08/09/2023
⚠️ IMPORTANT⚠️
If you woke up today and your car looks like this.
DO NOT try and rub it away with your hand or a cloth or anything contact based.
The phenomenon is a mixture of sand and dust carried from the Saharan desert in northern Africa across Europe brought down and made visible by the rain earlier this morning.
The dust will not harm your car when it rains down, but if you are too eager to remove it you may cause long term damage to your paintwork, which may be difficult to correct, especially if you have a matt or satin finish that cannot be polished.
❗️Don’t write your name in it. Sand and other large particles are abrasive, so wiping with your finger or a cloth may cause fine scratches that will then require polishing later.
❗️Fight sand with snow (foam). The safest way to wash a car is to remove as much of the dirt as possible before physically touching the panels with a wash mitt. If you have a pressure washer, soak the dust covered cars with a thick layer of Autosmart Snowfoam Pro, leaving it to dwell for several minutes.
❗️Use plenty of water. Rinse off the Snow foam Pro with plenty of water. This ensures most of the dust is removed before the contact wash, minimising the chances of dust causing paintwork damage during the next step.
❗️Wash with a good quality shampoo. The cleaning chemicals in Autosmart shampoo’s break the bond between the remaining dust and paintwork. Dust is then held in suspension and easily rinsed away with water at the end of the wash. Always use with a large capacity bucket, grit guard and high quality wash mitt (available from Autosmart if required) to ensure dust is safely carried away and locked at the bottom of the bucket.