Jaddie
11-25-2011, 06:30 PM
Dear Experienced Detailers
What's on my paint?
I pulled my slick-as-a-baby's-butt Odyssey out of the garage this afternoon to glaze its wheels. I pulled it out of the garage because it was too dark in our garage for me to see what I was doing. Before glazing I washed and dried the wheels.
As I was drying the wheels, my father-in-law pulled up to look at our garage so he could figure out what kind and how much lighting we needed.
I began glazing the wheels while he went to Lowe's to get three (so we'd have a total of four) shop lights with dual fluorescent bulbs. He was back in thirty minutes, which is about how long it took me to glaze three wheels. I helped him install the lights by handing him anchors and screws, and then we were ready for the big finale—seeing how much light would shine on the van. Well, that part was amazing. I can see now, even better than outside.
I saw some debris on the roof of the van, which was very clean when I pulled it outside. The debris was something that'd fallen from some nearby trees. There must have been a thousand of tiny brown pieces all over the van. Fortunately, the stuff didn't stick and just fanning a microfiber towel over the paint got rid of the stuff.
But now my paint feels prickly. I can't see anything in the paint, but when I glide my fingers over the paint I can feel it. It feels almost like it needs to shave. And when I glide a clean microfiber over it, I can hear the little prickly things making contact with the microfiber.
Is this sap? If not, what do you think it is? Is there a quick and easy fix?
Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom.
What's on my paint?
I pulled my slick-as-a-baby's-butt Odyssey out of the garage this afternoon to glaze its wheels. I pulled it out of the garage because it was too dark in our garage for me to see what I was doing. Before glazing I washed and dried the wheels.
As I was drying the wheels, my father-in-law pulled up to look at our garage so he could figure out what kind and how much lighting we needed.
I began glazing the wheels while he went to Lowe's to get three (so we'd have a total of four) shop lights with dual fluorescent bulbs. He was back in thirty minutes, which is about how long it took me to glaze three wheels. I helped him install the lights by handing him anchors and screws, and then we were ready for the big finale—seeing how much light would shine on the van. Well, that part was amazing. I can see now, even better than outside.
I saw some debris on the roof of the van, which was very clean when I pulled it outside. The debris was something that'd fallen from some nearby trees. There must have been a thousand of tiny brown pieces all over the van. Fortunately, the stuff didn't stick and just fanning a microfiber towel over the paint got rid of the stuff.
But now my paint feels prickly. I can't see anything in the paint, but when I glide my fingers over the paint I can feel it. It feels almost like it needs to shave. And when I glide a clean microfiber over it, I can hear the little prickly things making contact with the microfiber.
Is this sap? If not, what do you think it is? Is there a quick and easy fix?
Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom.