Leaking pipes, stains on bonnet

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plastics

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Hi All
The overhead pipes in the underground car park in our apartment block started leaking and mixed with the cement in the floors, the fluid leaked onto the bonnet of my car.
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Put it in the car wash today - there are some white residue stains that don't go away!
The development management company have advised I use 'T Cut and polish' to try and remove the stains and if this doesn't work I should forward further photos and 2 quotes to their insurance company to rectify the damage.

Having googled T-cut, I have come across all sorts of articles saying that it is abrasive and can cause more damage to the paintwork! Also, there are loads of Tcut products available, which one is useful for these kind of marks?? (Silver bonnet) And if I was to get this rectified professionally, how much would it cost?
 
Depends how bad (if any) its etched the bonnet and hence will it even come out with a machine polish. Can you feel it when you rub your finger or (lightly) your nail over it?
Where in the UK are you?
 
does it seem like its on the surface or has it affected the clear coat? i have some proshise, which is a waterless wash product which to me seems like a pretty good degreaser and takes off weird stains, it was also pretty handy on some overspray on my old car. recently ive used a spot of autoglym super resin polish on a micro-fiber cloth to take off what looked like coca cola that had been spilt on my boot lid, and i only used it as it was obvious it was just on the surface.

id suggest a hand wash of the bonnet (im a bit odd and enjoy cleaning my car, as no machine will ever get it as clean as i could and it gives me a chance to inspect the car for new damage and get it sorted if needs be) as car washes are a bit crap imho.

there are some pretty knowledgeable guys into detailing on here so you should get an answer soon.
 
That sound like what happened to my wife car. I wondered what it was.

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8979#p135500

In the end I used a credit card to scrape it off after soaking as no other method was working, tried using a PC, and aggresive clay, it not perfect now but will have a go at the two bits I can see faintly next time I do a proper detail
 
As Stu says, looks like it will polish out by machine. T cut is quite abrasive so i'd use something lighter to start with, AG's Super resin polish has some cutting properties and may take it out.
 
Thanks very much for the advice guys, very grateful!!
I'm in Sheffield, the car was hand washed this morning - this is what it looks like now....to me it looks like whatever that fluid was has taken out some of the paintwork, but it doesn't feel rough or anything! There is a similar stain on the windscreen but I the picture didn't come out very well.
I'm a complete amateur (Read - know nothing) about paintwork/polishing etc, so forgive my stupidity but what do you mean by 'polish out with machine'?
Should I just ask to get this sorted out professionally - I desperately don't want to make it any worse, but I'll try the AG Super resin polish if that is a good idea to start with.....
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As above try some AG SRP first of all but keep well away from any sort of T.Cut you could end up removing clear coat not good.

There are other polishes you could try but if you are unsure look at getting a pro detailer have a look.

Try posting this problem here http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/

Car Wash :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: not good for any car
 
sod fixing it ur self- their fault= they fix it! no matter waht u do- ull never get it perfect- demand they sort it to ur satisfaction
 
paddy wright said:
sod fixing it ur self- their fault= they fix it! no matter waht u do- ull never get it perfect- demand they sort it to ur satisfaction
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going to have trouble proving it was caused there now though I would have thought.
 
by the look of your second pictures the wash started to shift it a bit, so could just be crap stuck on the surface, find a local detailer and get a quote for it if you dont fancy doing it yourself.
 
plastics said:
Hi All
The overhead pipes in the underground car park in our apartment block started leaking and mixed with the cement in the floors, the fluid leaked onto the bonnet of my car.
3707746880_9e42b813b5_m.jpg
3706638765_447fab12cd.jpg
3706639265_a3d2f5992f.jpg

Put it in the car wash today - there are some white residue stains that don't go away!
The development management company have advised I use 'T Cut and polish' to try and remove the stains and if this doesn't work I should forward further photos and 2 quotes to their insurance company to rectify the damage.

Having googled T-cut, I have come across all sorts of articles saying that it is abrasive and can cause more damage to the paintwork! Also, there are loads of Tcut products available, which one is useful for these kind of marks?? (Silver bonnet) And if I was to get this rectified professionally, how much would it cost?
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Hi Buddy

I can take a look at it for you, i have a detailing centre in Wakefield if you fancy a drive over , i will do a free evaluation :thumbsup:
 
plastics said:
Hi All
The overhead pipes in the underground car park in our apartment block started leaking and mixed with the cement in the floors, the fluid leaked onto the bonnet of my car.

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Put it in the car wash today - there are some white residue stains that don't go away!
The development management company have advised I use 'T Cut and polish' to try and remove the stains and if this doesn't work I should forward further photos and 2 quotes to their insurance company to rectify the damage.

Having googled T-cut, I have come across all sorts of articles saying that it is abrasive and can cause more damage to the paintwork! Also, there are loads of Tcut products available, which one is useful for these kind of marks?? (Silver bonnet) And if I was to get this rectified professionally, how much would it cost?
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The Car wash!!!??? OMG - please tell me you meant 'washed by hand'!!!
 
Just a note about "hand car washes guys"

I used to own one and the first machine in our washing process as in most hand car washes was a hot karcher that also feeds TFR (traffic film remover)

On cars that have diamond brite or supaguard paint protection (this is what dealers charge about £500 for inside and out) the TFR
removes this protection after 2-3 washes and guess it would remove all those lovley waxes and sealants we spend time on.

So if you polish and wax your car one word - STAY AWAY - ok 2 words.

If you do have to go for a hand car wash ask the guy if his machine uses TFR and if so tell the guy to turn the TFR off and run the machine for a little while to get it out the pipes.
 
yikes ok, thanks for the tip

p.s. the developer agreed to pay for the stains to be professionally removed - an excellent job, the car looks brand new!
So a happy ending for this thread!
 
from a legal perspective, I think I am correct in saying that the company could be criticised for advising you to try and rectify the problem yourself. They have an obligation to notify thier insurer in the first instance of any incident that may lead to a claim. It is highly unlikely that the insurer would advise you to try and rectify the problem yourself and therefore the management company may invalidate their cover by advising you as they have done. I would ask them to raise the claim with thier insurer and have it done professionally. If it cannot be removed then repainting would seem the only option.
 
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