Iron Fillings

[Sokett]

A while ago I stupidly drove for about 500 miles with a broken brake disc. When I got out of the car I noticed the wheel trim was brown and thought nothing of it. Anyway whilst cleaning the car today I have noticed what can only be described as iron fillings stuck down the side of the car. They are rough to the touch. and if you look really closely you can see them. After an hour scrubbing they are not shifting. The point of writing this is I'm hopefully selling the car in a few weeks and I'm thinking this will affect the sale. Would claying the car work as they are stuck on. Its hard to describe. Any advice or help appreciated and hopefully nothing along the lines of what my boss said "you need something with a long hydrocarbon structure". WTF does that mean?

 

[Josh@Renparts]

clay should do it as it will lift them from the surface without damaging it.

 

[Rich]

As above claying is about they only thing that may lift them off. Keep kneading the clay to get a fresh surface to prevent them scratching the paint anymore than they have to.

 

[Sokett]

Cheers guys. The bits of brake disc are also stuck on the plastic strip on the door and the valance along the bottom of the car again in plastic. What can I use to get rid of the bits from there?

 

[Rich]

Just clay the plastics like you would the paint.