Car paintwork pocked by I assume overhanging tree
Discussion
Hopefully someone can help me, I'm quite anal about washing and detailing my car's, but had been busy with work etc for a while and not washed one of them for 2 weeks, however it's also not actually been driven anywhere.
A council tree which overhangs our driveway has lost a load of leaves recently and also the car was covered in a fine later of sticky, what I assume is some form of sap.
The bonnet , roof and boot lid now seem to be screwed. I've tried paint cleaner, polish, mental polish, steamer and even CIF / fairy liquid on a small section and nothing is getting rid of it. It's not rough and still feels quite smooth, however everywhere looks like when you wash your car and don't dry it. It's a bit hard to photo and this is the best I could get.
Can anyone recommend anything? I'm sort of hoping it can be machine polished out, but reading online worried it can't be?
Also do I have any rights with the council on this given my car is parked on private property?
This is the tree, you can see compared to the ones next to it , it doesn't look healthy.
After spending 2 hours trying to sort this, I'm a little distraught!
Thanks if you can help!
A council tree which overhangs our driveway has lost a load of leaves recently and also the car was covered in a fine later of sticky, what I assume is some form of sap.
The bonnet , roof and boot lid now seem to be screwed. I've tried paint cleaner, polish, mental polish, steamer and even CIF / fairy liquid on a small section and nothing is getting rid of it. It's not rough and still feels quite smooth, however everywhere looks like when you wash your car and don't dry it. It's a bit hard to photo and this is the best I could get.
Can anyone recommend anything? I'm sort of hoping it can be machine polished out, but reading online worried it can't be?
Also do I have any rights with the council on this given my car is parked on private property?
This is the tree, you can see compared to the ones next to it , it doesn't look healthy.
After spending 2 hours trying to sort this, I'm a little distraught!
Thanks if you can help!
Had similar on the Z4 recently and it finally gave me a chance to try out the following product:
https://www.autofinesse.com/en/oblitarate-500ml
From memory, you need to purchase a separate trigger from AF
Worked wonders, well chuffed
https://www.autofinesse.com/en/oblitarate-500ml
From memory, you need to purchase a separate trigger from AF
Worked wonders, well chuffed
Can I just reconfirm I didn't put cif on the whole car, just a 5 cm area.
Surely Maguire's paint cleaner should have at least made some difference to this? What I'm worried about is that I don't think it's actually a deposit, the paint feels quite smooth to the touch after I snow foamed and dried it.
I'll try a couple of suggestions so far, but I'm worried it's damaged the clear coat?
Surely Maguire's paint cleaner should have at least made some difference to this? What I'm worried about is that I don't think it's actually a deposit, the paint feels quite smooth to the touch after I snow foamed and dried it.
I'll try a couple of suggestions so far, but I'm worried it's damaged the clear coat?
If it's genuinely smooth to touch then it's possibly marring or 'etching' that's underneath the clear coat; try a hairdryer. Seriously. Hold it pointing straight down at the paintwork about 1-2cm above and heat the affected area carefully. It works for reducing etching from bird poo.
https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/threads/bird-poo-...
It's also possible it's not etching though; I'd be inclined to find a good detailer who knows and understands paint and is probably better placed to rescue such a large amount of damage across multiple panels...
https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/threads/bird-poo-...
It's also possible it's not etching though; I'd be inclined to find a good detailer who knows and understands paint and is probably better placed to rescue such a large amount of damage across multiple panels...
It's likely that your car is covered in aphid faeces, which is a form of pure sugar, secreted by small insects, and sometimes it's called honeydew. That looks like a sycamore tree which the aphids seem to love. It's a total pain but nothing that fairly hot water and car cleaner / shampoo, a microfibre mitt, and a good amount of elbow grease shouldn't be able to fix. Ideally pressure washing before cleaning using the two bucket method to get rid of grit.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
Bill said:
Paint prep wipes are brilliant for this.
I've tried bird poo wipes, didn't do a thing. WD40 neither, even tried some vodka (before I buy some rubbing alcohol) nothing so far.Going to try some hot water with car wash later, but can't see it doing much given I've already tried with a steamer.
BlueEyedBoy said:
I have a car cover for the convertible. We've lived here 6 years and this is the first time this has happened. I actually did send an email to the council 2 weeks ago saying I was worried about the trees health. You shouldn't get this level of leaves falling mid summer...
It hasn't rained for ages so the trees will drop leaves to limit evaporation of what moisture there is.Bill said:
BlueEyedBoy said:
It hasn't rained for ages so the trees will drop leaves to limit evaporation of what moisture there is.Gassing Station | Bodywork & Detailing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff