WTF - rain stained my paintwork!

[Trig 0]

Have you tried the Scratch X yet Jim?

[jedi-knight83 0]

Hi Jim.

 

hope you have solved it now?

 

If i was given this job to do i would TFR the bonet and then shampoo and then tar and adhesive (gets all kinds of stuff off).

 

Then i would machine polish with a really mild abrasive before giving a couple of coats of super resin followed by the extra gloss.

 

good luck

[Jim 1]

Not tried the ScratchX yet mate! This was last night when I discovered the problem and I don't have any more polishing cloths left.. so will have to wait till the weekend - am busy the rest of the week! :(

 

Nathan.. your option sounds the best but you're not local, and I don't have that kind of money! :(

[dub envy 0]

Or meguairs Paint Cleaner...

[Furkz 0]

TFR

[Jim 1]

Whats TFR mate?

[ben16v 0]

:iamwithstupid:

[bristolbaron 10]

traffic film remover..

[Furkz 0]

harsh but will do the job

[dick dasterdley 0]

Just noticed you live near me... My red C has suffered the exact same problem in the last couple of weeks- maybe we can sue peugeot lol!

[TheWizardofOdds 0]

I'm not sure this is caused by 'acid' rain.

Pretty sure I've read somewhere that the small drops or bubbles of water present on the car,allied with strong sunshine,has a magnifying affect.Resulting in the paintwork being scorched.

[Jim 1]

Tried some Autoglym paint restorer on the bonnet and whilst it heavily reduced the effect it didn't completely eliminate it.

 

I think it is as you say a magnifying glass effect as when it happened it was rain followed by very very bright sunshine.

 

Ho hum!

[ardandy 0]

Get it machined polished?

[CazzaVR 0]

Jim, have you tried Safe-Cut? Yellow bottle from Halfords. I'm yet to find something better for sorting out dull/marked paintwork. Cheap too :wink:

[red corrado16v 0]

Will have to keep an eye on this one !I live no where near you guys, but my car has exactly the same spoting on the bonnet as yours. I purchased my car from Wolverhampton, and this spotting appeared a few weeks later, spend a lot of time and money trying to get rid of it (not had it painted....yet!).Vanishes after a good polish using autoglym silicone resin polish and then extra gloss protection, but will allways reappear after a week or so. Mate of mine suggested a Farecla trade only cutting compound...but i am having some difficulty finding some. Going to see a paint specialist to try to find a remedy.

[Slangwerks 0]

Jim - Have a look at the bonnet I've just done on a mate's MK1 cabrio:

Didn't take a before shot, but here's the mid point:

As you can see, the half I haven't attacked yet is very faded and milky

Here's the finished article:

 

This car had been t-cutted so much that the paint had been burnt through in quite a few places - for this reason I tried not to use anything abrasive (machine polishing was a no-no due to how thin the paint is)

 

I used Meguiar's Deep Crystal paint cleaner (£8 from halfords) and this did the majority of the work, it's a chemical cleaner so removed the dead paint without stripping any of the good stuff (like T-cut does)

I then followed this up with Meguiars #7 glaze and an acrylic sealent to 'lock in' the nourishment.

 

I agree with PhatVR6 that Zymol HD cleanse is probably the best stuff to use on faded red, but if you're after a budget option the Meguiars paint cleaner should give you results without too much paint loss!

 

By the way, the Zymol you use is 'cleaner wax' so if you use a polish before putting it on your zymol will actually remove some of it! Some 'proper' zymol or any decent Carnauba wax will give better results (with much less dust!)

[Dixxy 0]

traffic film remover..

 

Where would i get this from??

[CazzaVR 0]

These marks actually look quite similar to what was happening to my last black VR. It got progressively worse until it looked kind of 'greasy' all over. I had it machine polished and it came up as good as new. A couple of months later though it had reappeared :? Used Safe-Cut, and it worked perfectly first time. Then it came back, and the Safe-Cut didn't work too well after that. Basically, there was something wrong with the laquer, and it can only take a few 'cuts'.

 

Got it resprayed for £150-ish.

[Dixxy 0]

Ok so i've tried loads of different products on my faded roof and got nowhere. after reading this thread i ordered some Meguiar's Deep Crystal paint cleaner from ebay as non of my local halfords stocked it... had a quick go last night and i'm really impressed there's a massive difference and i'm sure with more elbow grease it can look even better.

[Jim 1]

Does indeed sound like the stuff to try... god.. i'm going to end up with more cleaning products in my garage than Halfords themselves sell!! :|

[ardandy 0]

Get it done properly, I'm cringing at what your about to do to your paint!

 

I'd at least get a paint gauge test done to make sure you've enough paint on your car!

 

I could probably recommend someone in your area?

[Jim 1]

Get it done properly, I'm cringing at what your about to do to your paint!

 

Er thanks but i'm not completely stupid enough to start on my paint with harsh abraisive compounds and stuff.. give me some credit!

[ardandy 0]

Sorry, no insult intended.

 

It's just anything from halfords is usually not the best for the job.

 

Sorry but I'm use to talking to people who spend £££'s on new lights but baulk at paying £100 on getting their paintwork done properly, guess its almost a habbit now. :(

[Jim 1]

Well i'm in the situation that I can't afford to spend £100 on sorting out my paintwork but not because i'm blowing it on stick on accessories but simply because I just don't have the cash at all at the moment - and one of the reasons why i'm having to investigate cheaper / home options for sorting it out :( Not ideal and I would love to get a pro in to sort out my car, but right now its just not an option.

 

To be honest the Autoglym Paint Restorer really lessened the rain damage quite a lot - but there are some trouble spots on the paint which are trying their best to fade at a rate not equal to the rest of the paintwork!

[ardandy 0]

Autoglym's not a bad product, quite good infact.

 

Could try at http://www.detailingworld.co.uk

 

I've learnt huuuge amounts just from that forum alone, even jedi-knights on there. Someone on there will have an answer.