2010 C3 Picasso - Really Thin Paintwork ?

[nictu]

Hello,

 

Last week end I cleaned my 2010 C3 PIcasso. On the roof was a big lump off seaguill ***oops*** which was a bugger to shift. I removed it with warm water and the halford own brand car shampoo/wax. When washing the detergent off I noticed that my effort to remove the poo had actually marked the painwork, it lkooks as if somebodfy had use sandpaper ! I used a soft sponge that was designed to put on car wax but as its a handy shape I just use it for washing so it's not abrasive at all (or shoudln't be) It very soft. I did have to rub hard to remove the seagull poo but I didn't think I'd acutally damage the paint work. Is this a problme with my car or do Citroens have quite thin paint ?

 

Thanks for any help,

Nick.

[paul.h]

It could be whatever the seagull had eaten and was in the droppings that was abrasive. If it happens again it may be better to soak it and swill it off without rubbing.