Need help guys

It was a nice day today and was short on time so I decided to use the car wash that I have been using for all my cars more than 8+ years... Never had an issue

After my car came out and it was all dried up I drove to work. Once I got to work, I stepped back to take a look at my car and to my amazement I noticed my Drivers side doors were a lighter shade of Black! A closer look reveals that it looks like thousands of little water spots. You can see in the pictures how different the door colors are from the front/rear quarter panels.

I went to the passenger side and the front door is fine but the rear door has the same thing.

I'm Pissed not only because it looks disgusting, but also because I can't prove if the carwash place did this or if I got this from somewhere else? Or if I just never noticed until now! UGH!

Worst part is that it seems to be UNDER the clear coat! how is that possible? the paint is smooth to the touch and no matter what i do I can't get to it to remove the stains.

I've tried bug/tar remover, Vinegar, even rubbing compound! Nothing removed it. It definitely seems to be deep below the surface

Any ideas? think a detailer can get it out or figure out whats wrong?



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hmmm to me it looks more like it is in the clear coat. you will prob have to take it to a legit detailer to get it out. It might need a wet sand if it is really bad. otherwise it will need a good detail.

 

If u have a afternoon to work on it you can prob do it yourself as long as u got a clay bar, compound, polish, wax, and an orbital buffer.

 

Thanks for the info. I really do hope there is a way to get it out with a good Detail and don't have to get a paint job!

I wish I had time and patience to do myself but I have very little free time unfortunately

I'll see if I can find a local detail shop to take a look. Whats the most I should pay for a good detailer to take care of this?

 

well it depends on what they have to do. i know a guy on the west coast that does wet sanding and what not, he charges like 400 - 450. If it is a normal detail, clay, compound, etc, i would not pay more than like 150 - 200. maybe some guys in the new york area will chime in and let you know a good shop.

 

wow that's the first time I have heard of this occurrence. Your best bet is to get it detailed.

 

Thanks Guys

I'm guessing i'mlooking at paying for someone to do this type of work to get it all out?

 

You will be fine don't worry... a detail will fix it. This is why I will never own a black car . Even products like Mcguiars back to black will fix as well, it's either that mcguiars or turtle wax's (black box).

 

LOL thanks you guys are making me feel better

What has me banging my head against the wall is HOW!!!???

And its only on the doors too. Almost like someone/something did it intentionally.

Ugh

 

Auto Car Washes=face palm.


A buff will take that out and fix all the other damage done by a car wash. The paint on these cars is so temperamental (especially on black) that they just get destroyed by car washes.

 

It's not bad whatosever. Just take it to a professional detailer in your area and they'll be able to remove the water spots and the spider webbing in your paint. I own a detailing business and this is a piece of cake so don't be worried at all. Btw, this does NOT need to be wet sanded. Any questions just let me know.

 

Thanks!

By they way, Any idea's on what may have caused this? Especially since it seems to have only happened to 3 of my 4 doors? lol I want to try to avoid in the future. I'm guessing the car wash is off limits from now on...

 

This doesn't go for every car wash but sometimes the towels that they may have used may have had some sort of chemical residue as well... Not stating that this was the case.

 

From the pics, it kinda looks like combination of dried ionized water/dried soap. Why it would be only on 3 doors is very strange indeed. In any case, it's certainly not under your clear coat like you though. Like I mentioned it's a very easy fix by a professional detailer. You might even want to go back to the car wash place and show them what it did to your car. They might help pay for the detail.

 

And just to give you an idea and put your mind at rest, here is a black SRX that I detailed. The paint condition on this SRX is 10 times worse than your G. Even when it's bad like this it can be brought back to factory condition. So no need to worry.