Terrible paint defect

[Joe 5.0]

Once your paint is corrected and the clear coat is swirl free, pick up the following:

1. (2) 5 Gallon Buckets
2. (2) Grit Guards
3. (2) Microfiber Wash Mitts [One for the body, the other for the wheels]
4. Car shampoo/soap
5. Waffle Weave drying towel

When you wash your car, fill up one of the buckets with clean water, and the other with water/shampoo. Insert one grit guard at the bottom of each bucket and go to town. The clean water is there so you can rinse the crap off of your mitt before you put it back into the shampoo mixture.

This is called the "Two Bucket Method."

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[jasonstang]

Once your paint is corrected and the clear coat is swirl free, pick up the following:

1. (2) 5 Gallon Buckets
2. (2) Grit Guards
3. (2) Microfiber Wash Mitts [One for the body, the other for the wheels]
4. Car shampoo/soap
5. Waffle Weave drying towel

When you wash your car, fill up one of the buckets with clean water, and the other with water/shampoo. Insert one grit guard at the bottom of each bucket and go to town. The clean water is there so you can rinse the crap off of your mitt before you put it back into the shampoo mixture.

This is called the "Two Bucket Method."

Power washer really helps removing most of the crap on the paint before you touch it.

 

[paul123]

Is there any any visible scratch lines or is it all just random haze?

 

[amotorsports]

Def visible looks like wiped care with dirty rag the whole left side. It's in the clear....

 

[amotorsports]

I will take more pics ton!

 

[paul123]

if the dealership "detailed" the car with dirty shop rags, then you would think the whole car would be hazed. Maybe a bird pooped there, and someone "cleaned" it with a scotch brite? :shrug:

 

[paul123]

Dealership gave my car a thorough "detailing" while I was buying my car, and I would have preferred they not do that. I didn't realize they were going to do that until I it was too late.

 

[amotorsports]

First one..terrible

 

[amotorsports]

Second

 

[amotorsports]

Finally the ugly truth... Grrrrr

 

[plc268]

Looks like heavy water spotting honestly.

Paint correction should fix it, or polishing it yourself if you're comfortable doing the work.

And once the paint is fixed, when you wash, you'll want to make drying the car a priority. Or just skip the 2 bucket wash, and do a rinseless wash. Especially since you're in Florida.

 

[amotorsports]

K so if that's so why only one side and how would u fix this?

 

[paul123]

whole side of the car is like this? I thought it was just a large spot on the rear quarter panel. Other side of the car is perfect paint ?

When did you buy the car? It looks like it got wet and then air dried in the summer sun. More than once. I am assuming it didn't come like that from the dealership as it would have been obvious.

 

[amotorsports]

Only one side of the car! To be honest this car has been a pain in my behind since I picked it up last Jan to keep clean. The damage seems to be getting worse by the day only the one side. I can't say it was or wasn't when I picked it up but first noticed while under fluorescent light while getting car ready for competition. Now it's an eye sore not to mention I know it's their! I'm prob going get the damage fixed then a wrap to protect the paint this time...

 

[amotorsports]

Sucks I have 30k in upgrades and the paint looks like this...

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