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Old 02-16-11, 11:11 AM
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It looks like it is mismatched paint since it appears that one panel is so affected where the rest is the normal color. If claying, water/alcohol rub down, and polishing does not get rid of it then you are most likely going to have to get the panel and any other yellow panels resprayed the proper color. It could also possibly be clearcoat failure on that panel due to an improper repair job or no clear was put on that particular panel. If it was just pollen and fallout adhering to your white paint over time then your entire car would be yellow and not just certain panels.
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I guess ill attack it with clay/compound when I get home and see if I can get it to start coming up some. Can anyone reccomend some stuff I can get at an orielys or pepboys or one of those type stores? Ill swing it by a collision center on the ride home to see what they say also.

Thanks for all the input!
Old 02-16-11, 01:11 PM
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I heard some parts stores like Advance AutoParts or Autozone/ Pepboys have Clay Magic claybars..... those are very good.
Old 02-16-11, 01:34 PM
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Ill try one of those out, my claybar is coming up on 2 years old and you cant tell its supposed to be yellow. Time to replace it I guess.
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Ur best bet is to just repaimt the whole car white again
Old 02-16-11, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by kikcaffine
Im going to try to get some pictures in the sun of it, you can really see it then.
well you can see in the pictures you posted the difference. you can see it sitting in the driveway that its slightly off and then when its in the garage you can really tell. i had the same problem when i had my rear bumper done. outside the shop it looked perfect until i took it to a car wash one night and under the artificial lights, it really stood out.
Old 02-18-11, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kikcaffine


You can sort of see the driver fender is discoloring, Ill get some high rez pics tomorrow before work.
no it had a big scratch on it so i went to a mom and pops shop and they ****ed it up even more wrong code of paint thats all
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could it be iron embeded in the clear? Never really seen such uniform discolouration before though...

would IronX help?

Couldn't hurt to try it since all owners of white cars should have it imo...
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