swampler
11-02-2005, 10:30 AM
Just an update (to another thread) on what I originally thought was dried bird droppings that I couldn't get off my roof...ended up being a spot of cement. Took it in to a local bodyshop. The guy worked on it about an hour and did a decent job on it. There's a couple of chipped places and some sort of pattern that remained in the paint. Not sure it would be worth repainting the roof no worse than it is. The chips don't appear to go all the way to the metal and touch up paint would probably make it look worse, so I probably won't mess with it anymore.
Anway, to remove the stuff involved:
1) Soaking in some sort of liquid that I couldn't tell what it was.
2) Meticulous scraping with a razor blade "scraper".
3) Sand paper
4) Rubbing compound (industrial strength).
5) Microfinishing polish (industrial strength).
6) Then I put a coat of wax on when I got home.
The guy working on it didn't charge me at all for it (I did tip him).
Anway, to remove the stuff involved:
1) Soaking in some sort of liquid that I couldn't tell what it was.
2) Meticulous scraping with a razor blade "scraper".
3) Sand paper
4) Rubbing compound (industrial strength).
5) Microfinishing polish (industrial strength).
6) Then I put a coat of wax on when I got home.
The guy working on it didn't charge me at all for it (I did tip him).