JVP Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 hey guys. ive noticed recently, that everytime i wash my car and chamois it, it leaves stains on the paint work, and the only way you can get rid of it, is to poilish it out. as i said, its only been happening since december, after i took it to a place to get washed. any ideas? re-spray is on the cards, but what can i do in the meantime? cbf polishing it all the time.. and if you want pics, i might be able to organise some.. car is a Black r32 gtst.. thanks in advance. jarryd EDIT: could this be caused by carwashes usuing recycled water? i might have to do a test at home by using tap water. f**king water restrictions. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECIM8 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 strange, perhaps its the polish your using or they used.. dried white not clear? hit it up with some tek wax and see how she comes up Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun32gtr Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 yeh try some diff cleaning products and see how thtgoes. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasanoff Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I have a black R33 - dark coloured cars show water stains and residue a lot more than lighter coloured cars. I find that washing the car in sections and rinsing helps prevent the stains appearing (ie: wash roof and windows - rinse car, wash mid section - rinse car, wash lower section - rinse car). Also the sooner you can get the water off the car with a chamois after washing, the better If you've still got marks, you could try using Meguiars Quick/Speed Detailer on a cloth and give the car a wipe over... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 strange, perhaps its the polish your using or they used.. dried white not clear? hit it up with some tek wax and see how she comes up i use tech wax to fix it up lol its kinda dried on. ill try get some pics up. yeh try some diff cleaning products and see how thtgoes. i only use meguiars, so i dont think thats it... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 its actually hard to get out, need to go over it a couple of times... its wierd coz its never happened until late last year..... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricos Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) is it all over the car and consistant...if only in certain areas maybe somethin has landed upon ur car like a chemical or something...or maybe some1 has sprayed ur car with something nasty dunno wat else it could be, if it was polish is should be polished back of for "good" once u re-polish the car, only thing else i could think of is maybe after a polish u missed certains spots...left it in the sun and the polish has so to speak "baked" itself onto ur paint , then once u polish it off, the new polish shins it over until its fully come off/sprayed off with water Edited January 11, 2007 by Ricos Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2813963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ_Pomy Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 maybe you have some sort of product stuck in your chamois (sp) and everytime you dry the car of it leaves this white residue maybe try getting a new (chamois) le us know how you go Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2814001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 ill try and get photos to show u... too hard to explain but what ricos said sounds right.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2814435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun32gtr Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 well maguires is the shit aye.must be something else Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2814448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECIM8 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yeah thats weird then dude... Real upsetting actually.. maybe hit those spots with a buffer next time? strange if you ask me .. Make sure you hose of excess soaps quickly and always wash your car early morning or night to avoid mid day temps to evaporate valuable leftover water (leaving marks) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2815017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamikazeR33 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 some car wash products contain silicon, cos its cheap.. but has bad effects Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2815804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 hmmmm....must have been this place i took it to then... but what can i do now, when it happened i took it back the nextr day and they polished it out. it sucks. well, re-spray is coming sooner then hey.. thanks for your help ppl Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2815959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Dont jizz on your chamois Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2816656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 ^^^lol...I was gonna say the same thing Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2816955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 haw haw very funneh Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2817265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 In all seriousness - tried a new chamois?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2817415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVP Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 yes i have actually its not the chamois. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2817722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Tried a different carwash?? Process of elimination lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2817954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamikazeR33 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 ring maguires up Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/151135-white-stains-on-paintwork/#findComment-2820743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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