Help, I've knackered my paint.

w1ndsurfnut · Post by **w1ndsurfnut** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:26 pm

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This is my car before I Messed it up. Will try and get a photo up of the paint surface tomorrow. Its a 2003 2.5 auto and one of the best things about it given the age was the state of the paint. Anyway she has been laid up in my garage for months due to the rocker cover gasket needing doing and various other things. The garage is under construction so I have been cutting some natural stone which created a lot of fine dust. This ended up sitting on the car for a long time. Just taken it down the local jet wash as an initial start of cleaning it thinking it would all just come off. Its only dust right. Wrong. The surface feels terrible, like there is grit stuck to it ,and up close it looks like rust coloured bits on the surface of the paint. They pick off with your thumb nail. But there is still a rust coloured mark on the paint. Tried a quick polish with auto glym as a test and its not really dealing with it. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. My initial thought is claying the whole car, but I have never done this. Really pissed off with myself for neglecting her in this way. I hate self inflicted problems.

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:31 pm

Nightmare - the detailing boys will be along soon and can hopefully help you out.

w1ndsurfnut · Post by **w1ndsurfnut** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:37 pm

I hope so Marlon. Feeling pissed off at the moment.

Post by **srhutch** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:40 pm

If you have been using a cutting disc nearby you will need some iron-x or similar to remove the fallout.

I'd probably foam, gentle wash, iron-x, tardis, and then clay. Wash again the protect.

HubertK · Post by **HubertK** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:56 pm

Grab your self couple clay bars and set aside a good 5-10h shift if it's all over your car. I would recommend bilt hamber clay and korrosol if the "dust" is iron particles.

HelenZ4 · Post by **HelenZ4** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:05 pm

Might be tempted to let a local expert see it before having a go yourself just in case.....

Hope all goes well.

Whereabouts are you?

Angie4m · Post by **Angie4m** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:59 pm

srhutch wrote:If you have been using a cutting disc nearby you will need some iron-x or similar to remove the fallout.

I'd probably foam, gentle wash, iron-x, tardis, and then clay. Wash again the protect.

Plus 1 on this. Definitely going to need a clay. It'll be time well spent.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:08 am

Clay mit, loads faster & pretty much the same job

Should be ok if you don't rush it.
Rob

Yorkie Z · Post by **Yorkie Z** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:46 am

That's not dust mate, that is from the cutting disc itself. You have burnt in to the lacquer.!!!

Z4M-2006 · Post by **Z4M-2006** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:18 am

^^^^^^^^

This...

You might be able to save it, I would head to your nearest professional detailer and keep your fingers crossed..

Depending on how bad you have damaged the paint, be prepared for quite a bill

w1ndsurfnut · Post by **w1ndsurfnut** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:58 am

HelenZ4 I'm in rural France near Cognac. Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to have to tackle this myself as I have no idea where I would get this sorted here.

w1ndsurfnut · Post by **w1ndsurfnut** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:36 am

HubertK wrote:Grab your self couple clay bars and set aside a good 5-10h shift if it's all over your car. I would recommend bilt hamber clay and korrosol if the "dust" is iron particles.

I have been looking at the clay you mentioned. it comes in 200g pots and 3 grades. I was thinking of getting all 3. Is 200g enough to do the whole car. I'm totally new to this level of cleaning/detailing.

Z4M-2006 · Post by **Z4M-2006** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:47 am

If you buy 3 x200g of varying bars you will have enough...

I think I would probably get the heaviest grade initially and see what happens...

May save you a few quid in the long run

Dietcokeman · Post by **Dietcokeman** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:25 pm

Smartbear wrote:Clay mit, loads faster & pretty much the same job
Should be ok if you don't rush it.
Rob

^^^^ this

The iron x is also a good call. The nature of cutting discs and the heat generated means that disc debris can and will burn into any surface it lands on . Paint work and glass are easily damaged by this . Check your windscreen and Windows etc too !

w1ndsurfnut · Post by **w1ndsurfnut** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:51 pm

Dietcokeman wrote:
Smartbear wrote:Clay mit, loads faster & pretty much the same job
Should be ok if you don't rush it.
Rob
^^^^ this

The iron x is also a good call. The nature of cutting discs and the heat generated means that disc debris can and will burn into any surface it lands on . Paint work and glass are easily damaged by this . Check your windscreen and Windows etc too !

Thanks Dietcokeman, I think. It just gets better and better.

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