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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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so, what's liquid, white in color, and when it dries it leaves this powdery residue?? well, it just so happened that about 2 hours after i handwash my car, i find this on it!!







at first i thought i got egged, but those markings are too small, i didn't see shell casings, nor yolk, then i thought my car got paintballed, but still no casings, and see no dents, then i thought it was bird poo...unless there was a flock over my car i find it hard to believe that its bird poo, and it has no smell either..... so what is it??

i just wiped it off since it was powdery... about to spray it down again.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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Maybe milk? No idea.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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rub it between your fingers and taste it like they do in the movies....hmmmm, what's this? [licks finger] drops over....jk, don't do that....smell it....hmmmm, what's this? [smells window] drops over....jk, don't do that.

look up and see what you parked under. do that....jk
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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so, what's liquid, white in color, and when it dries it leaves this powdery residue?? well, it just so happened that about 2 hours after i handwash my car, i find this on it!!

at first i thought i got egged, but those markings are too small, i didn't see shell casings, nor yolk, then i thought my car got paintballed, but still no casings, and see no dents, then i thought it was bird poo...unless there was a flock over my car i find it hard to believe that its bird poo, and it has no smell either..... so what is it??

i just wiped it off since it was powdery... about to spray it down again.
Okay, yesterday, I drove past a gas station whose fire suppresant system was going off (dunno if there was actually a fire or anything), and went through a cloud of thick white smoke for approx 30-40 yds. When i emerged from the smoke, the entire car was covered in white wet residue, that eventually dried into a white powder. Looked similar to what you have there. Stuff washed off easily with a steady hose rinse.

Maybe someone sprayed a fire extinguisher near your car?
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 01:04 AM
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Wash and Wax and hope nobody does it again. Move On.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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luckily no dents or scratches.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:34 AM
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I still think those came from paintballs.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:42 AM
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I still think those came from paintballs.
no ive paintballed cars before and thats def not paintballs, its too much of a perfect circle and paintballs dont drip like that...
edit : looks like candle wax tbh
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 04:04 AM
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looks like it could be halon... like from a fire extinguisher...
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 04:08 AM
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okay my friend.. that is a bird.. definitely a bird.. i've seen that before and just hose it off, should come right off..
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I'm going to say probably bird pee.... My car had gotten sprayed like that while in a parking lot... any flocks been flying around your area lately? Sounds disgusting but it's either that or someone told a joke to their friend while drinking milk and passing your car.... and laughed it all up through their nose right onto your bumper....

Actually in all seriousness, had you gone food shopping or something? It almost looks like someone dropped a container of milk next to your car, and it splashed onto it.

Either way just wash it off, fortunately it doesn't look like there was any real damage, I would even say it wasn't even likely intentional, whatever it is.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 04:25 AM
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Dude. You need to own a detailing lubricant. Like Quik Detailer.

wet it down, wipe it with a microfiber rag, no problem.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by surfcity40
rub it between your fingers and taste it like they do in the movies....hmmmm, what's this? [licks finger] drops over....jk, don't do that....smell it....hmmmm, what's this? [smells window] drops over....jk, don't do that.

look up and see what you parked under. do that....jk
LMAO....
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 04:43 AM
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i could be wrong, but when i wash my car and i dry it off. I always find some soapy water that gathers up and runs off from crevasses of the car, such as taillights, spoiler, and becauses powderish when it drys, like in the pictures. but anyways, it could be that you didn't wash all the soap off and it had gotten wet some how to create those patterns.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Skeet Skeet Skeet!
That is what Dave Chappelle thinks it is.
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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"From the windooooow... to the wall... Ahhh Skeeeee skeee skee skee skee..."



Seriously, it just looks like milk from a kids cereal bowl. No big deal... remember it could be worse. Look on the bright side... it could have been keyed or something!
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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mm bird pee... no such thing? birds has 1 hole LOL, they poop and pee at the same time, thus liquidy/solid poop. if it's liquid poop, then those birds must of ate something wrong.... cuz that's bird diarrea!
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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Sorry to hear that. Just find some clothes and wet it. Slowly rub them out. >.<
Old Aug 10, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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RUBBING COMPOND WILL TAKE THAT OFF IN A SECOND.



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