AHHH!! Can you believe this???

[Bamafire]

I wouldn't wait to remove the residue, I'm with everyone else you need to remove asap. Wish you the best... keep us posted.

 

[NotVeryCreative]

:thankyousign::thankyousign::thankyousign:

I most assuredly recommend that you find a heat-source for the garage (and yourself, if need be) and immediately
begin the arduous journey of attempting to remove the chemicals that so far has been "applied" to this vehicle...
(by several means)...Some of which may even be of the cementitious-nature.

Hopefully...There isn't any CC-etching as of yet.
But the longer the wait...Just may ensure that CC damage will, indeed, occur.

Good Luck with this project!



Bob

Thanks Bob! You and a few others have mentioned that we should remove the contaminants as soon as possible. The pictures were actually from a while ago (before I discovered Autogeek) and whatever was on it has already been removed (albeit with an automatic car wash). I had known that letting whatever sit on it wasn't a good idea and at the time we weighed it between scratching vs. possible chemical damage of the paint and I guess we opted for scratches. Since then I've discovered this community and getting ready to do a correction once the weather permits. I wish the garage were large enough to move around in with a DA, unfortunately it isn't.

Dude, First photo with the logo on the seats and I'm saying; :awman:!!!!!!

You need to use the footage and photos you have to demand a through and complete detailing job for your GF's car. Sitting on that all winter just tells them you don't really have any concerns about the damage. (Don't let them win.)

You mentioned the car is always garaged and low mileage. (I can relate to that BTW... notice my avatar)

Chemicals in concrete are dangerous to your paint. The pH of concrete washwater is over 12 which is up there with DrainO! And I know this isn't straight washwater as in out of the concrete truck, BUT you also have been blasted at very high speeds with all the grit, sand, and small rocks that came up out of that sidewalk!

Take a look at this.

There is no way you should be waiting till spring to attack that problem. Perhaps a bottle of ONRWW with a bucket of heated water (at the very least) would be in order. That garage would be just fine to keep the chilly winds off.

Not fussin' at you guys, but WHOA that is enough to get sombody's arse kicked, hard and OFTEN! :bat::bash:

Wow, I knew that cement was bad but I didn't realize it was the equivalent of Drano. Like I said above, we've already cleaned the contaminants off the car and now I'm waiting for the weather to warm up to do a correction. My biggest concern is whether or not this model has the infamous scratch resistant paint that I keep hearing is a pain to correct. Would you happen to know if they applied the Scratch Resistant paint to the '08 G35 sedans that had the new body (the body used on the current G37)?

BTW, I've seen a few of your posts and your vehicle looks great!

Sorry to hear about this carelessness act, looks like lime residue if that's the case vinegar will help remove the residue. Where I live we have lime quarries I see this all the time.

Wish I had known you guys earlier, then I would've tried this too. I'll keep it in mind for the future if anything similar ever happens again. Thanks!

 

[JakeyDill]

That's poor, what a prick. Should have more common sense knowing not to kick stuff onto peoples cars.

 

[RMM]

I most assuredly recommend that you find a heat-source for the garage (and yourself, if need be) and immediately
begin the arduous journey of attempting to remove the chemicals that so far has been "applied" to this vehicle...
(by several means)...Some of which may even be of the cementitious-nature.

Hopefully...There isn't any CC-etching as of yet.
But the longer the wait...Just may ensure that CC damage will, indeed, occur.

Good Luck with this project!



Bob

My wife has a parking space were she works: directly above it there was a leak that poured a "cementitious" sludge on the hood. After finding out, I asked her if they could mend it - they couldn't...So, from then on (when it's raining), she always leaves a plastic over the hood to prevent any etching. If our cars weren't always sealed and waxed, I am sure the outcome would be disastrous.

 

[cardaddy]

I wish the garage were large enough to move around in with a DA, unfortunately it isn't.

It didn't look that bad. Front and rear would be easy enough, perhaps pulling it in against one wall, then the other, and you'd have plenty of room to do the sides.

We have a 3 car garage that's oversized but I don't get to use the large side. The G stays in it's own side and neither door will open all the way but I do have 2' or so on each side and it's never been a real problem. Now if I'm really wanting to work down low I'll pull it in way to the opposite side and I can sit on a creeper stool and stretch out.

Wow, I knew that cement was bad but I didn't realize it was the equivalent of Drano. Like I said above, we've already cleaned the contaminants off the car and now I'm waiting for the weather to warm up to do a correction. My biggest concern is whether or not this model has the infamous scratch resistant paint that I keep hearing is a pain to correct.

I'm not sure of all the models INFINITI used it on, but I do know that in 08/09 it was widely used. Also, (from my understanding) it starts losing it's "repairing" after 3 years or so as it is finally dry from the inside out.

BTW, I've seen a few of your posts and your vehicle looks great!

Thank you very much brother. I would never even begin to say I know anything about machine correction when compared to most of the other members here. I've used various machines since the 70's for this and that but more for finish work than deep correction. Now that my cars are getting older, I'm disabled & retired, and have had this hobby/addiction for almost 40 years now I look for a way to work 'smart' not 'hard'. Way back when, I'd done everything by hand (what Mike refers to as "car wax mentality") which while it works, to a degree, just isn't practicle for real world repairs.

Wish I had known you guys earlier, then I would've tried this too. I'll keep it in mind for the future if anything similar ever happens again. Thanks!

And like the rest of us.... Hanging around AG just ends up costing you a ton more money! OTOH, as you feel more confident and hone your skills you'll find that you

1. enjoy it more, and
2. end up with strange new friends, neighbors, and family wanting you to detail their cars. Which
3. can make you a little side $$$, that
4. means you spend more with AG, then followed by
5. gets you even more addicted, which
6. makes you a better detailer and finally
7. turns you completely OCD about swirls!

So, there you have it.... a 7 step program to cure all your car wash-n-wax woes. Im the MAN

Later,

Cardaddy - aka/Tony

 

[Richard Baas]

Had my car repainted last year because of an employee using a weed wacker in front of my office. There was weeds growing up though the cracks in the asphalt and that idiot decided it was a good idea to use a weed wacker instead of spraying them. 100's of tiny chips all over... Employer's insurance company covered it.

As a former Landscaper And a Detailing enthusiast this disturbs me on so many levels!!!

I always waited until odd hours to landscape to keep from damaging cars. And in the event cars couldn't be avoided I would use shears. And though I am not a fan of getting debris on cars the least some of these Landscape companies could do is blow the debris off. I complained to my boss that our landscapers at work weed eat and mow and our cars are completely covered. Plus another pet peeve is people along roads using blowers to blow their yard trash into the road while you are driving by. At least have the courtesy to wait until I pass....

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

I feel your paint....


Seriously, what happened to you was so wrong...


Any help you need just post aways and everyone here will do their best to help. Let's hope this isn't the self-healing paint.

Do some Googling on your make, model and year and include the search term,

Self Healing


Also, I posted some info on this topic here that might help out...


Swirls on '08 Infiniti G37s - Self-Healing Paint ?

 

[NotVeryCreative]

And like the rest of us.... Hanging around AG just ends up costing you a ton more money! OTOH, as you feel more confident and hone your skills you'll find that you

1. enjoy it more, and
2. end up with strange new friends, neighbors, and family wanting you to detail their cars. Which
3. can make you a little side $$$, that
4. means you spend more with AG, then followed by
5. gets you even more addicted, which
6. makes you a better detailer and finally
7. turns you completely OCD about swirls!

So, there you have it.... a 7 step program to cure all your car wash-n-wax woes. Im the MAN

Later,

Cardaddy - aka/Tony

Yep, it's already turned me OCD and starting to rack up a small fortune on the things I'm getting to work on that G and my DD. And thanks for the scratch guard help, it's good to know that most of it would have dried by now.

As a former Landscaper And a Detailing enthusiast this disturbs me on so many levels!!!

I always waited until odd hours to landscape to keep from damaging cars. And in the event cars couldn't be avoided I would use shears. And though I am not a fan of getting debris on cars the least some of these Landscape companies could do is blow the debris off. I complained to my boss that our landscapers at work weed eat and mow and our cars are completely covered. Plus another pet peeve is people along roads using blowers to blow their yard trash into the road while you are driving by. At least have the courtesy to wait until I pass....

I wish all landscapers show the same amount of respect that you do. rops:

I feel your paint....


Seriously, what happened to you was so wrong...


Any help you need just post aways and everyone here will do their best to help. Let's hope this isn't the self-healing paint.

Do some Googling on your make, model and year and include the search term,

Self Healing


Also, I posted some info on this topic here that might help out...


Swirls on '08 Infiniti G37s - Self-Healing Paint ?

Thanks, Mike! I've learned a lot from reading your how-to's and been trying to do a lot of research on the paint, but it seems like I won't truly know how the paint stands until I get a chance to work on it. I'm sure I'll definitely be asking for more help in the future. :thankyousign:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks, Mike! I've learned a lot from reading your how-to's and been trying to do a lot of research on the paint, but it seems like I won't truly know how the paint stands until I get a chance to work on it.


I'm sure I'll definitely be asking for more help in the future. :thankyousign:

And please keep us updated as to your progress...


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