Bugger - Concrete Dust

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StiflerMR2
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Bugger - Concrete Dust

Post by StiflerMR2 » Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:02 pm

Hey all,

In my infinite stupidity I forgot they were blowing up the Dundee Multi's today. As such I left my car out of the garage and it's now sitting under a few cm's of concrete dust as they just blew them all up!

As it happens I washed and waxed the car yesterday (sods law) but I am wondering what the best method is for getting the dust off the car without ruining the paint work?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated

:cheers

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Re: Bugger - Concrete Dust

Post by Rich H » Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:14 pm

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I'd have thought that your fresh wax will save it, so just hose it down with copious amounts of water and it should just slide off.
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Re: Bugger - Concrete Dust

Post by tuscan_thunder » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:48 pm

Pressure wash it thoroughly. If you have a foam lance, foam it with a shampoo solution and try to let it soak into the dust to soften it too then a REALLY careful 2 bucket wash: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog ... rying.html
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Re: Bugger - Concrete Dust

Post by StiflerMR2 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:01 pm

Cheers chaps. Luckily the wax seems to have done it's job - Collonite to the rescue :)

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Re: Bugger - Concrete Dust

Post by Rich H » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:08 pm

Now you need to find where someone has drawn a smiley face in the dust....
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