Something nasty on the road

[bluewolf]

The other day when my wife was driving the 4R home on her lunch break, a truck in front of her swerved to miss a very large white-ish grey pool of liquid covering the entire roadside. My wife hit the brakes but did not have time to avoid hitting the deep pool of nasty liquid straight on, drenching the 4R of course. By the time she got home there was this horrible grey film on literally everything! She immediately hosed the vehicle down with the sprayer but had to get back to work. Water did nothing... that grey crap does NOT come off easily!! When the vehicle is wet you can't see it, but just as soon as it dries, it's back. The liquid over the road has since dried up leaving a huge white area which looks like paint, but who knows how such a huge quantity of dilluted paint-water was spilled there. Now we must meticulously wash every inch of the vehicle, including the undercarriage, to get that sh*t off!! The textured black areas (sideboards, mudflaps) and the black rubber window trim is the hardest to remove and needs the most scrubbing. I'm so angry I can't see stragiht!!

 

[alpha]

that sux, but hopefully comes off with a deep scrubbing..

it might have been some kind of construction dust that got in a puddle..

good luck getting it off, whatever it is..

 

[kullenberg]

You might try what Zaino Bros. suggests before using their wax. Dawn dishwashing soap in a strong solution will take off the old wax ( which they suggest before putting thier stuff on) and it might do the trick on the muck your wife picked up. The worst it will do, is require a fresh coat of wax, after. Good luck!

 

[greasefingers]

I use an oscillating sprinkler for cleaning the undercarriage; to remove the winter salt. If you have one, then let it sit for several minutes at different locations. Good luck. Hope the gunk is water soluble.

 

[DaveS]

Sorry to hear about your incident - sounds like nasty stuff. I would try using a clay bar to get the stuff off and then just resign yourself to rewaxing it!