How can I keep my white car white???

[a13wwy]

Hi all I have a ambient white Panda 100hp.
I have only had this 2 weeks and have found that even though I have washed once a week I can't remove a wierd orange speckle substance allover the rear end of it.
I was going to use bug and tar remover but this will be needed over the entire rear end is there anything else I can use?

 

[tim1989]

try claying it
http://www.bilthamber.com/autoclay.html

 

[sarah9]

Hello,


Wash your car at regular interval.
Always use good car shampoo.
Always cover it, even if you park it in garage don`t forget to put cover on it.
You can hire professional car washer to wash your car.


Regards,
sarah_9

 

[StiloBoy]

Hi all I have a ambient white Panda 100hp.
I have only had this 2 weeks and have found that even though I have washed once a week I can't remove a wierd orange speckle substance allover the rear end of it.
I was going to use bug and tar remover but this will be needed over the entire rear end is there anything else I can use?

I found my Stilo covered in a weird orange speccle substance.... turned out a neighbour had sprayed his fence with a sprayer. Nice! Decent wash should remove most of it as the car is so new, and clay the bits that don't lift.

Keep the car washed and well polished/waxed and you'll find bugs and tar will wash off no problem, its when you don't frequently polish/wax your car that the little dead blighters cling onto your paint for all eternity lol.

 

[Jonnio]

Hello,


Wash your car at regular interval.
Always use good car shampoo.
Always cover it, even if you park it in garage don`t forget to put cover on it.
You can hire professional car washer to wash your car.


Regards,
sarah_9

Wonder bother with a cover imo, more chance of scratches.

Decent wash every week or so followed by a polish/seal/wax session every few months should be fine.

 

[Andy Monty]

Hi all I have a ambient white Panda 100hp.
I have only had this 2 weeks and have found that even though I have washed once a week I can't remove a wierd orange speckle substance allover the rear end of it.
I was going to use bug and tar remover but this will be needed over the entire rear end is there anything else I can use?

I bet its rust spots (is it mainly under the number plate? (( if they drilled holes to mount your number plate thats where the concentration will be...


also rail fallout ((you live/work/park near a railway line/station or engineering workshop? )


as above clay is your best bet then a decent coat of wax...

 

[paulyev]

We see a lot of new cars covered in fall out from where they have been stored at the docks.

If you clay it I would at least use a light abrasive polish before waxing in case you have inflicted any marring.

 

[silver stilo]

Hi all I have a ambient white Panda 100hp.
I have only had this 2 weeks and have found that even though I have washed once a week I can't remove a wierd orange speckle substance allover the rear end of it.
I was going to use bug and tar remover but this will be needed over the entire rear end is there anything else I can use?

hey a13wwy, theres a good chance that it's tar from the road that ur car has kicked up, tar spots are common on all vehicles! you will be seeing it more cos the car is white! you could try tar & glue remover which would take it off (wear gloves & put product on a non coloured cloth & rub on the erea of the speckles, they will desolve!) then give it a good wash or if need be use a fine abrasive compound like farecla g10 & a soft mutton/micro fibre cloth. if this isnt the problem i hope you get it sorted!!

 

[Andy Monty]

hey a13wwy, theres a good chance that it's tar from the road that ur car has kicked up, tar spots are common on all vehicles! you will be seeing it more cos the car is white! you could try tar & glue remover which would take it off (wear gloves & put product on a non coloured cloth & rub on the erea of the speckles, they will desolve!) then give it a good wash or if need be use a fine abrasive compound like farecla g10 & a soft mutton/micro fibre cloth. if this isnt the problem i hope you get it sorted!!

Tar is Black......

You do not rub tar remover if you can help it Tar contains grit which will scratch the hell out of your paint if rubbed in your best off treating with tar remover then leaving to soak then Pressure washing or run hot water over it....

and farc g10 is a bit too abrasive in the first stage you might as well use a much finer polish first and advance towards a more abrasive compound only if you do not get the defect correction you require rather take a small amount of paint off than go mad with a more aggressive compound then have to refine that finish .....

 

[silver stilo]

Tar is Black......

You do not rub tar remover if you can help it Tar contains grit which will scratch the hell out of your paint if rubbed in your best off treating with tar remover then leaving to soak then Pressure washing or run hot water over it....

and farc g10 is a bit too abrasive in the first stage you might as well use a much finer polish first and advance towards a more abrasive compound only if you do not get the defect correction you require rather take a small amount of paint off than go mad with a more aggressive compound then have to refine that finish .....

andy, your right, tar is black but by the sounds of the first thread the person has already tried to remove the speckles with washing it so they have possibly taken most of the tar (if it is tar) away to leave a less dense speckle which in turn looks orange or brown to some people. why would you want to soak tar remover on your paint work, if it can remove tar it can eat into the laquer. using g10 is hardley going mad, its a fine rubbing compound for fresh paint work, its not going to take it back to the primer. the threader is trying to remove the speckles not polish them up. anyway good luck a13wwy!!!

 

[princeprawn]

Hi all I have a ambient white Panda 100hp.
I have only had this 2 weeks and have found that even though I have washed once a week I can't remove a wierd orange speckle substance allover the rear end of it.
I was going to use bug and tar remover but this will be needed over the entire rear end is there anything else I can use?

My car is the same as yours and about the same age possible a week or 2 older, when I first got it home I noticed little flecks all over the boot and like you I can`t wash it out, although from a couple of feet away its not noticable, as the paint was new I have decided not to use any abrasive stuff but just wash regulary I think it will wash of eventually I washed it again today and it looked better but its not as sunny as it was a couple of weeks ago so maybe I just cant see it as clearly. seems strange they would not wrap the car in some plastic or something while its being transported.

 

[StiloBoy]

Wrapping a car while its being transported costs money, thats why the most you'll see is some on the bonnet (to stop the car above it dripping oil or such on it while its being transported), and often some along the edge of the doors to stop the gormless truck driver to bashing the paint off when he's reversing them off the trailer.

Nothing wrong with using G10 to lift badly stuck contaminants off, G3 however is only to be used when rubbing paint before laquering. G10 is safe to Laquer, in fact you need to use it to get the shine on if you ever paint a car yourself.

 

[Andy Monty]

andy, your right, tar is black but by the sounds of the first thread the person has already tried to remove the speckles with washing it so they have possibly taken most of the tar (if it is tar) away to leave a less dense speckle which in turn looks orange or brown to some people. why would you want to soak tar remover on your paint work, if it can remove tar it can eat into the laquer. using g10 is hardley going mad, its a fine rubbing compound for fresh paint work, its not going to take it back to the primer. the threader is trying to remove the speckles not polish them up. anyway good luck a13wwy!!!

Tar remover wont remove paint or clear coat, if it did i think the likes of Autosmart and autoglym might have had a few complaints many are High VOC compounds containing napthia based which are paint safe ((panel prep wipe is based on the same compounds)) ....

a rubbing compound is still in my eyes too aggressive to try first, why remove a layer of paint to remove bonded contaminants? when you can remove them and leave the paint alone?

and as you say the OP is trying to remove the speckles not polish them up which suggests your confusing Polish with an LSP

A "polish" is a diminishable abrasive

a rubbing compound is a non diminishable abrasive (although there are some exceptions)

an LSP is a sealent or wax used to add shine



polish it too much or use a too aggressive compound and you run the risk of premature clear coat failure which is costly to fix.....

 

[silver stilo]

Tar remover wont remove paint or clear coat, if it did i think the likes of Autosmart and autoglym might have had a few complaints many are High VOC compounds containing napthia based which are paint safe ((panel prep wipe is based on the same compounds)) ....

a rubbing compound is still in my eyes too aggressive to try first, why remove a layer of paint to remove bonded contaminants? when you can remove them and leave the paint alone?

and as you say the OP is trying to remove the speckles not polish them up which suggests your confusing Polish with an LSP

A "polish" is a diminishable abrasive

a rubbing compound is a non diminishable abrasive (although there are some exceptions)

an LSP is a sealent or wax used to add shine



polish it too much or use a too aggressive compound and you run the risk of premature clear coat failure which is costly to fix.....

i can only take from experience on products that i have used. i cant comment on the strengths & types of chemicals used in autosmart and autoglym products (i.e. tar remover) compaired to the trade tar & glue remover i have used. i doubt it if you would know how many complaints autosmart and autoglym have had in the past years. i doubt it would be many considering the amount of years of experience & knowledge in the business & the amount of time they have had to eradicate any problems that may have encountered in the past. i hear what u are saying about napthia based but i still wouldnt leave it to soak just incase.

it depends on the op on how much money & time they want to spend on different products.

in my eyes my way will work as yours will eventually, after hours of trying, bank balance getting lower, patience getting thin & laquer getting even thinner with all the times & amount of different products that you have used to eradicate such a minor problem.

you would have to replace two elbows & shoulder (which is costly to fix) to get your so called premature clear coat failure with using a polish or compound.

i ment to say,
quote by you- "I bet its rust spots (is it mainly under the number plate? (( if they drilled holes to mount your number plate thats where the concentration will be..."

nonsense!! rust spots, what?? big problems!!!

anyway good luck a13wwy!!!

 

[Tris Harris]

you would have to replace two elbows & shoulder (which is costly to fix) to get your so called premature clear coat failure with using a polish or compound.

with g10, you would eventually get through the clear coat quicker than you think if you use it to get rid of every tar spot

 

[StiloBoy]

I used G10 on my car to clear up the huge amount of paint fall out from a buffoon fence sprayer then used clay to remove the remainder! My clear coat is just dandy!

You are aware than you don't use G10 dry? You have to keep your car well soaked with water as you use the product! I used a hose with a rain spray option to keep the car well moisturised lol.

However until you've tried a good wash and polish, a clay or bug/tar products if you still find the fall out remains then a G10 is an option! Or you could entrust the job to a professional detailer? After that point all you need to do is keep the car well washed and waxed and any additional fall out will be far easier to clear.

 

[Tris Harris]

I used G10 on my car to clear up the huge amount of paint fall out from a buffoon fence sprayer then used clay to remove the remainder! My clear coat is just dandy!

You are aware than you don't use G10 dry? You have to keep your car well soaked with water as you use the product! I used a hose with a rain spray option to keep the car well moisturised lol.

However until you've tried a good wash and polish, a clay or bug/tar products if you still find the fall out remains then a G10 is an option! Or you could entrust the job to a professional detailer? After that point all you need to do is keep the car well washed and waxed and any additional fall out will be far easier to clear.

id try tar remover first, then clay, then the G10 (well a polish anyway) in that order.

 

[silver stilo]

I used G10 on my car to clear up the huge amount of paint fall out from a buffoon fence sprayer then used clay to remove the remainder! My clear coat is just dandy!

You are aware than you don't use G10 dry? You have to keep your car well soaked with water as you use the product! I used a hose with a rain spray option to keep the car well moisturised lol.

However until you've tried a good wash and polish, a clay or bug/tar products if you still find the fall out remains then a G10 is an option! Or you could entrust the job to a professional detailer? After that point all you need to do is keep the car well washed and waxed and any additional fall out will be far easier to clear.

on my first post i said, 'or if need be use a fine abrasive compound like farecla g10'. i was giving the threader something to think about.
yes i know not to use it dry, i should have said so! a bottle of water to pour on to the white mutton cloth done the trick for me. stiloboy when you g10 your car was it like a scene from singing in the rain, juggling the hose, g10 and cloth. only joking lol. iv never tried clay but iv heard good things about it!

 

[Tris Harris]

you can mix G10 up with water in a spray bottle

 

[silver stilo]

you can mix G10 up with water in a spray bottle

tris, thats a good idea, that could be handy