can fire extinguisher dust hurt car paint?

[DrumminBoy]

One of my friends sprayed this girl's wet car with a chemical fire extinguisher (not the co2 kind) and the dust/residue dried on her car, and she says it wont come off. Is this going to ruin her paint? (btw, its a neon, so its not exactly quality paint)

 

[Mallow]

Well... I guess if it won't come off and she doesn't like the smokey effect it is pretty much ruined

 

[Encryptic]

Beats me. What kind of chemical was in the fire extinguisher? If you can find that out, maybe you can look it up and see if there's anything that will clean it off.

Also, why exactly did your friend spray the car in the first place?

 

[Aceshigh]

Yeah, what was he trying to do?

 

[Lvis]

It's probably baking soda.. I doubt it would hurt it.. But I would still get it off quick. Should hose right off.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: DrumminBoy
One of my friends sprayed this girl's wet car with a chemical fire extinguisher (not the co2 kind) and the dust/residue dried on her car, and she says it wont come off. Is this going to ruin her paint? (btw, its a neon, so its not exactly quality paint)

uhoh, better get Macco

 

[NogginBoink]

Depending on the fire extinguisher, it could be worse than that.

Some types (I don't know which) of fire extinguishers should never by used in small planes, becuase if they discarge the stuff gets into nooks and crannies (oh wait... that's English muffins, isn't it?) and causes the aluminum structure of the airplane to corrode.

Short of disassembling the entire airplane (obviously impractical), there's no fix.

 

[0roo0roo]

just wash off.

btw all cars should come with one to begin with.

 

[GeekDrew]

depends on the chemical type of the fire extinguisher.