I did see that on the news. They showed Sydney and it looked like out here in Iraq. The iron in the dirt/dust is what made it orange (in Sydney anyway). I feel for ya brother. I guess they don't call it the The Down Under and OZ for nothing. Maybe it should be called The Down & Dirty. We've gotten that about 20 times out here so far in Iraq. Our F-150 looks like that every time it rains, at the same time a major dust storm is moving through. Mind you, that was this way the whole summer. The F-150 is Uncle Sam's, so no biggie. They take the pressure washer to it and walla. I feel your pain man, if that was my SERK I would have been crying like a baby. I bet you had to be ever so gentle and soak it down really well first. I can see that chit scratching everything if you're not gentle/careful ... Did you try tapping your heels three times to see if that would clean it? Forgive my humor Phoenixbiker. Sincerely.
I hope it cleaned-up back to normal. You should post a before and after pic. That'll be one for the photo album.
17 and a wake-up! and I'm back home AGAIN from the Sand Box ... Aloha.