car wash screwed my paint
01-18-12, 01:13 PM
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car wash screwed my paint
Decided to go wash my car at a self serve car wash and long story short I feel like the water had rust or they were using sewage water or something. I was drying my car and noticed that there were sand and rust spec marks on my paint. I tried to take pics of it but it hard to see in the in the pictures. What do you guys think I should do about it? You guys think it will buff out ? I just got my car like two weeks ago and it's really bugging me. I decided to go wash it some where else hoping it would come off but that didn't work. I know it might not be that big of a deal to some but just wanted some insight on what I should do.
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01-18-12, 01:19 PM
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Decided to go wash my car at a self serve car wash and long story short I feel like the water had rust or they were using sewage water or something. I was drying my car and noticed that there were sand and rust spec marks on my paint. I tried to take pics of it but it hard to see in the in the pictures. What do you guys think I should do about it? You guys think it will buff out ? I just got my car like two weeks ago and it's really bugging me. I decided to go wash it some where else hoping it would come off but that didn't work. I know it might not be that big of a deal to some but just wanted some insight on what I should do.
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01-18-12, 02:43 PM
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recomend a clay bar and if that does not do it, a slight wet sanding of the area and polish and wax will do it (detailer can also do this). BUT DO NOT DO IT if you don' t know how to sand--that is the easiest way to destroy the paint if done wrong.
01-18-12, 07:38 PM
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are you sure it wasn't like that before the wash? i can't imagine some dirt transfer from a car wash brush or water permanently bonding with the paint to a point where you cant wash the debris off with a bucket of soap, sponge, and water.
it's probably iron fallout that's built on the paint over the years. in that case use Iron-X or do it the hard way with a clay bar.
it's probably iron fallout that's built on the paint over the years. in that case use Iron-X or do it the hard way with a clay bar.
01-18-12, 08:43 PM
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naw just did a quick spray down to get the dirt off from the rain.
it still feels smooth but its like engraved in the paint as if it was pushed into the clear coat.
I probably will real soon. I went home and sprayed her down with the water hose in case the water from the wash was sewage or something lol.
I definitely will from now on.
thanks, and sorry bout that.
will do. some off the spots went away with a little bit of hard rubbing but other spots no so much.
yeah I've never done any wet sanding. I will probably end up bring it to a detailer from now on.
thanks man. I will def do that from now on.
probably will do that with in the next day or so or just bring it to a professional detailer.
naw I didn't use a brush just a quick spray. but I ended up going back to the car wash and asking for the owners number and I called them, the guy that answered says that he use to rent the car wash but he wasn't getting any business so he stopped paying for the rent and now the old own supposedly owns it again.. I feel like the current owner doesn't maintain it well because I noticed when I turned on the foam brush it didn't even seem to foam up, it just kinda sprayed water so I was already a bit iffy about using it at all.
I'm for sure sure, like I literally walk out to my car every hour of so just to check to see if anyone has been effin around with it, lol I know that's lame, been doing this since I got the car about two weeks ago. and the paint was shiny everytime I looked at it, til this day.
I probably will real soon. I went home and sprayed her down with the water hose in case the water from the wash was sewage or something lol.
probably will do that with in the next day or so or just bring it to a professional detailer.
are you sure it wasn't like that before the wash? i can't imagine some dirt transfer from a car wash brush or water permanently bonding with the paint to a point where you cant wash the debris off with a bucket of soap, sponge, and water.
it's probably iron fallout that's built on the paint over the years. in that case use Iron-X or do it the hard way with a clay bar.
it's probably iron fallout that's built on the paint over the years. in that case use Iron-X or do it the hard way with a clay bar.
01-18-12, 09:15 PM
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I agree, it's probably iron (brake/rail dust) that's embeded in the clear (lexus has relatively soft clear) and now is starting to rust. Claying will only shave the tops off the embeded iron. you should get some iron X paste or spray and decontaminate that paint.
Even though my car is black, I use iron x once a year as part of my winter prep. All that salt only helps accelerate the rusting of any iron embedded in the clear.
you do not need to wetsand. That should be a last resort if all else fails.
Even though my car is black, I use iron x once a year as part of my winter prep. All that salt only helps accelerate the rusting of any iron embedded in the clear.
you do not need to wetsand. That should be a last resort if all else fails.