White greasy substance around doors

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

After a couple of quick door repairs, and painting with rust converter, I've noticed a white greasy substance appearing around the edges of the doorframes/edges of the rear seatbox.

It looks like white grease straight from a can, but I know for a fact that its not been sprayed there...and it wasnt there a week or two ago...

Anyone have any ideas what this could be, and if its worthy of attention - it seems to be limited to areas that are getting damp when it rains...

Cheers

MM

Edit : I havent tasted it, but when giving some a sniff it doesnt really have a greasy smell, and when rubbing it between my fingers, it quickly changes from a greasy feeling to getting absorbed into the skin quickly... I wont be trying THAT again...

jamesmartin · Apr 27, 2012

have you splashed "rust convertor "on the aluminum

biscuits · Apr 27, 2012

man batter?

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

Its possible, yup....

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

biscuits said:
man batter?

Better not be.....I've had the landy 2 years now, and still not been able to 'christen' it.....

Dalai Farmer · Apr 27, 2012

I was going to put "how much to do love your landy...???"

But thought it would be in bad taste. But let's slip it in, eh...

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

Fnaar......

I love my landy a lot. But not as much as that bloke whose picture appeared on the net slipping it to an exhaust...

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

jamesmartin said:
have you splashed "rust convertor "on the aluminum

I've noticed it in areas that I'm not using the rust converter too....

jamesmartin · Apr 27, 2012

salt etc can also cause similar ,try washing it down well

Dalai Farmer · Apr 27, 2012

Monkeymick said:
Fnaar......

I love my landy a lot. But not as much as that bloke whose picture appeared on the net slipping it to an exhaust...

And you know of this picture, how???

And how many people are now going to Google 'man ****ing exhaust pipe'...?

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

jamesmartin said:
salt etc can also cause similar ,try washing it down well

Ah!

Makes sense. I'll pressure wash as soon as I can.

Many thanks!

Dalai Farmer · Apr 27, 2012

Monkeymick said:
Ah!

Makes sense. I'll pressure wash as soon as I can.

Many thanks!

If it happens again it probably is salts coming out of the metals. Try a weak vinegar solution to sluce it down with. Vinegar destroys salts even deep in the metal, so doing this should alleviate the problem.

bodmodbaby · Apr 27, 2012

Dalai Farmer said:
If it happens again it probably is salts coming out of the metals. Try a weak vinegar solution to sluce it down with. Vinegar destroys salts even deep in the metal, so doing this should alleviate the problem.

if that doesnt work try some cheese, and as a last resort rub some onion in it too

Monkeymick · Apr 27, 2012

Dalai Farmer said:
If it happens again it probably is salts coming out of the metals. Try a weak vinegar solution to sluce it down with. Vinegar destroys salts even deep in the metal, so doing this should alleviate the problem.

I'm hoping now that this isn't a ****take....

Costlyy · Apr 27, 2012

bodmodbaby said:
if that doesnt work try some cheese, and as a last resort rub some onion in it too

I tried this. It worked for the immediate problem but now my landy smells like Walkers.

Ltwt Hybrid 300tdi · Apr 27, 2012

Costlyy said:
I tried this. It worked for the immediate problem but now my landy smells like Walkers.

Hope you mean the crisps and not the sweaty rambler variety?

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