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Title: tiny dirt specks
Post by: mkviken on 28 December 2011, 21:36

washed the car today and found lots of tiny dirt specs on the boot lid and around arches form crappy winter roads.

im OCD with my cleaning and not had this on my golf yet so spent ages getting them all off.

these came off easy enough with the bug remover side of my wash mit but there was thousands of them so took ages and as the car is white they stood out.


anyone recommend a good cleaner i could use to remove these easier? I've got halfords own make tar remover and its crap

I'm after something i could just spray on, leave to do its work, then wash off with a regular wash.

the car is always waxed and polished so don't want to damage the protection if possible



i have clay and detailer but i didn't plan on claying the car till the spring

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: GJSEB79 on 28 December 2011, 21:44

tardis mate will remove them easy solvent based cheers gordon

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: mkviken on 28 December 2011, 21:51

will it harm the wax layer?

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: Jimble on 28 December 2011, 22:28

Not sure if tardis will affect your wax mate, i'm sure someone will be able to answer that for you but the halfords own bug and tar remover is terrible stuff! i've got a bottle that i use on my works van sometimes, it reminds me of Jif kitchen cleaner and will get no where near my car! if your worried about your wax then thats the first thing i'd ditch. just my 2p :sad:

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: Mr Blue on 29 December 2011, 01:29

Most likely to remove a wax layer.

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: tech1889 on 29 December 2011, 08:54

Will 100% remove the wax

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: mkviken on 29 December 2011, 10:44

ok cheers

I've not actually used the tar cleaner on the golf yet luckily, just had it laying around.



would snow foam loosen all these little specks, they seem to be tiny bits of grit/dirt, not so much tar actually.




can anyone recommend a good snow foam lance and soap combination?

is the karcher own make much good?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/krcher-foam-nozzle-for-domestic-pressure-wash?da=1&TC=GS-050425070

Title: Re: tiny dirt specks
Post by: Dan J on 29 December 2011, 13:42

Quote from: mkviken on 29 December 2011, 10:44

ok cheers

I've not actually used the tar cleaner on the golf yet luckily, just had it laying around.



would snow foam loosen all these little specks, they seem to be tiny bits of grit/dirt, not so much tar actually.




can anyone recommend a good snow foam lance and soap combination?

is the karcher own make much good?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/krcher-foam-nozzle-for-domestic-pressure-wash?da=1&TC=GS-050425070

Sounds like a job for ironx to me or AS fallout remover.