Last night was Mischief Night around here. Someone egged my car. I haven’t had a chance to clean it up yet since I was running late to work this morning. I just wiped away whatever was still liquid. But most of it was already dry. Please don’t tell me that I need a new paintjob.
Don’t worry. I had my car egged on Halloween 2002, didn’t clean it, then again in 2003, and I still didn’t clean it for a further year (I don’t wash my car very often). The good news is that even two-year-old dried-on egg comes off after soaking in soapy water and a quick scrub with a soft brush - otherwise we’d have to trash our skillets all the time. I recommend you do it yourself rather than use a regular carwash, to make sure you get it all off.
I guess I was concerned because somebody egged the aluminum siding of our house years ago and it was a real bitch for my father to get it cleaned.
Thanks.
Huh? I though egg containes a protien that’s used in glue or paint or something… no?
I’d always heard that you should get it off ASAP! Wipe it off with a towel, then get a 50/50 mixture of warm water and white vinegar, soak the towel in it and then place it over the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes. Wipe that up and, if it’s still not all gone, repeat.
Curious… is your car clear coated?
Nope, a regular factory Ford paintjob. The paintwork’s totally fine, despite its ordeal.
Bah.
Some bastards did that to my white Chevy Malibu last year - I went out at around 1am to get something from the trunk and ended up washing it off then (meaning it wasn’t there for more than a few hours). I thought it was ok, but if you look really closely, there’s a rough circle of chipped clearcoat about the diameter of an egg.
I figured jerkoffs who do that kind of stuff have shitty cars, so I imagined a world where they were forced to buy expensive cars and have eggs thrown at them. 
It will strip the paint off aluminum siding if not cleaned off. Not the same as car paint but I wouldn’t spend a week thinking about it.
I managed to get it cleaned up last night. I basically used Fantastik and alot of scrubbing with paper towels. The hard part was getting the junk out of the door handle.
Before you attempt to clean it, give it a really good soak by draping a towel soaked in warm detergent solution over the affected area; holding it in place with propped sticks or something if necessary - don’t just wet it, soak it for half an hour or more.
All I can say is, “oooooh…those little cocksuckers. They’re gonna pay.”
The best cleaning utensil for dried raw eggs is the bloody dismembered arms of the little snot-nosed bastards who dared fuck up your car. Something about protein getting out protein.
If those are unavailable, lots of warm soapy water and a washcloth work all right too. :mad:
Oh, I feel a bit better now that I came across this post…someone is out to get me! I park at my boyfriend’s house, and my car gets egged at least once a week. Only my car, and in a different parking spot (sometimes even a different street!) each time. I am glad to know that my paint job is at least somewhat safe, as I do get sick of handwashing the egg off with dish detergent every damn week. Trust me, of all the methods that I personally have tried, the dish liquid has proven the quickest and least labor-intensive. Now, if only I had the money for a camera to catch the jerk who is doing it! With no obvious enemies, that has proven difficult. :mad:
Time to camp out and keep a lookout. :mad:
Did anyone else read the title of this thread as “Cleaning up eggs thrown up on car”? That would have been nasty to clean up.