Ok so Spike got a nice warm bath today and I washed the road salt off. He looks and feels much better, I asure you. In the process I noticed about a dozen micro spots of tar in various locations. We're still officially in winter and its wet and I'm probably about 2 months away from a full detail (with the new PC I'm ordering ) So until then, do I: Ignore my inner OCD and live with the spots Treat each spot with a bit of WD40 and a soft cloth Clay each region and do a micro detail I'm unsure if the spot treatment with WD40 is all that good for the paint protectant (Epic and BG) unless I'm ready to go all in and do a full detail immediately following. Thots anyone? opcorn:
My thoughts are: If you have a warm toasty garage - DETAIL If not - feed your OCD some beer and stay inside where it's warm until Spring But that's just me!
Depends on how the bits are? Is this micro? These are bits of asphalt on this car. WD40, Cosmonot, Pre-Wow, Clay would all be things to try. If you can tolerate the cold, then go for it, lol. Richard
That and even smaller. Is it ok to use WD40 and just wipe it off after? It's not taking the paint protection with it? I don't really want to be re-applying Epic now if I can help it.
It should be ok...if you're really worried, do what I do...spray on and wipe off some Hydro after you wipe the tar off and then forget about it. :cornut:
Thanks Richard. I've also got that bottle of Cosmonot that will last me lifetime so I could use that too if it's equally paint-safe.
If you're ever in doubt, just flood the area with a quick detailer to remove all traces and residue of the solvent..i.e. CosmoNot, IPA (alcohol), WD-40, then protect with a shot of Hydro and all should be well.
John & MiniMark you guys may know about MINI's and detailing, but you have a lousy sense of direction :lol: Lotsie, thanks for setting the record straight and for the BG tip
So I'm taking Rae's advice sort of. I decided not to let my inner OCD get the better of me. Gorgeous sunny day today. Went for a 2 hour hike with my sweety in the snow and sunc and then a 3 hour road bike ride with my good friend Al. I could've stuck around and gotten every Spike off, but in the end I'm glad I didn't. Rain is forcast for much of the coming week. I did do a Hydro wipe as well as Rain-X'd the front and rear windows, so it wasn't entirely hands off
North of the Mason-Dixon is a Yankee... When they come south of the MD, then they are damned yankees!
Rixter, SizeMINIClub is sponsored by Richmond AutoSpa. They can do a full detail at a very reasonable price. Just mention the club and they will give you discount. Not sure if the deal is still on, but they had offered club members full handwashes in the winter for $15. each time. Sure beats turning on the hoses and freezing your hands washing your own car. BTW...we're getting record cold temps this weekend and snow by Saturday, so I might consider holding off washing my car until next week.