked fine on that. Egg's not as bad as bird shit
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