HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

[bad_bwoy007]

I don't know how these marks got on the hood of my car. My guess is that it happened at a car wash when I used their prewash station.

My assumption is that it could have been caused by wheel cleaner as people may use their sprays on the wheel then use the brush that is sitting in the water to wash the wheels.

Only hit me now as I'm trying to figure out how this could have happened.

It almost looks like it's baked into the clearcoat.

I tried claybar and rubbing compound. Nothing!

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

Try Megs water spot remover first, then a paint cleaner or a light compound like Swirl-X if the water spot remover fails to do the trick

[bad_bwoy007]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

Would a "water spot" be that baked in that it wouldn't come out with rubbing compound?

[Murr1525]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

What rubbing compound did you use? How did you apply it?

[bad_bwoy007]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

I used turtle. I first applied by hand with rag. Nothing changed. Then I used a buffer.

[C8N]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!



This stuff? I am surprised it didn't leave its own damage.

[bad_bwoy007]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

This is what I used.

Still seeking some guidance as to what will work to fix the problem.

[C8N]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

It really depends on what kind of stains they are.
However, without knowing much about the stain, I would initially go at it with some cleaner wax and work it into the paint.
If cleaner wax doesn't work, my next question to you would be...

What kind of a buffer do you have?

If you have a DA, I would try SwirlX on polishing pad.

[bad_bwoy007]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

I just have a small 6 inch buffer. I believe it might be 3500 RPMs.

Ok I will stop at the store and pick some up and see if that solves the issue.

My guess is the stain may be related to wheel cleaner.

[Detailing by M]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

I used turtle. I first applied by hand with rag. Nothing changed. Then I used a buffer.

Well there's some problems. Turtle c rap is c rap, it's made from actual turtle c rap, and a rag, a rag? Get some good Micro Fiber Towels.
Get some good Meg's compounds like Scratch X, or my fav M105.
You have damaged paint that looks like it's on the surface. Post some close up shots and more then one so we can see exactly what your dealing with.
The cause isn't the problem the problem the "?" caused is the problem.

You can rub this out by hand but you said you had a 6" polisher? What exactly is that? Make, brand, model.
As long as your not through the Clear Coat you should be able to fix this.
Oh, and I don't think a cleaner wax or water spot will work, but then again I really can't tell what happened to your paint.

[bad_bwoy007]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

Well there's some problems. Turtle c rap is c rap, it's made from actual turtle c rap, and a rag, a rag? Get some good Micro Fiber Towels.
Get some good Meg's compounds like Scratch X, or my fav M105.
You have damaged paint that looks like it's on the surface. Post some close up shots and more then one so we can see exactly what your dealing with.
The cause isn't the problem the problem the "?" caused is the problem.

You can rub this out by hand but you said you had a 6" polisher? What exactly is that? Make, brand, model.
As long as your not through the Clear Coat you should be able to fix this.
Oh, and I don't think a cleaner wax or water spot will work, but then again I really can't tell what happened to your paint.

The picture I posted is the best shot I could get to actually show the marks, best seen in person.

So lets forget about turtle because that didn't cause any issues. I was using a microfiber cloth and the buffer/polisher is actually only 2600 rpm.

I will need to buy something more up to date since this one obviously is no good. Any recommendations?

I'm going to try swirlx today and hopefully that will fix the issue.

[flight567]

Re: HELP! Streaks in Clearcoat!

the buffer i think you've got is what we call a "wax spreader" being that it doesn't have to power for correction. http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...e-Wax-Spreader
as a beginner the two safest options (least likely that a mess up will hurt the pain in any serious way) are a DA polisher (Porter Cable 7424xp, Griots Garage 6" model, Meguiars 110v2 are examples those can be bought online at somewhere like autogeek.com.) and hand correction. hand correction is very labor and time intensive more so that DA polishing. your image isn't there anymore so i can't really see what your defect looks like but a common practice is ultimate compound followed by ultimate polish (UC then UP) followed by a wax or sealant. you may, however, not need something so aggressive as UC in which case Swirlx would be the next step down in the consumer line followed by UP always use the least aggressive process to get the job done. you may be surprised. i personally recommend buying a DA the general consensus is that the GG6 and the Megs both outclass the PCXP(not to say the the Porter cable isn't capable of excellent work, because it is.) there are many explanations and combinations about what to get, look around this site and in a couple hours you should have a pretty good idea on the system that you want to get.

Good luck
Sincerely,
Tyler.

[Detailing by M]

Rub until its gone