Hail -is there anything you can do to protect your car?

[Snapman007]

Don't think polish would have stopped these yesterday.




I was with the kids at Sunshine yesterday totally oblivious to all of this...........Could see the storm off Maroochydore though.

That'll buff out.

[Timmsy]

Nufinish aparently helps in car accidents too

Proof that Nufinish works, crap just bounces off.
fast foward to 0.50 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyMk8Z03UB8

[MarkGU]

 

all i will say on the matter is...don't get a large thick blanket to cover your ute windscreen with, and then secure it inside the closed doors to stop it blowing away....the blanket acts as a wick and sucks the water through the closed doors and fills the floor pan of your vehicle...apparently   

[UIZ733]

What about the good old days of the vinyl roof. 

[MarkGU]

What about the good old days of the vinyl roof. 

yep.....back then it was either hail or rust. take ya pic 

[Rumpig]

Sound like you could be speaking from 1st hand experience Rumpig!

i might be...lol

don't have any mate...was my WB ute i used to have many years back, thought i was doing the right thing but ended up having to dry the interior out afterwards

[Robin Miller]

Nufinish aparently helps in car accidents too

Where it does also help is driving thru overgrown bush 03GV , reducing severity of  scratches , and also making car easy to clean.

[D4D]

Where it does also help is driving thru overgrown bush 03GV , reducing severity of  scratches , and also making car easy to clean.

How many grams does is add to the weight of your Patrol? Does it impact your fuel economy?

[Black Diamond]

Just hold off for 5 mins lads, I'm just gunna grab a six pack, sit back and watch this thread progress. It's funny stuff

[alnjan]

Where it does also help is driving thru overgrown bush 03GV , reducing severity of  scratches , and also making car easy to clean.

They are doing scientific studies into the application.  clockwise, anticlockwise, straight or other as well as the amount, time of day, application temperature and humidity when applied and to the curing time before before polished

[Davepatrol]

Back on track
We got hit with some hail yesterday. Tried to protect the misses Avalon as its only 8months old.

[kiva]

Hmm ... might work ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8ptQ9A5AU

[shaned]

We went to pick up our eldest daughter from her friends sleepover just 2 ks from home just before the storm hit, I looked at the BOM radar just 15 minutes before we got back into the car to come home and it looked like the storm had split and went around, as we got in the car, we can hear this almighty roar coming, like a freight train, the noise was unreal, just as we all waved goodbye and started the car, a single solitary golf ball size chunk of ice smashes down right beside the car, time to go, just as I got onto the street it hit and was big, not lots of hail , just big random one's, I traveled slowly up the street, would it lesson the damage by stopping, or am I better off driving out of it I asked myself?
There was no where to hide undercover, I chose to drive but slowly due to the fact it was hitting the windscreen that hard I was worried it was going to smash, after about 200 meters the hail radically reduced it size, then I hot footed home just in case we got hit twice by the same storm cell, anyways, damage done, dents all over car looks like a big red golf ball, the noise the hail was making on the car was just horrendous, second only to my wifes swearing as we where in her car, phone time with the insurance broker tomorrow
Shane

[UIZ733]

Hmm ... might work ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8ptQ9A5AU

John McEnroe - You Cannot Be Serious

[Hairs]

They are doing scientific studies into the application.  clockwise, anticlockwise,

Helps if tongue is stuck out of corner of mouth in the direction it is applied.

[alnjan]

So if you apply itin figure 8's your tongue is going to get pretty bloody worn out

[Hairs]

So if you apply it in figure 8's your tongue is going to get pretty bloody worn out

Hmmm, and this is where plenty of  should be on standby.
Just in case 

[DRB120]

I remember many years ago in Bundaberg there was a big hail storm on the way and people in our estate were running around like madmen getting cars away and covered up. The bloke next door came out and put several blankets on top and the wind kept blowing them off. He then had the great idea of putting a few pavers on top of the blankets to hold it all down. It worked really well for the next 20 mins until the wind picked right up and started lifting the blankets with pavers up. In the end we received no hail but old mates car had a cracked windscreen and large dents across the roof and bonnet where the pavers had hit several times. Was the funniest thing I had ever seen.

To be honest it couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

[achjimmy]

The worst hail scenario is where the smaller stones form together as they fall. Happened in Sydney with golf ball size stones a few years ago. Some of the hail that hit cars was cricket ball size and jaggerd! Nothing other than a roof over the top would help.

[Hairs]

Nothing other than a roof over the top would help.

In the building game I've seen the result of hail punching holes in cheap roofing iron and tiles don't even stand a chance if it's hard enough.
A shocking thing to happen to anyone, worse if they get injured too.

Just waiting for the insurance companies to bung it on with increased premiums, also to come out with maps of where hail is likely to be, kinda like their inaccurate flood mapping system that is worked out on postcode not geographical.

[Moggy]

Try "MARY" 

[Brumbypt]

Yeah alpaca hair, you spread it around, all over your rig or car and go inside and relax..

I have a bag of alpaca hair forsale, only $49.99 plus delivery. get it while its fresh and dont worry about hail anymore...



D4D, this is what what I think when the meds kick in.


Peter,
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[Jeepers Creepers]

Yeah alpaca hair, you spread it around, all over your rig or car and go inside and relax..

I have a bag of alpaca hair forsale, only $49.99 plus delivery. get it while its fresh and dont worry about hail anymore...



D4D, this is what what I think when the meds kick in.


Peter,
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Cheaper than my teflon coating idea too... hmmm, i might get two bags kind sir.

If you send me all your bank account details and pin number, i'll make sure you see a change in your account balance by morning......  

[Brumbypt]

Well thats no good, I only have one bag left, as I only had one alpaca..

you could try some sheep daggy wool, thats only $29.99 for a bin load. I am sure it will work just as well


Peter,
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[Pog]

I polished my SR5 today just in case... I don't think we have had decent rain here for about a month, and I don't recon we have had hail for at least a year.

I didn't use Nufinish Polish as recommended, just a normal car polish... I hope My ute is safe?