how to get this stain off my hood??

[arcticreaver]

i was washing the car today after work and i saw this!!!



i've browsed through the forums. people are saying scratchx, no use. i tried the quick detailer, no use. some other forums say use dish washing soap, no use.

what do i have to buy/do to get this freakin' stain off my hood??!!!

[Murr1525]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

Can you feel anything?

[Tuck91]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

how long did you work ScratchX into the paint for?

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

from the touch of my hand and fingers, i do not feel anything, feels smooth.

i used the scratchx 2.0 for like a good 1 minute on the thing, using a microfiber foam applicator in circles and back and forth.

[Tuck91]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

I could be wrong but it may very well be trapped under the clear coat and may not be removable.

maybe Mike will chime in on this.

[PorscheGuy997]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

I would try claying it. If that doesn't work, it's a good idea to try ScratchX again.

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

damnit, i don't have clay bar kit. shoot i have to go and buy some tomorrow morning and see if i can get this **** off before work at 10

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

anyone else have any ideas?

[Honda Fit]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

Try the clay bar tomorrow. If it doesn't work out then we'll go from there. How long do you think it's been there?

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

Try the clay bar tomorrow. If it doesn't work out then we'll go from there. How long do you think it's been there?

i wash the car every week. normally on sat or sunday. but i didn't wash it until today. so i cant say exactly , and since i didn't really find out until today, most about 10 days.

[Steward]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

for some reason did someone drop a cigarette on your hood. because it looks like tar when u leave it there.

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

i think i just spent the last 10-15 mins using scratchx 2.0 on the same spot. not a whole 15 mins, rested 3 times about 2 mins apart. still not coming off. i can't feel the stain. but i'm thinking that clay bar won't work since i can't even feel it on the surface.

has this ever happened to anyone else? i mean, it looks like bird poop but could it actually be something else?

[arcticreaver]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

for some reason did someone drop a cigarette on your hood. because it looks like tar when u leave it there.

that is what i'm afraid of. but i do not know. scary thought.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

i can't feel the stain.

i think i just spent the last 10-15 mins using scratchx 2.0 on the same spot. not a whole 15 mins, rested 3 times about 2 mins apart. still not coming off.

The fact that you can't feel the stain and you've applied ScratchX 2.0 numerous times is in indicator the stain is throughout the layer of clear paint and not just on the top of the paint.

Clear coat paint is pretty dense and stains, (chemicals), don't easily penetrate into them but it can happen.

You could try Ultimate Compound, it's more aggressive but you have to be careful as you have a limited thickness of clear paint to work with.

Stains are either topical or they have penetrated into the paint, if they're topical then they can be removed fairly easily.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: how to get this stain off my hood??

Bring it by our next Thursday Night "Open Garage" class and let us take a look at it...

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