4dsux
07-23-2009, 07:28 PM
Been a bit of a lurker here, but I guess it's time to pop that posting cherry.
There's a forest fire close to me causing lots of smoke in the area causing ash to settle on the car (no garage). It's started to rain and I've been rinsing the car to dilute the rain in case it is acidic. I know my paint is susceptible to staining because of a bird splat stain that never came out. I did wax about a month ago, but I read that doesn't help. It's foretasted to rain overnight and the next 2 days, and it's a little tough to stand outside with a hose for that long.
How bad might this be?
If I wash the car before it returns to 30c+ weather, is that good enough?
Is there anything else I should be doing to help prevent damage?
Going a little nuts here, its my baby out there. Thanks in advance.
There's a forest fire close to me causing lots of smoke in the area causing ash to settle on the car (no garage). It's started to rain and I've been rinsing the car to dilute the rain in case it is acidic. I know my paint is susceptible to staining because of a bird splat stain that never came out. I did wax about a month ago, but I read that doesn't help. It's foretasted to rain overnight and the next 2 days, and it's a little tough to stand outside with a hose for that long.
How bad might this be?
If I wash the car before it returns to 30c+ weather, is that good enough?
Is there anything else I should be doing to help prevent damage?
Going a little nuts here, its my baby out there. Thanks in advance.