UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

[Agent 99]

You may recall the cement thread I made where cement was sprayed at my car. Part of safely removing that meant spraying UQD on my car.

Well, it won't leave. It left these spots all over the hood and even the windshield and I can't get it off. I just got done washing the car with gold class and here's the pic. What do I do here?

[davey g-force]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

I really doubt that was caused by UQD, but it looks like you need to clay or polish those out.

What products do you have at your disposal?

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

I really doubt that was caused by UQD, but it looks like you need to clay or polish those out.

What products do you have at your disposal?

Man I guarantee you UQD was the only thing I used. I loaded down half the car with the spray then while at the DIY car wash, I sprayed it with high pressure water to help remove the cement. Ever since, water has beaded insanely from those areas. Now the downside, spots everywhere that will not come up - even on the windshield.

I have gold class, uqd, final inspection, ultimate liquid wax.. I think thats all.

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Meant to add, I'm afraid my only choice will be to use dawn to strip everything then rewax. What a pain.

[Spazzz]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

I really doubt that was caused by UQD, but it looks like you need to clay or polish those out.

What products do you have at your disposal?

Davey is right
In a situation like that it definitely needs polishing. Along the same lines as a sprinkler hitting your car and baking in the sun.

No biggie if you have a DA.

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

It's a shame I cant just edit the original thread.

Anyway here's another pic. Its ALL OVER the car. Roof, hood, everything. I do not have a DA or, the time or a place to use it. (apt complex) So paying the detailer AGAIN $250 is out of the question. I'll just have to live with it if dawn or a vinegar bath doesnt work. I must've gotten a rotten bottle of UQW. Every week this car is assaulted by something. Its like the harder you try to keep it clean the more bad stuff happens.

[Agent 99]

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*DETAILER. I just discovered the stuff I used is called ULTIMATE QUICK DETAILER. I initially said UQW. Some very quick mod changed the title. Thanks!

How to remove it?

[davey g-force]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Those are water spots caused by hard water drying on your car.

You said that UQD (or UQW?) caused the water to bead insanely on the car. Those beads have obviously dried up and left water spots. So if that's what you mean my UQD/UQW causing it, then yes, I suppose it was indirectly to blame.

But the real culprit here was the hard water.

*EDIT* Just saw your above post. So it was UQD that you used.

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Those are water spots caused by hard water drying on your car.

You said that UQD (or UQW?) caused the water to bead insanely on the car. Those beads have obviously dried up and left water spots. So if that's what you mean my UQD/UQW causing it, then yes, I suppose it was indirectly to blame.

But the real culprit here was the hard water.

*EDIT* Just saw your above post. So it was UQD that you used.

Nope, I'm not trying to argue with you but I am the most water spot paranoid person in the world! I ALWAYS use spot free rinse at the car wash thoroughly and when I wash the car at my apt complex I always dry the car with a megs drying towel. Trust me, this is a film. I know it looks like hard water spots but it isnt. BTW I even buy a new Meguiars mitt for every wash. I do absolutely everything I can for that paint. 2 bucket, grit guards, wash in shade, etc.

When I sprayed UQD all over the car trying to remove the cement assault my car took, it did sit for a minute or so (but it was a covered area) then I sprayed it off with spot free. Ever since, water practically bounces off the car. With enough car washes, this stuff should give up, right?

[ca2kjet]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Alright, lets break this down so we can figure out what's happened and come up with a way of correcting it.

In your cement thread, you stated "So, went to diy car wash and sprayed UQD then soap then sprayed it off. Seems to be ok. Rinsed and went home. Car is clean." but then followed with "Car was parked 7 minutes I came back out to clean the windows because UQD got on the glass."

I'm a little confused as to what you did and when you used UQD. Could you please clarify that part?

Did you use UQD on the paint after going to the coin-op? Did you dry the car off or let it air dry after using the coin-op? Did the paint surface look nice and clean after you left the coin-op? When did you first notice this spotting problem?

What makes you say it's a film? Is it equally on the top parts (hood, roof, etc) as well as the sides of the car or primarily on the top?

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Alright, lets break this down so we can figure out what's happened and come up with a way of correcting it.

In your cement thread, you stated "So, went to diy car wash and sprayed UQD then soap then sprayed it off. Seems to be ok. Rinsed and went home. Car is clean." but then followed with "Car was parked 7 minutes I came back out to clean the windows because UQD got on the glass."

I'm a little confused as to what you did and when you used UQD. Could you please clarify that part?

Did you use UQD on the paint after going to the coin-op? Did you dry the car off or let it air dry after using the coin-op? Did the paint surface look nice and clean after you left the coin-op? When did you first notice this spotting problem?

What makes you say it's a film? Is it equally on the top parts (hood, roof, etc) as well as the sides of the car or primarily on the top?

Sure.

That morning, I had sprayed the car at the coin op because it was dusty. Soap, then rinse, then spot free rinse. I do this all the time just when it gets a little dirty.

I came home and parked it. A few minutes later that's when sidewalk construction suddenly occured and a worker aimed his cement saw at may car while cutting the sidewalk. My car was partially covered in a wet, gritty residue on the passenger side, especially bad on the hood. I drove back to the coin op and did what (I think it was my detailer) suggested which was to take the UQD and spray it on thoroughly then rinse it off. This was meant to help ease the grit off the paint in a safe way. I sprayed the UQD on the hood and front end liberally as well as on the hood, roof, and doors on the passenger side. It didn't sit for any longer than it took to spray it on the side of the car. Coin op is covered. I then rinsed it off with high pressure water then spot free rinse. I noticed the water practically bounced off the car, as per the hydrophobic properties of the UQD.

After I got home I noticed some UQD was on the windshield. I had a tough time removing it. Even after washing the car today and working on the windshield with SprayWay window cleaner with both microfiber and paper towels, its not come off. I noticed during the car wash today as I washed the hood was not coming clean. As I looked more I found a lot of spotting and residue on the hood and roof mostly. There is some on the fender and door but its not quite as bad there.

[The Guz]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

I have never had UQD spot like that. But anything is possible. You don't necessarily need a DA. You may want to pick up some M205 and Ultimate Compound. As with anything go with a test spot with some M205.

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

I have never had UQD spot like that. But anything is possible. You don't necessarily need a DA. You may want to pick up some M205 and Ultimate Compound. As with anything go with a test spot with some M205.

What do you think about me taking a small bucket of dawn and ONLY trying it on windshield? If it works there, I can then wash the whole car that way then, of course, re wax.

I have a 60 hour work week so this must be done tomorrow or never. Thats why I'm trying to come up with a quick solution.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Unless the UQD dried on the paint, there is just no way that it could possibly cause this. Even if you drenched the paint in UQD and let it sit until almost dry, it wouldn't do this. You could have poured an open bottle of UQD on the paint and the pressure washer would have obliterated it in a couple of seconds. But odds are the damage from the concrete dust and water mixture sitting on the paint was already done by then. If anything, the UQD might have lightly concealed it, but the fact that you pressure washed the UQD away makes that unlikely.

But reading the description of what happened to your car with the cement fiasco, we're willing to be that what you're seeing is the remnants of the cement attack. Heck, we wouldn't expect UQD to do much of anything against the cement dust you had on the car, especially since you said the car was still wet when you discovered it. We're assuming, then, that the concrete cutter was like the one you posted a picture of, and that it used a fairly high flow of water to cool the concrete being cut and act as a flushing method - typical for that process, and also why your car would have been covered with wet concrete dust. And there in lies the problem: concrete dust mixed with water is highly alkaline (on the order of pH 12 to 13) and can do some serious damage to the paint. By your own admission, even the UQD and pressure washing didn't remove it all, which you didn't discover until the next day. Looking at the size of the spots and how widespread they are, it even looks like the sort of thing you'd get from a light rain falling onto a dusty car. Or, in this case, a spray of water loaded with concrete dust sitting on the car.

We would go at this immediately with Ultimate Compound and a soft foam wax applicator. Anything still left behind with that high pH could continue to etch the paint. At the very least, a quick vinegar bath (add 1 cup distilled white vinegar to a gallon of water) should neutralize things until you can get to work on the paint.

[Agent 99]

Re: UQD left some wicked spots all over my car..

Unless the UQD dried on the paint, there is just no way that it could possibly cause this. Even if you drenched the paint in UQD and let it sit until almost dry, it wouldn't do this. You could have poured an open bottle of UQD on the paint and the pressure washer would have obliterated it in a couple of seconds. But odds are the damage from the concrete dust and water mixture sitting on the paint was already done by then. If anything, the UQD might have lightly concealed it, but the fact that you pressure washed the UQD away makes that unlikely.

But reading the description of what happened to your car with the cement fiasco, we're willing to be that what you're seeing is the remnants of the cement attack. Heck, we wouldn't expect UQD to do much of anything against the cement dust you had on the car, especially since you said the car was still wet when you discovered it. We're assuming, then, that the concrete cutter was like the one you posted a picture of, and that it used a fairly high flow of water to cool the concrete being cut and act as a flushing method - typical for that process, and also why your car would have been covered with wet concrete dust. And there in lies the problem: concrete dust mixed with water is highly alkaline (on the order of pH 12 to 13) and can do some serious damage to the paint. By your own admission, even the UQD and pressure washing didn't remove it all, which you didn't discover until the next day. Looking at the size of the spots and how widespread they are, it even looks like the sort of thing you'd get from a light rain falling onto a dusty car. Or, in this case, a spray of water loaded with concrete dust sitting on the car.

We would go at this immediately with Ultimate Compound and a soft foam wax applicator. Anything still left behind with that high pH could continue to etch the paint. At the very least, a quick vinegar bath (add 1 cup distilled white vinegar to a gallon of water) should neutralize things until you can get to work on the paint.

Can UC be done by hand or is this yet another job for my detailer?

Looks like I need to sue the sidewalk construction company for the cost to repair.