WTF happened to my black paint??!!
#19
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Could it be dried polish/wax/soap?
Unless it is chips, one or washing, clay, polish, or bug and tar remover will take care of it.
The only way to keep a black car nice is to protect it AND never drive it.
I just waxed my jag meguirs black wax. Next time I will try the zymol black wax. I also need to do my truck. Unless you don’t care what it looks like, it is a full time job keeping up on a black vehicle.
Unless it is chips, one or washing, clay, polish, or bug and tar remover will take care of it.
The only way to keep a black car nice is to protect it AND never drive it.
I just waxed my jag meguirs black wax. Next time I will try the zymol black wax. I also need to do my truck. Unless you don’t care what it looks like, it is a full time job keeping up on a black vehicle.
#22
Start Car Pro Iron X and then fo over with a claybar. Chemical guys has one and some lube that are cheap and use friendly. There are some higher end ones but this brand is very easy to use and learn on. This will remove contaminants.
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/colle...-carpro-iron-x
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#23
It's time for you to either learn to detail a car or take it to a pro who knows how.
Here's the basic process:
Wash (by hand not some drive through)
Clay
Wash
(dry)
Polish (use an orbital buffer not a rotary if you are an amateur)
Apply sealant or wax of choice
Here's the basic process:
Wash (by hand not some drive through)
Clay
Wash
(dry)
Polish (use an orbital buffer not a rotary if you are an amateur)
Apply sealant or wax of choice
#24
There are a lot of vendors but here is a link to educate and explain ONE way of working this.
#25
So I have a 2016 Carrera 4 Black Edition. I bought it (following my lease) without PPF and after 3 years, I have more than my fair share of stone chips, but also deal with it by using Dr. Color Chip and regularly wash and wax. Last week, took the car to a hand car wash place, who I have used before, without any issues. Afterward I put the car in the garage and covered it. Today, when I went to get something out of the frunk, I felt the front bumper and it felt rough to the touch. I unfurl the cover a bit, and low and behold my entire hood and front fenders feel the same way. On close inspection there are tiny white specs, all over! This is apparently what's making the paint feel so rough...So I tried a little Griots quick detailer...nothing--I have no idea what this stuff is...anyone ever experience this before? Is this something that can be corrected easily, or am Iooking at a 3k paint correction bill?
If a hand wash or your use of a quick detailer isn't getting the white deposits off of the paint, then they probably have been there awhile.
You need to do 2 things (both of them, not just one):
- The car needs to be clayed to remove the overspray/sediment that has bonded on top of the surface of the paintwork
- The car needs to be polished in order to remove the light marring from the claying in step 1, as well as the swirls that are in the paintwork from the years of ownership
To best care for the car, go forward, be very specific in how you wash it and dry it; these actions are what caused the swirls in the first place. Additionally, avoid using a car cover, which acts as an abrasive to the paint over time.
Harsh chemicals would cause a type of etching or staining, but they would not cause what the OP is seeing. Something has landed on the surface of the paint and bonded to it.
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#26
It won't cause that but it could strip the wax/products off and cause the rough feeling as well as expose what may have been underwent the products with dyes or other additives that covered up the spots.
#27
I disagree. I had my PPF applied to my entire car and then topcoat it with hydrosilex and while it does get dirty, it always looks perfect after a quick wash. No swirls ever with the 100% coverage of the clearbra.
#28
Bingo! It is, indeed, overspray; have no idea where it came from, but I drove through an invisible paint cloud...My guess, in hindsight , is near my office building where they were painting a building last week. Paint correction appointment has been made...I guess it could’ve been worse!
#29
I would find out who was painting and get them to pay for it. When I was working a paint crew on a nearby property got overspray on several cars parked along a fence where they were working and all of them were fixed by the painter's insurance company, with no hassles.
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