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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Well she's been sitting for about 6 months around some trees, and the fresh paint work had not got green moss settled in various parts of the exterior i.e. bump strips, wing mirrors etc.

I did remove it all after a good long, lengthy wash when I originally bought the car. But now I want to pick your brains and see if you have any simpler options. Its not a big problem, but enough for a days work of cleaning because its not been sitting "that" long. But options other than pressure wash it off which may chip the paint in some areas would be most appreciated

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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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cut down paint brush neat fairy liquid then a bloody good wash afterwards
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Ah, roughly what I did previously then Guess it won't be as bad as last time because it had been sat for a couple of years. Cheers
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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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allways works for me bit labour intensive but no scratches etc
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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Ive got some annoying green bits when your sat in the car you can see on the rubber through the glass near the bottom of the window.

Would an old toothbrush do?, not sure if it would get in between the glass and the rubber?
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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jet wash then remove lights, window mouldings etc to get round the backs
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Toothbrush and some apc will work just fine,pressure washer works aswell
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jet wash then remove lights, window mouldings etc to get round the backs
I wouldn't, don't want to chip paint.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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tooth brush and apc sounds good, nothing could go wrong with that?
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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Nah, but I just wanted to see if there was any other options from last time. Nothings easy
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Originally Posted by cabriolet
cut down paint brush neat fairy liquid then a bloody good wash afterwards
dont do this!! clay is the safest and best way to remove moss.
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