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jrocket, thats about as dirty as i have gotten mine, but mine was on a concrete skid pan, but it went for an accidental excursion off the skidpan through a big (about 8 inches deep) puddle of mud. it cracked my front bar, and i wasn't driving.

Yeah it took me hrs to clean all the car. Had to take all wheels off to clean inside of rims. All brakes had to be cleaned, sand washed off all the shockers. There was half the track sitting on top of my exhaust cannon. skirts all were full of sand adding to the weight of the car. Basically just put the car on stands and then got under there with the pressure cleaner to get all the shit off.

Note to self. Stay away from dirt roads and mud patches.

I don't usually let my car get too dirty, but one time I had to go away for work for a long duration and parked my car at my parents house for around 6 weeks. The problem was, I didn't cover it up, and I parked it too close to the lawn, and the lawn has automatic reticulation using ground water. My car was stained yellow/brown when I came home. And it wouldn't come off - it seems to eat into the outmost layer of paint and embed itself. Some cutting compound managed to remove some of it, but it was a slow process, and I was still busy with work, so it stayed like that for a few days, and by the end I wanted to sell it coz I didn't even want to look at it. I ended up paying a guy to come out and acid wash it. When he saw the car, he didn't say anything, he just frowned. It took him around 4 hours to clean (although he did do the interior too). Car looked fantastic again afterwards.

Ouch that would suck. I will keep that in mind as i am thinking of leaving my car at my mums place for a few months while i go away for work. I parked my car at my dads place once near a tree and the f'ing tree was dropping sap down. My car had like splatters of resin all over the car. That took some elbo grease to clean.

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