What the hell is this?

stimpson · 20-01-2014 3:48pm #1

I had noticed these splodgy stains on the paintwork, but they looked like fingerprints and I thought they were plastic trim cleaner or something like that. After washing and detaring, it's obvious they are some kind of defect in the paint. They seem to be rough to the touch, and I'm worried that it's bird sh*t that has etched through the clear coat:

After a wash:

After de-tar it's better, but still very noticeable.

Assuming it's etched into the clear coat, what are my options? Is there anything that will fix it short of a machine polish (my DA budget is getting blown on a leather interior next week...)

Timfy · 20-01-2014 3:50pm

Looks similar to my car... the handprints (identifying the guilty as my granddaughter so I couldn't get mad!) were caused by sun tan lotion covered hands.

Curran · 20-01-2014 4:28pm

As above...sun cream marks!! Hand polish may work but in my experience machine polish is the only guaranteed solution.

Have heard, but not tired, that heating the area, say with a hair dryer, helps draw it out, but as said...no experience with that option.

stimpson · 20-01-2014 4:34pm

sh1te. Just been reading up on sun cream on DW. Looks like a machine polish alright. Some people are saying SRP will remove them, but I think thats when they are fresh. They are rough to the touch, so I think I'll need something with more cutting ability.

I might have to live with them for a while.

Sidewayslarry · 21-01-2014 9:11am

stimpson wrote: »

sh1te. Just been reading up on sun cream on DW. Looks like a machine polish alright. Some people are saying SRP will remove them, but I think thats when they are fresh. They are rough to the touch, so I think I'll need something with more cutting ability.

I might have to live with them for a while.

SRP will only cover them up but won't remove them unfortunately - need something abrasive. A good compound by hand would even sort them out.

ThisRegard · 21-01-2014 9:18am

Curran wrote: »

As above...sun cream marks!! Hand polish may work but in my experience machine polish is the only guaranteed solution.

Not always. I've posted this a few times but I had a full size sun cream hand print on the bonnet of a dark blue car for ages before I attempted to remove it. Meguiars Scratch X got rid of it never to return

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g10307-scratchxreg-20/

Curran · 21-01-2014 9:33am

ThisRegard wrote: »

Not always

Re-read my post!

JAMES VTI S · 21-01-2014 10:32am

Easy peasy, a lick of polish will rid it.

What the hell is this?

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