I have a horticultural problem...

Unfortunatley my driveway sits under a very large Oak tree and during the summer months, this thing drops what can best be described as 'Tree Pooh' on my car.

Is this doing any damage to the paintwork?

Like my Wife, I do wax regularly but is this enough to stop any more serious damage? It appears to come off easy enough when washing.

Mak.

PS... Edited to say that the Tree has a preservation order on it so 'No', I cant cut it down!

[Edited by Makalu - 8/29/2002 12:48:59 PM]

 

suffers from a tree poo problem as well...have woods right behind the house look great but dump crap all over the car.

Oh and it wont fit in the garage cause its full of motorbikes/kids toys and sh1te..

 

Phone up Dubya and ask if they've got any Agent Orange left?

 

Strictly speaking this stuff is insect sh!te. It is more severe with certain kinds of trees. I have had endless conversations with people about this, some claimed it had damaged their paintwork, but the general opinion was that it was just a pain in the @rse to clean it off all the time. There is really nothing that you can do to stop it, unfortunately.

Charlie.

 

every now and again when no one is looking, feed the tree with petrol and other deadly stuff....
eventually it will die and you can get rid of it!

 

Agent Orange ?? Surely a box of matches would do just as well !

I don't think tree sap does any favours for the scoob's 1 micron of paint, so get the tree trimmed back.

 

They say a few copper nails in its roots (if possible) will act as a poison to the tree.

Or just move house, it is your car afterall!

 

Build a carport?

 

at the risk of stating the obvious, how about a car cover?

S/

 

lol scaramanga...good point well made..gotta be cheaper then chopping a whole wood down...

 

copper nails do absolutely f all other than look ugly and provide a sharp surface for people to skin their knuckles on. Plus when you come to cut the tree down they blunt your chainsaw.

Plastic explosive under the roots... now that does work.

Charlie.

 

...napalm!!

 

I love the smell of naplam in the morning!!

 

Chelmsford!!!
I'm from Wickford......
wonder if i've seen you about anywhere!