Need Some Advice

[bradipock]

I was in Myrtle Beach Friday on business when the storms came through. On the way home, I got caught behind a semi and my truck got covered in dirt and grime. I washed it Saturday afternoon, spraying as much of the **** off as possible. I used the 2 bucket method and did an extra wash on the entire vehicle with clean water after the first. When I went to dry it, I noticed, particularly on the hood, that I could still see the streaks from all the mud that got thrown onto the hood. Paint was clean, but streaks where there almost like "hidden" water spots.

I just did a full detail 2 weeks ago and did not see any paint damage from the wash this weekend. Would you clay the hood to remove the "streaks" or would you let it ride until the next waxing in about 2 months?

[Tom Weed]

Re: Need Some Advice

I was in Myrtle Beach Friday on business when the storms came through. On the way home, I got caught behind a semi and my truck got covered in dirt and grime. I washed it Saturday afternoon, spraying as much of the **** off as possible. I used the 2 bucket method and did an extra wash on the entire vehicle with clean water after the first. When I went to dry it, I noticed, particularly on the hood, that I could still see the streaks from all the mud that got thrown onto the hood. Paint was clean, but streaks where there almost like "hidden" water spots.

I just did a full detail 2 weeks ago and did not see any paint damage from the wash this weekend. Would you clay the hood to remove the "streaks" or would you let it ride until the next waxing in about 2 months?

You could try clay or a paint cleaner on the hood where the streaking is. It's not going to hurt anything, but you will have to rewax that area when you are finished.

Tom

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Need Some Advice

Tom's right... you want to use either a paint cleaner like Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, or a light cleaner/polish like #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 or even a cleaner/wax like Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax or ColorX.

All of the above product will have enough cleaning ability to remove the stains from the paint and restore a clear glossy finish by hand or machine, then you would want to re-apply your favorite wax or paint sealant.

At least you didn't get a zillion rock chips....