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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Johnny A on 15 November 2007, 14:21
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A few weeks ago, we had a new garden fence put up which needed sprayed with wood stain/preserver. Went to B&Q and saw the pump action spray kits they have which supposedly do the job just as well as a brush in a fraction of the time. Sprayed the fence (on a clear, calm day), ended up redoing most of it with a brush, decided that the B&Q sprayer was a total waste of money and thought nothing more of it until a couple of weeks later when I was washing the Golf.
As I washed the wing nearest where the fence had been sprayed I noticed that the paint was now covered with tiny spots of brown, as was the whole car (even the far side, although not as badly), and it eventually dawned on me that this must have been caused by fine spray drift from doing the fence :sick: even though the Golf was several feet behind me at the time, there was virtually no wind, and I was spraying away from it.
After the obligatory 10 minutes swearing at myself for being such a moron, I got the T Cut out and checked that the bloody stuff could be removed (car shampoo had no effect). This worked but there was no way I was T Cutting the whole car so it was off to the local valet place (The Washbay in Aberdeen) to get it sorted out. They did an excellent job and told me that this type of cock up happened surprisingly often and was a great source of income for them!
Cost me a lot of money but I've certainly learnt my lesson.
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duuuur :laugh: what coulors your car, so did it do a better job on the car than the fence then :tongue:
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I miss The Washbay :sad:
Whenever I am back up to Aberdeen on a weekday I try and get the car booked in for a full valet. I am sure there is somewhere in Edinburgh just as good but I am yet to find it.
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Joe: Car is now plain black again :smiley: after a short period of being black/brown 'metalflake'. :sick: The sprayer is in the bin!
Makaveli: Washbay is very good - I know a lot of people up here who use it.
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Thats bad...
Although on a funny note I had a friend who bought a new Porsche Cayenne. Went to a off road shop and bought that spray on mud stuff. Sprayed a few cans of it on the car and took it to his Porsche dealer the same day he bought and stated that he wanted his money back cos it was useless off road :grin:
They almost wet there pants. But with your car I do feel sorry. At least its sparkly clean now :cool:
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All you needed were some panel wipes! No rubbing required!
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Thats bad...
Although on a funny note I had a friend who bought a new Porsche Cayenne. Went to a off road shop and bought that spray on mud stuff. Sprayed a few cans of it on the car and took it to his Porsche dealer the same day he bought and stated that he wanted his money back cos it was useless off road :grin:
They almost wet there pants. But with your car I do feel sorry. At least its sparkly clean now :cool:
so he paid like 50,000 for a cayenne and had it for a day and took it back :huh: why didnt he just go on a test drive :huh:
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A few weeks ago, we had a new garden fence put up which needed sprayed with wood stain/preserver. Went to B&Q and saw the pump action spray kits they have which supposedly do the job just as well as a brush in a fraction of the time. Sprayed the fence (on a clear, calm day), ended up redoing most of it with a brush, decided that the B&Q sprayer was a total waste of money and thought nothing more of it until a couple of weeks later when I was washing the Golf.
As I washed the wing nearest where the fence had been sprayed I noticed that the paint was now covered with tiny spots of brown, as was the whole car (even the far side, although not as badly), and it eventually dawned on me that this must have been caused by fine spray drift from doing the fence :sick: even though the Golf was several feet behind me at the time, there was virtually no wind, and I was spraying away from it.
After the obligatory 10 minutes swearing at myself for being such a moron, I got the T Cut out and checked that the bloody stuff could be removed (car shampoo had no effect). This worked but there was no way I was T Cutting the whole car so it was off to the local valet place (The Washbay in Aberdeen) to get it sorted out. They did an excellent job and told me that this type of c*ck up happened surprisingly often and was a great source of income for them!
Cost me a lot of money but I've certainly learnt my lesson.
Thank God for your post. I've been tempted to buy one of those for months now - I'm too lazy to use a brush. Ironically I'm too lazy even to use one of those which is why I have not done so yet... I'll be steering well clear of the pump spray now. Thanks for trying it out :grin: :grin:
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Makes me feel better that I don't have a fence as it sounds like the kind of thing I end up doing :embarassed:
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you are not alone........
white smoothrite in a can , to spray the outside light I had pre-prepped.
Reckoned car was far enough away , and paint would dry in the air before hitting car.....
nope! white dots all over the front of my grey M3 :cry:
Had to resort to petrol to get it all off.
Some plant pots got sprayed too but I left them lol
Needless to say I wont be making that mistake again.
JohnO
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Thanks JohnO - good to know I'm not the only person on here daft enough to have done this!
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Thats bad...
Although on a funny note I had a friend who bought a new Porsche Cayenne. Went to a off road shop and bought that spray on mud stuff. Sprayed a few cans of it on the car and took it to his Porsche dealer the same day he bought and stated that he wanted his money back cos it was useless off road :grin:
They almost wet there pants. But with your car I do feel sorry. At least its sparkly clean now :cool:
so he paid like 50,000 for a cayenne and had it for a day and took it back :huh: why didnt he just go on a test drive :huh:
NO no no
You misunderstood. He still owns the car. He did it as a joke. Imagine you are a Porsche salesman. you sell a Cayenne and the guy brings it back in the afternoon covered in what looks like thick mud and says he took it off road and wants his money back cos its useless. I would wet my pants.
Oh ya. Note to self. PArt GTi far away when painting new fence
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After the obligatory 10 minutes swearing at myself for being such a moron, I got the T Cut out
:shocked:
Personally I would never use T Cut as it is far too abrasive, especially on a clear coat. Much better off, safer (and cheaper than a local valet) to use a Clay Bar and detailing spray to remove surface contaminants from paint :wink:
Cass
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After the obligatory 10 minutes swearing at myself for being such a moron, I got the T Cut out
:shocked:
Personally I would never use T Cut as it is far too abrasive, especially on a clear coat. Much better off, safer (and cheaper than a local valet) to use a Clay Bar and detailing spray to remove surface contaminants from paint :wink:
Cass
The man speaks the truth.
Nick
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Cass/Nick: I only used the T Cut on a tiny area at the bottom of a door to make sure the crap would come off. Thanks for the tip re. using a clay bar and detailing spray, although hopefully I'll never have the same problem again!
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Spent hours on mine the other weekend. Gave it a Clay and its sooooooo smoooooooooth now. Can't believe the difference. Then gave her a coat of wax and top coat sealer. :cool: :cool: :cool:
Never tried a clay bar before. I would really recomend using one now.