Monkey Boy 1 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Spent quite a few hours cleaning, polishing & detailing the car yesterday and reasonably happy with the results but then last night it rained. No real problems with that, but looking at the car this morning ot looks like someone has chucked a bag of fine sand over the car. Apparently due to the recent air pollution and change of wind direction, the rain droplets were loaded with dust from the Sahara. Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev 16v Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 I was trying to wash a dark blue Focus Zetec S while this stuff was coming down late yesterday afternoon, you couldn't tell I'd washed the roof when it dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askari Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 We had a similar event last year and it took me weeks to get the marks off my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUToyota Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yep...same here...washed, clayed, polished the car yesterday...rained early this morning and needs doing again given all the sandy crap it left behind..!!. (well, needs a wash at least) Deep joy. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Red Celica Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Don't worry, it's raining now so it will all get replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Boy 1 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Tell me about it , I had just washed & dried the car then it bloody chucked it down again. Beginning to think," what is the point?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_p Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Same predicament here! In the past week I've washed, two stage G3 treatment, window waxed, tyre dressed, plastX etc on both the girlfriends Fiesta and my Celica, only to return from a few days working down south to both cars covered in sand Club meet tomorrow as well so I'll need to do mine again, and hope for the best today! Not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spectre Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Good thing my paintwork is crap and I don't give a damn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 A white Celica is one of lifes joys/chores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbaranx Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Bloody Saharan sand coming over here falling on cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pordy Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 we often get Saharan sand with the rain. Richard Hammond done a show (wild weather with Richard Hammond) that explains why we get sand in the rain. If your sad like me its a good watch, sure it was on bbc a few months back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foogles Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I wondered why mine was covered in brown spots yesterday when I washed it. I gave up polishing it in the end because every time the wind blew it looked like it had been sprinkled with brown caster sugar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcusslerfan Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Ha, that one time I actually make an effort and clean the car the very next day it's covered in sandy crap (and a bird decided to unload itself on my back window)! Edited April 12, 2015 by madcusslerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen7nnb Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Washed mine Friday. Been in the garage since so she is still shiny. Long drive to Birmingham tomorrow for a training course so I'm sure it won't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Bloody Saharan sand coming over here falling on cars! Vote UKIP I!!!! U Kleen, I'll polish? (This is a joke ) Reminds me of jae last year 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUToyota Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Avian excrement (or bird shite if you prefer) is a bloody nuisance.!.....I swear they watch you finish cleaning the car..and then swoop on a bombing run...and a very accurate one.! ...and WE have fed them, the ungrateful little barstewards. ..thank goodness the local Red Kites and the Ospreys from Rutland water (about 2 miles away) don't drop their load on my Celica...I think I might have to dig it out.! :rolleyes: Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex991 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) ...and WE have fed them, the ungrateful little barstewards. ^ That be the problem then, wtf are you feeding them ? We had a bird at work once who would perch in the same tree and leave massive purple ones with large seeds everywhere. I don't envy him.. (Obviously my car went no where near that tree!) Also mine is covered in sand as well.. Not happy lol Edited April 12, 2015 by Alex991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Washed mine Friday. Been in the garage since so she is still shiny. Long drive to Birmingham tomorrow for a training course so I'm sure it won't last long. I live in Birmingham and the entire city is like a desert, I've stopped doing the wax thing as its just pointless, wash and spray on shine, dry with a cloth, takes 30 mins to clean, no point in doing more because overnight is covered in dust again. Combination of airpollution and many local businesses being construction companies or waste management companies and lorries everywhere full of sand lol Edited April 12, 2015 by Klaxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen7nnb Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 So I'm not going near the centre. Marstons green I think the area is called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) So I'm not going near the centre. Marstons green I think the area is called. yeah thats right by the tip on bickenhill, you can't escape it dude lol. the motorway is also especially dusty in those areas around the airport and so is the a45, always construction work going on Edited April 12, 2015 by Klaxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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