Can Someone Help Me?

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 06:30 PM

I need advice.
Parked in an underground parking today. Parked in a spot where there were pipes above my car. Came back, and saw drops on my windshield. Thank god not the roof of my car. Never the less, it seems it has permanently stained my windshield with a clear white film that I cant take off. Kinda looks like dried up bird shit. I believe it might be calcium, or liquid sulphur that may have dried up on my windshield caused by the pipes?!?!?! I dunno.

My friend has this same problem, where the drops landed on her hood. She cannot take it off. I've tried Windex, Armor All, Scraping it...any suggestions, and anyone ever run into a problem like this b4?

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 06:32 PM

rubbing alcohol my suggestion... don't get it on your paint.

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 06:35 PM

i'll try that...hopefully it works. Should I let it set on the windshield, or just put some in a cotton ball, and wipe it?

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 06:40 PM

cotton ball and wipe it.

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 07:09 PM

doesn't work...any other suggestions? anyone?

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 07:11 PM

really? wow...

K3vY · 01-06-2009, 07:16 PM

Damn, good luck.

~(ACE)~ · 01-06-2009, 07:18 PM

Wd-40? Not sure if it will its worth a try...

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 07:19 PM

Wouldn't WD-40 just act as a coating agent?

~(ACE)~ · 01-06-2009, 07:23 PM

yea it will, but strangely enough its cleaned up some weird messes for me might work for this, but i wouldnt bet my money on it. I would use a very little amount and not spray the affected area, wet a cotton ball and scrub on the dirty spot see if it helps.

oh i forgot to ask, any pics of the spot?

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 07:24 PM

I'm trying to think what could work...

Acetone... but that stuff is bad jojo anywhere near a car!

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 07:25 PM

i'm starting to think...C.L.R...???

***lovecheese*** · 01-06-2009, 07:26 PM

Could work.

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 07:31 PM

found a possible answer...seems i'm not the only one this has happened to. I'll give an update. Though I'd post a link just in case it happens to any fellow 8th'ers

How do I remove this parking-deck-drip stain from my car's paint and windshield? | Ask Metafilter

Surfinmaui014 · 01-06-2009, 07:32 PM

This is just a random thought in my head... Try using Steam.

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 07:35 PM

tried that...added boiling water via spoon with car soap....no mass.

Surfinmaui014 · 01-06-2009, 07:37 PM

Oh damn man, Yeah Try the C.L.R. IF that doesn't work... Idk what would

joey.walla · 01-06-2009, 07:40 PM

Damn... lot of options have been taken.... new windshield.??? lol

~(ACE)~ · 01-06-2009, 07:42 PM

wish i could lend you my steam cleaner, you might have better luck with that type of steam rather than boiling water via spoon. I have one at home mostly use it for stuff around the kitchen and bathroom.

Again any

Triple8SI · 01-06-2009, 07:51 PM

ok....so i tried to this...sounds crazy, but i'm having the most progress with this....it's just very tedious...

I put wax on the affected area...left it for about 10 mins...wiped clean...that didnt work

now i tried a razor blade to remove it...it removed a good chunk of the residue, but i can still see the spot from the inside of my car which is weird.

01-06-2009, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	Can Someone Help Me? I need advice. Parked in an underground parking today. Parked in a spot where there were pipes above my car. Came back, and saw drops on my windshield. Thank god not the roof of my car. Never the less, it seems it has permanently stained my windshield with a clear white film that I cant take off. Kinda looks like dried up bird shit. I believe it might be calcium, or liquid sulphur that may have dried up on my windshield caused by the pipes?!?!?! I dunno. My friend has this same problem, where the drops landed on her hood. She cannot take it off. I've tried Windex, Armor All, Scraping it...any suggestions, and anyone ever run into a problem like this b4? Last edited by Triple8SI; 01-06-2009 at 06:31 PM.

01-06-2009, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	rubbing alcohol my suggestion... don't get it on your paint. __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	cotton ball and wipe it. __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 07:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	really? wow... __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	Wouldn't WD-40 just act as a coating agent? __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	i'll try that...hopefully it works. Should I let it set on the windshield, or just put some in a cotton ball, and wipe it?

01-06-2009, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	doesn't work...any other suggestions? anyone?

01-06-2009, 07:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
K3vY Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,534 Kevin iTrader: 3 / 100%	Damn, good luck.

01-06-2009, 07:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
~(ACE)~ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,781 Ken Lee iTrader: 1 / 100%	Wd-40? Not sure if it will its worth a try...

01-06-2009, 07:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
~(ACE)~ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,781 Ken Lee iTrader: 1 / 100%	yea it will, but strangely enough its cleaned up some weird messes for me might work for this, but i wouldnt bet my money on it. I would use a very little amount and not spray the affected area, wet a cotton ball and scrub on the dirty spot see if it helps. oh i forgot to ask, any pics of the spot?

01-06-2009, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	I'm trying to think what could work... Acetone... but that stuff is bad jojo anywhere near a car! __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 07:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	i'm starting to think...C.L.R...???

01-06-2009, 07:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
*lovecheese* 292 HP // 252 TRQ // 9PSI Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,406 James iTrader: 7 / 100%	Could work. __________________ The link to my stolen thread. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...ix-inside.html

01-06-2009, 07:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	found a possible answer...seems i'm not the only one this has happened to. I'll give an update. Though I'd post a link just in case it happens to any fellow 8th'ers How do I remove this parking-deck-drip stain from my car's paint and windshield? \| Ask Metafilter Last edited by Triple8SI; 01-06-2009 at 07:32 PM.

01-06-2009, 07:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
Surfinmaui014 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charlotte Age: 19 Posts: 1,352 Kevin iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is just a random thought in my head... Try using Steam.

01-06-2009, 07:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	tried that...added boiling water via spoon with car soap....no mass.

01-06-2009, 07:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
Surfinmaui014 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charlotte Age: 19 Posts: 1,352 Kevin iTrader: 0 / 0%	Oh damn man, Yeah Try the C.L.R. IF that doesn't work... Idk what would

01-06-2009, 07:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
joey.walla Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 4.5K in 6th Age: 19 Posts: 1,468 Joey iTrader: 3 / 100%	Damn... lot of options have been taken.... new windshield.??? lol

01-06-2009, 07:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
~(ACE)~ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,781 Ken Lee iTrader: 1 / 100%	wish i could lend you my steam cleaner, you might have better luck with that type of steam rather than boiling water via spoon. I have one at home mostly use it for stuff around the kitchen and bathroom. Again any

01-06-2009, 07:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
Triple8SI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 336 BumbaClaat! iTrader: 1 / 100%	ok....so i tried to this...sounds crazy, but i'm having the most progress with this....it's just very tedious... I put wax on the affected area...left it for about 10 mins...wiped clean...that didnt work now i tried a razor blade to remove it...it removed a good chunk of the residue, but i can still see the spot from the inside of my car which is weird.

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