Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

[Bnelson]

Ive tried using the Ultimate Compound by hand but maybe im doing it wrong? Please help!

[Murr1525]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Are those pictures after the UC?

[Bnelson]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Yup. It was my first time using the stuff. Maybe i should try it a second time?

[Murr1525]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

That certainly looks like the kind of thing it should help with.

Did you pull any red off on your applicator?

Also, not sure how you applied it. The UC will need worked in some, not just wiped around like a wax would be.

[Bnelson]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

None of the red came off when I did it. I just used a foam applicator pad and worked it in. Should i be applying a lot of pressure? Oh and thanks for your help!

[Bjkearns]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

ehh that looks pretty bad

I would trying to find a spot where its not super noticeable yet the damage is still there and start practicing there

Do you have a buffer?

[Bnelson]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Nope I dont

Do you think its worth investing in one? I saw a youtube video of one worse than this but it worked for the guy who did it

[Bnelson]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Also, it seemed like the lines appeared pretty suddenly. Ive had the car for about a year and never noticed anything until recently

[juliom2]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Some machine polishing should help, I don't see going the distance by hand.
If you dont have a polisher and you are not interest on doing the investment, try to find a body shop in your area.
Someone will help to polish the piece.
Once you get the surface ready try to keep it protected with regular wash and waxing...

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Oxidation lines? I cant get them out!!

Well, this isn't oxidation - it looks more like some sort of run off from a liquid that got onto the vehicle, and fairly heavily at that. Was the car parked in a construction zone, any place unusual that isn't normal for it, driven behind a truck leaking something, etc? Is this only on the front bumper of the car or everywhere? Can you think of anything unusual that happened just before these suddenly appeared? Any new product you might have applied to the grille or something? It just looks like staining from some kind of chemical run off.


As for the application of Ultimate Compound by hand, you most definitely want to apply it with some pressure. On a urethane bumper cover like this you should see some flexing of the urethane while working with UC. What you do NOT want to do, however, is scrub really hard in a very small area, like just a couple of square inches. You can get into trouble pretty quickly that way, regardless what liquid you're using. Work an area similar in size to the license plate at first, going down to no less than half that size. Use a foam wax applicator pad and NOT a terry cloth towel - terry cloth can be pretty aggressive and may well haze the paint. You want to avoid that. Put a small amount of product onto the pad, maybe a 1" circle of product but not more, and work it with some decent elbow grease until it's very thin looking, then wipe it off.

Let's see where that gets you first and take it from there.