Help with stains

[mdanca]

Hi everyone, I just got a new car and the dealer saif not to use and wax or polish for a year. I found some rust stains from dripping water on the hood of my car, I tried removing it with some ZIP wax car soap and a soft cloth and got most of it out, but there's still a slight discoloration on the hood. Can anyone recommend anything to take the rest of the stain out, and/or remove fine scratches caused by buffing?? And does anyone know if rust water can hurt the clearcoat?


Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mike

[Murr1525]

Sounds like bad dealer advice to me. There is nothing wrong with cleaing/polishing/and waxing a new car. Even a fresh repaint only needs 3 months.

Anywho, give these threads a read first, to make sure we get you going in the right direction with the basic information:

Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle

Step 1 Wash

Step 2 Clean

Step 3 Polish

Step 4 Protect

Step 5 Maintain

Suggested Products for Taking Care of a New Car

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

So, after reading those, you can do a basic 5-step process like this:

1. Wash - Gold Class wash or Nxt wash. Good quality sponges / towels, and the 2-bucket system.

2. Clay - Smooth Surface Clay kit

3. Clean - Might need ScratcHX on the stains, and and scratches. Deep Crystal #1 for the rest.

4. Polish - Deep Crystal #2 is a good place to start.

5. Wax - Gold CLass or Nxt wax are good starts, or DC#3. And even #21 Synthetic Wax now that it is in a 16 oz bottle. Remember 2 thin coats is best.

Or, to short cut things a little, you could:

1. Wash - as above

2. Clay - as above

3. ColorX - This is a great cleaner/wax.

4. Wax - Gold Class, Nxt, #21, etc.

The nafter future washings, you cna maintain the look with a spray detailer or a spray wax:

How to Get Great Results Using Meguiar's Spray Waxes

And there is no possible way that rusty water spots can be good for your paint.

[mdanca]

thanks so so much for your advice, I'm going to give it a try.

Mike

[Michael Stoops]

Seems a very odd recommendation for a new car, unless you bought the paint sealant/interior protection package from the dealer. I hope you didn't, but even if you did you're just fine giving a brand spanking new car the full treatment - wash, clay, polish, wax.

Dealers! Silly boys sometimes!!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Help with stains

Originally posted by mdanca
Hi everyone, I just got a new car and the dealer said not to use and wax or polish for a year.

You would think someone that works in the auto industry would know more than this but sad to say this is probably more of the norm than the exception.

I found some rust stains from dripping water on the hood of my car, I tried removing it with some ZIP wax car soap and a soft cloth and got most of it out, but there's still a slight discoloration on the hood. Can anyone recommend anything to take the rest of the stain out, and/or remove fine scratches caused by buffing?? And does anyone know if rust water can hurt the clearcoat?


Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mike

Murr1525 answered the rest of your questions, but just to add a little more, the ScratchX paint cleaner should take care of those stains, just remember that it's a paint cleaner, not a paint protectant, so after you use any paint cleaner or polish for that matter, it's important to then apply a coat of wax to protect the paint.

[Mike Phillips]

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