orange dots in paint

[grcurry]

I have a white trailblazer ss that have orange dots on the lower have of truck an on rear gate. Do not know if it is from brakes or somthing else. I live in ohio with ruff winters an salt trucks putting salt all over the roads. What is the best way to remove these dots? Thanks for any help someone can give me.

[Shawn T.]

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Try claying the section of the car. It is possible that it is brake dust, or some kind of paint overspray. If it is then it should come off with the clay.

One question, are the dots raised, as in, can you feel them?

[grcurry]

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On some of them I can rub them off with wash mitt, but most of them I can not get off. Yes I can feel them.

[Murr1525]

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Yeah, try clay with a good bit of lube.

Clay the whole truck while you are at it.

[ClearlyCoated]

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Sounds like it could be rail dust or shavings, or brake dust as mentioned previously. Follow the advice to clay the car and you should be abl to remove it.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Definitely sounds like a job for claying.

[grcurry]

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After claying should I go with a cleaner wax or just put my gold class on an be done with it?

[Markus Kleis]

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After claying should I go with a cleaner wax or just put my gold class on an be done with it?

A cleaner wax is optimal as it will help to clean off anything else remaining, but going straight to Gold Class will also work. It's your call.

[chrisw]

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I would pick a nice day, wash and clay the the truck. After claying the whole truck take a good look at the finish, see if there are any swirls in the finish. then decide on a cleaner wax or maybe swirl remover and then wax.

[Murr1525]

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Cleaner/Wax then Gold Class....

[J. A. Michaels]

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I would go the cleaner wax, then Gold Class, or whatever your wax of choice is.

[louky]

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i was going to create a new topic, but i found this one that seems similar. most forums i've been on in the past people say "search function" when you make a new topic about an old discussion. hopefully people will respond here in this old thread....

i have a brand new car, white paint. i've had it for about 4 months. i clayed it a month after getting it and applied nxt 2.0. since then i have washed it basically every week. between now and the last wash, i believe i went about 2 weeks until i washed it yesterday. up to this point, i have been able to remove any spots or contaminants by "spot claying" as needed. yesterday though was different. i have tons of tiny black specs on the rear bumper. the soap/mit wouldn't remove them so i clayed a small area and it pulls the black off, but underneath remain orange spots that look like rust. reading online, i have pretty much gathered that this is caused by break dust . does this sound correct?

i would like advice on how to remove them. from what i've read it seems like the next option beyond claying should be a paint cleaner. maybe cleaner wax? i want to try the least harsh step beyond claying that might work. assuming paint cleaner is the correct option and it removes the orange spots, can it be used as often as needed without compromising the paint? or is it something you should only do like once a year? it's crazy to me that these spots are so baked in after only 2 weeks so it seems like this is going to be a regular issue, especially once winter hits. i just want to be sure i don't over use something that will damage the paint/shine.

clearly i am new at this, so any advice is appreciated

[Shawn T.]

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Are the dots orange dots raised? Some pics would be helpful.

[TLMitchell]

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I have a white trailblazer ss that have orange dots on the lower have of truck an on rear gate. Do not know if it is from brakes or somthing else. I live in ohio with ruff winters an salt trucks putting salt all over the roads. What is the best way to remove these dots? Thanks for any help someone can give me.

I'm on my 2nd white vehicle subjected to NE Ohio winters and know exactly what you're describing. Some of the dots almost resemble surface rust in some spots, they're that color.

They're definitely surface contamination of some type. I'd guess everyone may get them but they may not be visible on other colors. They come right off with clay, cleaner/wax or even some chemical cleaners. I used to use a product that's all but disappeared called Super Glaze from The Wax Shop. It smelled like kerosene, obviously a petroleum carrier, and it took the spots right off as well as tar and other debris. Cleaned and shined exceptionally well. Too bad the protection didn't last long at all.

As others have recommended, a cleaner/wax or separate polish and wax after claying will restore the finish and remove the contamination. The key to preventing a recurrance is keeping some protection on the finish. Personally, I use Collinite 845 in the winter for it's longevity and ease of use as well as it's high gloss on white. Your mileage may vary... In the winter after at least a weekly wash I top off with a spray wax to somewhat replenish the protection. I use DG Aqua Wax but Meg's Ultimate Quik Wax works well too. Then those spots will wash right off with the mitt on occasion that you even see them.

TL

[Underdawg736]

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It sounds like rail dust. I have had fantastic results getting rid of them using Meg's Mild Clay. The SS clay works well to but I feel it takes a bit longer. I think I heard somewhere in here that if you don't get rid of all of it, it'll come back. I'm not too sure though, I haven't seen them back on my silver Staurn L200.