Strange Stain on Paint - Detailing experts please Help !!

[dsm918]

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[Antonio DiMarco]

Yeah could be from the car wash

My car is less than 2 months old and last evening I noticed this spot on the paint on top of the drivers side window. It seems to be a drop of some chemical that might have dropped on the car while I was driving. The fact that it is trailing of to the back along the length of car makes me think that this may have happened while the car was moving.

Could the manual car wash have caused this?

I am looking for ideas on how to fix this. While it is not that big of a stain, I'd like to be able to fix it without causing a bigger mess.

1) Should I just let it be?

2) Is this something that I can fix myself with rubbing/buffing or should I take this to an expert?

3) Detailing experts - What will be cost of fixing something like this? I live in the Philly area...any recommendations of some shops?

Thanks for the help guys !

You may want to try claybarring it and see if it comes off. Looks like some sort of mineral staining. Is it rough or smooth?

Did the car wash have brushes or was it touchless?

 

[dsm918]

Never used a claybar in my life. I could feel the stain lightly when I first touches it but after I tried removing it with water, now it feels smooth.

I wash the car manually in the wash bays where you can use the jet spray to soap it and rinse it. I only use soap, rinse water and spot-free rinse, then I wipe it down with a micro-fiber cloth.

 

[NCZ13]

its a hard water stain.

try using some white vinegar and water to remove it, 1:1 ratio. then wax the area.

some water marks need to be polished to remove... but try the vinegar first.

 

[dsm918]

its a hard water stain.

try using some white vinegar and water to remove it, 1:1 ratio. then wax the area.

some water marks need to be polished to remove... but try the vinegar first.

Thanks for the tip. I hope this is not going to smudge it ??

 

[typeshluder]

Wow, that sucks. I've had this happen to one of my last cars. I got it buffed and polished and it looked FLAWLESS. Weeks later the spots came back. I tried vinegar and it didn't help... so I sold the car and bought my MS3. Although the spots I had covered the roof, trunk, and hood. It was bad.

Hard water/acid rain was believed to be the culprit.

 

[NCZ13]

Wow, that sucks. I've had this happen to one of my last cars. I got it buffed and polished and it looked FLAWLESS. Weeks later the spots came back. I tried vinegar and it didn't help... so I sold the car and bought my MS3. Although the spots I had covered the roof, trunk, and hood. It was bad.

Hard water/acid rain was believed to be the culprit.

that means the shop you took it to didnt do a very good job. They probably used products with fillers in them that hide the defects and make the car look good, but as soon as the product fades from the paint, the defects are back.

 

[Hank3]

Any updates?

 

[blue-sun]

Never used a claybar in my life. I could feel the stain lightly when I first touches it but after I tried removing it with water, now it feels smooth.

I wash the car manually in the wash bays where you can use the jet spray to soap it and rinse it. I only use soap, rinse water and spot-free rinse, then I wipe it down with a micro-fiber cloth.

Claybars are very simple to use.

Buy one of those $20 kits at the auto parts store.

Take the clay, kneed it around, then flatten it out.

Spray the area with a quick detailer (should be in the kit)

Rub the clay around the area with little to no pressure. Like anything else in life, lubrication is the key.

Kneed again, flatten it out again and repeat if necessary. It will likely need more than 1 pass to remove it.

Then polish it out and see if it's gone.

 

[ThrillRide]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123682795

or try ISO alcohol:water 50:50, or the vinegar trick.

none of the above works it will need some polishing.

 

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