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Sue the cow.....can you remember which one it was?
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I thought the normal response was "Milk em for every penny"
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Sue the cow.....can you remember which one it was?
It wasn't Sue.
Martin.
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don't know which cow it was but it's got you licked...............
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My lot had the corrosive saliva too but now I am free!
Seriously though, there has been mention on the forum of something called 'clay bar?' for dealing with paint problems. A forum search may give some clues.
Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 07/07/2009 at 17:23
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Never mind your car, what about the poor cow with your paint in its' digestive system!
I could be drinking that in my tea (now I know how to make one thanks to IHAQ).
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Don't know about saliva (we call it spit here on Merseyside!!) but back in the early 80's my dear old dad bought a new Escort Ghia in Champagne Gold metallic paint. About a month into his ownership he was involved in a meeting with a herd of cows on a country lane and one of the beasts rubbed along the rear offside panel. Later inspection revealed that the panel was devoid of the protective lacquer that covered the paintwork and it stayed like that for the ensuing 23 years that he owned the car with no further deterioration!
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that covered the paintwork and it stayed like that for the ensuing 23 years that he owned the car with no further deterioration!
Car or Cow?.........Sorry......MD
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Doctor Chris is correct about the abrasive tongue damaging paint.
I had this happen to my Dad's Wolseley 16/60 (PMB 242H) while I had the use of it for an afternoon nearly 40 years ago - it wasn't a pleasant experience explaining what had happened..
There was salt spray dried on the sides of the car, and the cows helped themselves while it was parked.
As memory serves, I couldn't get the marks out with polish, but a garage did with something (Belaco rubbing compound?).
Bear in mind this car had cellulose paint, and it was a bit thin in parts after the treatment.
What you'd do with a modern lacquer top coat I couldn't say - it might even turn into an insurance job.
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Don't know about cow saliva but there is a brand new MB tin-top convertible at work - Has been covered in pigeon poo for the last month........Does she know the effect this will have, I wonder?
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>>Has been covered in pigeon poo for the last month...
Our departed Skoda Felicia (metallic silver) was sadly ignored under trees for many years towards the end of its life, and the pigeon poo made no impression on the paintwork at all, despite being left on it for months at a time.
I suspect the lacquer top coat isn't bothered by ammonia, or whatever the ingredient is that can damage paintwork.
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Daughter had an old Volvo 340 that was parked under trees most evenings, with roosting birds above. Once a month she'd take it to local 'wash by hand' place that threatened to charge her extra.
It looked like the dark grey bodywork had a much lighter primer underneath, in many places.
I now always clean the guano as soon as I notice it!
Edit: For the pedants. Guano seems to refer to sea bird excrement only. I was being less descriminative.
Edited by bathtub tom on 07/07/2009 at 20:58
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Edit: For the pedants. Guano seems to refer to sea bird excrement only. I was being less descriminative.
See Bird. Is that Sue back again? She took me to the Cleaner's last time!
M
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