Little tiny blobs stuck to car.

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DXP55

DXP55

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Got car out this morning to do a job and noticed it is covered in minute blobs of something -run your hand over paint or windows it's like glass paper.
Tried quick detailer no. then Autoglym window cleaner on glass -no - I though what the hell - went over to building site across field and asked if they were using anything that needed spraying -no -I did check house windows then -none on there -So what is it -Yesterday I took a trip to tip and Tuesday wife went to a garden centre -it could have come from either -garden center is out in sticks so they may have been spraying the field or somewhere by tip perhaps one of the factories had a blow off of cheese.
So got some car wash and hotish water and clay mit and tried doors that were in shade and thankfully it's coming off - not all of it but didn't want to do any more as car was too hot to touch -So after giving it a wash and polish 2 weeks ago got to start all over again. :rolleyes:
 
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I don't think there is a tree I could park under anywhere near me and Tesco car park doesn't have any but perhaps the garden centre the wife went to did - I will ask but to be honest they are very small bit's like pin head size and they do not scratch off with your finger nail - Now mentioned all blobs look like they have come from above -from door handle down there isn't any only any surface you can see from above.
If I can get up at 7.00 tomorrow to wash it I will try and take a pic - I do not clean it in sunlight or hot days.
 
Just asked wife and she said no trees but did point out all the blobs were the same size like a spray.
 
Whatever it was it has now gone -went out at 8.00 and washed it with clay mit and maguires shampoo -got 90% off and I did use 5 watering cans of butt water to swill it off - I could leave off drying it for a while did a bit more - This has convinced me to get one of those water filters from Raceglaze - I normally have to wash a bit then spray whole care -wash some more and spray again just to stop water drying out as it's a black car.

So a nice clean car again. doesn't look to bad for a 13 yr old Focus.
 
AAAAAAAAAAAHH.

I put too much pressure on Clay Mit and now got swirls on bonnet -first time ever on this car.

What is best to get them off by hand.
Dick head me.:rolleyes:
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Found a bottle of Poorboys Black Hole in wardrobe so slapped some of that on and it has taken away the glare of swirls - I have been walking around all day kicking my own ass.
 
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Well I am sure now that it wasn't sap on the car but it's back and it's not nearly as bad as it was - It took me ages to twig it - When we moved in 13 yrs ago a neighbour told me not to park my car next to the house. I haven't done it untill recently with the warm weather -putting it up the side shades it from sun till mid afternoon.
Well now it's back again and the neighbour said if you do and it rains heavy you get particles of sand from concrete tiles bounce off roof. He had problems with it on windows and when you wound them up and down it scratched the windows.

I am sure now because my car has a very good wax on it the sun sofened it and gusty winds we have been having this last week or so has blown grains of sand onto car and they got stuck in polish when car cooled down.

So now got to wait till saturday when we are forcast rain and thunder I can give it another good hot wash.

Golly golly gosh bosh - goodness gracious me or something like that. :mad:
 
Gave half the car a wash earlier with Maguiars shampoo and rinsed it off with my new Raceglaze water purifier then stuck it in garage as it's stinking hot out there.
Tomorrow will tell us all how it went.
Just used a big washing mit and hot water and bit's came off perfect - or it felt perfect when run my hand over it.

If the water dries off without streaks then that will make it much easier for me to clean - Not having to wash whole car in one go and keep hozing it down till I am ready to dry it.
 
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