Sahara sand

bazzabear · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:42

Did everyone else wake up this morning to a car that looks like it's been rolling in the mud?

Everyone seems to know it's sand from the Sahara - but how do we know that? Is it really true, or an urban legend type of thing?

Haggisman · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:43

I noticed this too actually, wondered what it was from

Clarkey · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:43

No, I did yesterday though.

andy_mk3 · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:46

Yeah I had it on my car after work today!

johnny6 · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:50

Yep went out this morning and both cars are caked in dust.

Haze · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:52

+1 here, will be washing it tommorow

lordrobs · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:52

Yeah my one is pretty covered. Heard on the radio this morning that if it rained be prepared for the sand to be dumped down with it.

almoststew1990 · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:53

Yeah my car was yellow when I got back from work, ******* desert.

XeNoN89 · 31 Mar 2014 at 20:57

bazzabear said:
Did everyone else wake up this morning to a car that looks like it's been rolling in the mud?

Everyone seems to know it's sand from the Sahara - but how do we know that? Is it really true, or an urban legend type of thing?

Yep my car was covered too.

BBC weather confirmed its from the Sahara:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/26820393

bazzabear · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:21

One of my neighbours was washing his car at 7:30 this morning as I drove past :eek:

Shamed me actually - so I washed the wife's car at 7:30 this evening (lovely BST!)

My direct next door neighbour then came out, laughed at me, and told me the news had just said not to because it was going to happen tonight again :rolleyes:

So I've swapped the cars over - wife's clean one is now in the garage, and mine, still filthy, is outside.

Your move, Sahara.

bazzabear · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:23

Weird. Just told my wife about him washing the car at such an ungodly hour - and apparently he was washing it again at 1pm.

Bluecube · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:24

Got my car valeted, washed and waxed on Saturday. Doesn't look washed and waxed now...

morfmedia · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:35

Cheers for the heads up, did wonder what had caused this when I saw the car this morning!

Vanilla · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:38

Just had it washed yesterday :mad:

traveyb · 31 Mar 2014 at 21:53

Yup washed mine yesterday also, bloody weather lol

SB118 · 1 Apr 2014 at 08:08

Washed our tank the day it happened. Bloody waste of time that was!

scratch · 1 Apr 2014 at 08:50

Spent 3 hours washing mine on Sunday only to come out at lunchtime yesterday to find it covered in sand. We've had some clean rain since but the sand was well and truly baked on thanks to some sunshine yesterday afternoon.

Damn you Sahara!

Django x2 · 1 Apr 2014 at 09:07

They say "saharah dust" but really I think it's just pollen. My car can sometimes actually go yellow. Most annoying if you've just washed / waxed. If that is the case, use a normal feather duster.

Firestar_3x · 1 Apr 2014 at 09:14

Washed mine Sunday, ended up with baked on sand

Not looking forward to cleaning it since the car is black.

What's the best way to clean without wrecking the paint?

Haggisman · 1 Apr 2014 at 09:21

Firestar_3x said:
What's the best way to clean without wrecking the paint?

Kittens. Declaw them and get them to lick it clean.