How to Remove Kidney and Resin Stains from Your Car: Expert Advice
Spring brings joy, but also troubles for car owners: traces of resin and tree buds appear on the car. Let's consider how to effectively remove such dirt and protect the car from spring dirt.
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With the arrival of spring, car owners face problems such as resin, tree sap and pollen, as well as bitumen in roadwork areas. Here are effective ways to remove such contaminants and tips for protecting your car.
How to remove bud marks from the body?
The most reliable way is professional cleaning at car washes. Promptly seeking help increases the chances of keeping the body clean without using aggressive products.
For self-cleaning, you will need car chemicals designed to remove tree resin. Such products can be purchased in auto stores and on online platforms.
Advice from Evgeny Evteev, co-founder and director of the FIT SERVICE chain: "First, wash the car under pressure with a contactless shampoo, then do a thorough hand wash. This helps to avoid damage to the coating. Applying the product directly to dirty areas can cause scratches."
Safe folk methods
Although you can find many folk remedies on the Internet (alcohol, vegetable or motor oil, solvent, nail polish remover, kerosene), experts do not recommend using them. These products can damage the car's paintwork. Aggressive substances can dry quickly in hot weather and leave a fog on the body, which will require further polishing.
Time to go to the car wash
Traces of resin and other contaminants, especially when exposed to sunlight, can seriously damage the car's paintwork. The sooner you visit the car wash after detecting contamination, the better.
Protecting your car from contamination
You can protect your car by applying wax or a ceramic coating to the body. Wax creates a protective layer that facilitates the removal of contaminants and prevents the penetration of small and aggressive particles into the paintwork. Ceramic coating, having hydrophobic properties, repels dirt and moisture, making car maintenance easier and more durable. This coating lasts up to a year.
Advice from Evgeny Evteev: "During flowering, try to avoid parking under trees to minimize the risk of contamination of your car."