Paint problem

[smiles181]

We got a supra on saturday and my partner on sunday decided to put it through a hand wash near newcastle college near where we live.However they sprayed something onto the paint work and it seems to have reacted with it.It looks like when u wash a car and u miss a spot u can still see the dirt but all over the car,my partner has tried to get it off himself and its not coming off very well unless he really scrubs it.Has anyone had this happen to them?

Any suggestions on wot it could be.

[Daston]

hmm sounds weird what colour is the car??

[Ian W]

pictures please.

 

is this definitely due to something they've sprayed on the car? i.e. room for comeback?

[merckx]

That's a difficult one.

 

They may have used the spray intended for the wheels by mistake.

[smiles181]

Its a white car i will have to take some tomorrow as i only have my phone and it doesn't have a light on.If they have used wheel cleaner will it come off the paint work.My partners says it comes off but he has to really scrub it

[JustGav]

Try use an intensive polish like menzerna, but it will require a machine to put it on. It might be worthwhile spending a few quid on getting the car detailed, take out all the swirls and generally tidy up the paint.

[Daston]

yeah we need some pic's I was all ready with an answer if it was a black car. However a white one...... is it spots or patches?? Almost as if parts of the paint is different shades?

[Ian W]

just to add, this unfortunately highlights why i only wash my car myself.

 

yes a drive through car wash can screw up the car, but a bad hand wash can be even worse.

 

ps

 

this is not to say it can't be done properly, just be careful who does it.

[merckx]

Some of the wheel cleaners are mildly acidic, it needs to be rinced off thoroughly with water before it eats too far into the paint. Too late if it's dried on I would think.

[smiles181]

i know he is going mental over it.He is going do it all himself now,how hard is it to use the correct stuff its not rocket science.

Its in patches over the car some parts are worse than others,might treat him to a machine buffer

[JustGav]

i know he is going mental over it.He is going do it all himself now,how hard is it to use the correct stuff its not rocket science.

Its in patches over the car some parts are worse than others,might treat him to a machine buffer

 

If you get the lighter stuff, and a proper unit (Not a rotary unit), you can get absolutely cracking results. Something like a porter cable would need to be imported but they are the mutts nuts. Consumables aren't expensive, menzera is around £15/l, with good wax's being from £10 to anything you want.

 

With the something like menzerna and a PC it is fairly hard to damage the paint unless you really abuse it.

[Ian W]

i know he is going mental over it.He is going do it all himself now,how hard is it to use the correct stuff its not rocket science.

Its in patches over the car some parts are worse than others,might treat him to a machine buffer

 

in my opinion, i'd just treat the car to a good polishing by a professional (peter richards may point you in the right direction).

 

doing it yourself with a decent polisher can be expensive and take practice...i'd just let someone else do it and take car of the car by washing properly once it's done.