Paulm
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Gave staff afternoon off due to a candle going passed office in afternoon. So it was off home to start the clean up of the 3200.
Stripping now finished and a nice list of jobs compiled ! So the great clean up was now upon me......
Thought I'd start with easy jobs.....wheel arch protectors....The bed time story begins.....
A bucket of nice warm soapy water and sponge, easy job....nope there are loads of tar specs all over the thing. Quick check on the other panels....oh Flippin heck. Right.... tin of Jizer...... spread a good layer over the panel and wait. Now this is where it may be of interest to anyone who has faced the same predicament.
Mobile phone to hand....1 call to Head of Highways...and conversation went like this...have to call gentleman "Richard"
"Alright Dick, cleaning my car and I have noticed loads of tar spray all around the wheel arches and I'm not a happy chappie"
"Paul, your road was surfaced dressed ages ago"
"Dick I know that, but my car is covered in the stuff"
"Clean it then !!"
"Listen I'm going to get the tar tested and if it's the same as the tar on our road you're in for it "
"Hold on, I know where you're going with this. The road was re-surfaced ages ago, how come it's taken you so long ?"
"Dick, how long is it before I tell everyone about chip and spray roads !, you know and I know it's to mask over the lack of funds you have to repair the roads."
deadly silence, then "Ok...while we're on the subject, I think we have a couple of roads that will need surveying"
"Thank you, I'm sure a little elbow grease will remove the tar. Speak to you soon"
Now I know what some of you are thinking, but bare this in mind next time you take your pride and joy or any of your other toys along an newly surface dressed (tarmaced) road. The council are treating the road to mask over the repairs they need to carry out, The spray and chip laid is not to be treated lightly.....the tar will not go off straight away !!!! there will be signs posted "10mph, slow, stones flying" etc.... no matter how slow you go the tar will stick to your wheels and spray your arches.
If this happens and you leave it, the tar will go off. I now have an idea of how long it will take to clean your pride and joy (hours, believe me). If this ever happens to you, pick up the phone and ask to speak to Head of Highways or Head of Road Maintenance. Explain to them you have travelled along whichever road and now your vehicle is covered in tar. Stand your ground as you have a right....they will soon back down and either have your car fully cleaned or supply you with tar remover, that's if you prefer to do it yourself. You have been warned !!!
Take care everyone
Stripping now finished and a nice list of jobs compiled ! So the great clean up was now upon me......
Thought I'd start with easy jobs.....wheel arch protectors....The bed time story begins.....
A bucket of nice warm soapy water and sponge, easy job....nope there are loads of tar specs all over the thing. Quick check on the other panels....oh Flippin heck. Right.... tin of Jizer...... spread a good layer over the panel and wait. Now this is where it may be of interest to anyone who has faced the same predicament.
Mobile phone to hand....1 call to Head of Highways...and conversation went like this...have to call gentleman "Richard"
"Alright Dick, cleaning my car and I have noticed loads of tar spray all around the wheel arches and I'm not a happy chappie"
"Paul, your road was surfaced dressed ages ago"
"Dick I know that, but my car is covered in the stuff"
"Clean it then !!"
"Listen I'm going to get the tar tested and if it's the same as the tar on our road you're in for it "
"Hold on, I know where you're going with this. The road was re-surfaced ages ago, how come it's taken you so long ?"
"Dick, how long is it before I tell everyone about chip and spray roads !, you know and I know it's to mask over the lack of funds you have to repair the roads."
deadly silence, then "Ok...while we're on the subject, I think we have a couple of roads that will need surveying"
"Thank you, I'm sure a little elbow grease will remove the tar. Speak to you soon"
Now I know what some of you are thinking, but bare this in mind next time you take your pride and joy or any of your other toys along an newly surface dressed (tarmaced) road. The council are treating the road to mask over the repairs they need to carry out, The spray and chip laid is not to be treated lightly.....the tar will not go off straight away !!!! there will be signs posted "10mph, slow, stones flying" etc.... no matter how slow you go the tar will stick to your wheels and spray your arches.
If this happens and you leave it, the tar will go off. I now have an idea of how long it will take to clean your pride and joy (hours, believe me). If this ever happens to you, pick up the phone and ask to speak to Head of Highways or Head of Road Maintenance. Explain to them you have travelled along whichever road and now your vehicle is covered in tar. Stand your ground as you have a right....they will soon back down and either have your car fully cleaned or supply you with tar remover, that's if you prefer to do it yourself. You have been warned !!!
Take care everyone