Car parked under pine trees
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I'm spending a week in a sports academy in another town right now, and I have to park my car under large pine trees. Lots of pine needles are falling on the car and I just wondered if they are doing any harm. It's supposed to rain through the whole week so I don't think that needles will have any chance to dry on paintwork. Ok, the issue might be minimal, but I'm very anal about the paintwork, and I have managed to keep it swirless pretty well so I think other enthusiasts like you will understand my concern
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I feel a little stupid asking this, since I live in backwoods, but I am just adjusted to put the car in garage when not driving it, and even when it's outside, there's no trees nearby (at home). So...
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I'm spending a week in a sports academy in another town right now, and I have to park my car under large pine trees. Lots of pine needles are falling on the car and I just wondered if they are doing any harm. It's supposed to rain through the whole week so I don't think that needles will have any chance to dry on paintwork. Ok, the issue might be minimal, but I'm very anal about the paintwork, and I have managed to keep it swirless pretty well so I think other enthusiasts like you will understand my concern
. I feel a little stupid asking this, since I live in backwoods, but I am just adjusted to put the car in garage when not driving it, and even when it's outside, there's no trees nearby (at home). So...
Let's discuss!
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I wouldn't worry about pine needles. They tend to get lodged in the cracks and crevices of the engine bay up near the hood gap where the windshield is. I would worry about pine sap, which can be a pain to remove once it contacts the paint.
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Originally Posted by pukka' post='1025071' date='Oct 5 2009, 08:39 PM
I wouldn't worry about pine needles. I would worry about pine sap, which can be a pain to remove once it contacts the paint.
edit: Oh, there are two coats of FK1000P + one layer of Dodo Juice Supernatural on car, and I hope I can trust their protection!
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Originally Posted by pukka' post='1025071' date='Oct 5 2009, 10:39 AM
I wouldn't worry about pine needles. They tend to get lodged in the cracks and crevices of the engine bay up near the hood gap where the windshield is. I would worry about pine sap, which can be a pain to remove once it contacts the paint.
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='1025100' date='Oct 5 2009, 09:04 PM
+1 Pine Sap is a PITA!!
It's funny that I'm asking this kind of thing while 70% of our country looks like this:
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='1025100' date='Oct 5 2009, 01:04 PM
+1 Pine Sap is a PITA!!
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