Car Thread II

[Curls]

I’m not saying you should contact the insurance, but just that if they were involved they would probably price that quite high based on the location. If you are really concerned get down to a body shop and see what they reckon. I think they will probably say it needs to be pulled into line with a frame jig.

Also, I don’t think it matters where you crash, if you did it you did it, the wall didn’t crash into you, so whatever private body will probably just tell you to eat gooseberry fool. Not having a pop just saying you would have zero grounds in a complaint. Insurance would almost certainly cover it on a your fault basis, as long as it wasn’t on a race track a crash is a crash.

My point of mentioning private car park wasn't to 'sew' Tesco, it's because I've heard you're not 'insured' on private car parks. Could be old folk-lore though.

Yeah, I'm contacting a couple of body shops to see what they say...1st online quote £720....yikes, can't afford this.

[Victor Mildew]

Saw a really nice 1972 MG convertible for sale just down the road this morning. It looks immaculate, in British racing Green too. Modern cars don't interest me at all, but I could see myself having something like that one day. It was just really dinky and pretty.

[rinks]

Don’t forget you’ll need a nice pair of string-back driving gloves.

[Victor Mildew]

Don’t forget you’ll need a nice pair of string-back driving gloves.

Dat extra purchase

[BOR]

Don’t forget you’ll need a nice pair of string-back driving gloves.

Dat extra purchase

And don't forget to buy a Victor Mildew's flat cap too.

[Kezzer]

I too have been thinking of an MG B roadster but in all black, as my uncle had one.

tbh I think its the weather because Caterhams are also on my mind as to are other kit cars...

maybe not this year...

[Captain Kinopio]

Seagulls and pigeons are a strawberry floating plague that needs to be exterminated.

I've been a bit careless and left a bird gooseberry fool stain on my car for a while. I know I should have sorted it sooner but I've recently moved, been away from the vehicle and back and forth in different places. Anyway took it to a car wash today for a clean and the gooseberry fool has been removed but it's left marks on the paintwork, blotchy like you could wipe it off but try to do so and it doesn't budge. It can't have been on there more than 2-3 weeks but I guess that's enough. Not sure if this is permanent damage or there's anything I can do to restore it myself.

Anyone have any tips about what I could do to remove it or hide it or get it back to looking new. I'm worried it's really eaten away at the paint work and I'll have to take it to a body shop or something to see what they can do.

Once again, birds are scum.

[SEP]

Seagulls and pigeons are a strawberry floating plague that needs to be exterminated.

I've been a bit careless and left a bird gooseberry fool stain on my car for a while. I know I should have sorted it sooner but I've recently moved, been away from the vehicle and back and forth in different places. Anyway took it to a car wash today for a clean and the gooseberry fool has been removed but it's left marks on the paintwork, blotchy like you could wipe it off but try to do so and it doesn't budge. It can't have been on there more than 2-3 weeks but I guess that's enough. Not sure if this is permanent damage or there's anything I can do to restore it myself.

Anyone have any tips about what I could do to remove it or hide it or get it back to looking new. I'm worried it's really eaten away at the paint work and I'll have to take it to a body shop or something to see what they can do.

Once again, birds are scum.

T-Cut is your friend.

[Tomous]

Seagulls and pigeons are a strawberry floating plague that needs to be exterminated.

I've been a bit careless and left a bird gooseberry fool stain on my car for a while. I know I should have sorted it sooner but I've recently moved, been away from the vehicle and back and forth in different places. Anyway took it to a car wash today for a clean and the gooseberry fool has been removed but it's left marks on the paintwork, blotchy like you could wipe it off but try to do so and it doesn't budge. It can't have been on there more than 2-3 weeks but I guess that's enough. Not sure if this is permanent damage or there's anything I can do to restore it myself.

Anyone have any tips about what I could do to remove it or hide it or get it back to looking new. I'm worried it's really eaten away at the paint work and I'll have to take it to a body shop or something to see what they can do.

Once again, birds are scum.

We made this mistake. Found out you really need to wipe it off within 48 hours so 2-3 weeks is more than enough. We had a mobile repair team come round and see what they could do but they were limited as it's very difficult to reverse the damage. But yeh I would give someone like that a go.as there was some damage they were able to sort very well.

[False]

not gonna help now but i keep a box of autoglym bird dropping wipes in the glovebox, so if i notice any i just put one on there for a min or so and it dissolves off pretty much

[massimo]

Birds should all be killed.
I was forced to park under a huge cherry tree in my last place and they totally destroyed the paintwork on my Audi.
Personally, I’m not sure about those wipes. If your car gets as dirty as mine does with the ongoing building developments both at home and work, I’d be too worried to wipe grit across my paint and scratch it.
So I would recommend just being vigilant, trying not to park under trees, and rinsing the bird gooseberry fool off when you see it.

[LewisD]

Funny that I'm seeing this now after walking out to the JazzMobile™ and being greeted by the aftermath of a Pigeon having a vindaloo

[SEP]

strawberry float, you got Shitzkrieged

[False]

Birds should all be killed.
I was forced to park under a huge cherry tree in my last place and they totally destroyed the paintwork on my Audi.
Personally, I’m not sure about those wipes. If your car gets as dirty as mine does with the ongoing building developments both at home and work, I’d be too worried to wipe grit across my paint and scratch it.
So I would recommend just being vigilant, trying not to park under trees, and rinsing the bird gooseberry fool off when you see it.

the purpose of the wipes is not to clean an entire car nor to rub the paint

they are moist and you lay them on top of the dirt for a couple of mins and they dissolve the shite - you dab off anything left, don’t rub

[massimo]

Birds should all be killed.
I was forced to park under a huge cherry tree in my last place and they totally destroyed the paintwork on my Audi.
Personally, I’m not sure about those wipes. If your car gets as dirty as mine does with the ongoing building developments both at home and work, I’d be too worried to wipe grit across my paint and scratch it.
So I would recommend just being vigilant, trying not to park under trees, and rinsing the bird gooseberry fool off when you see it.

the purpose of the wipes is not to clean an entire car nor to rub the paint

they are moist and you lay them on top of the dirt for a couple of mins and they dissolve the shite - you dab off anything left, don’t rub

Oh right. Wonder what they’re made of.

[False]

I think it’s just a cotton pad with some strong detergent but they are in little foil packets so they are convenient to keep in the glovebox for poo emergencies

[rinks]

*has an idea*

[Captain Kinopio]

Seagulls and pigeons are a strawberry floating plague that needs to be exterminated.

I've been a bit careless and left a bird gooseberry fool stain on my car for a while. I know I should have sorted it sooner but I've recently moved, been away from the vehicle and back and forth in different places. Anyway took it to a car wash today for a clean and the gooseberry fool has been removed but it's left marks on the paintwork, blotchy like you could wipe it off but try to do so and it doesn't budge. It can't have been on there more than 2-3 weeks but I guess that's enough. Not sure if this is permanent damage or there's anything I can do to restore it myself.

Anyone have any tips about what I could do to remove it or hide it or get it back to looking new. I'm worried it's really eaten away at the paint work and I'll have to take it to a body shop or something to see what they can do.

Once again, birds are scum.

T-Cut is your friend.

Thanks for the advice, I'm going to give it a go.

If I have to get something done professionally, repainted and such, does anyone know how much I'm looking at for something like that?

[False]

Paint correction detail few hundred quid if it can be saved, if the paint is eaten away a chips away sort of arrangement will be a few hundred, if you go to a body shop they will probably do the whole panel to colour match and that’s like 500-1000 probably

[Holpil]

Thanks for the advice, I'm going to give it a go.

Random orbital polishers aren't that expensive and they do work wonders. I bought a cheap one (this) and its served me well. On my previous car (Black Honda CRZ, the paint was genuinely horrible) I managed to remove swirls, blemishes etc and get it looking quite nice with some Ultimate Compound, polish then wax.

On my current car which is very different - Lexus IS200t in White(!) I've managed to buff out some pretty nasty self-inflicted scrapes with just the combo of polisher and compound stuff.

It's not obligatory to become a detailing bro once you get one cars are always going to get scratched, so in my opinion you might as well have a tool like this to hopefully minimise the pain when it does happen.