Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

[KC's]

Ladies & gentleman
What you are about to see, the truth that was told by anyone & anywhere of the secret …..NAKED TRUTH danger of car covers…….not many car accessories retailer or manufacture would be happy about this but…the truth need to be told
Would I be the next witness turn victim????
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I had the most challenging task, never ever has I face with such a gigantic giant in my all detailing attempts.
I received a numerous messages daily, but 2 sat ago, I had quite an unusual Short Message ….while settling busy with our new place,
The message read as “ I need your help….water stain …I think..water under plastic cover after rain. On the bonnet mainly, (obviously there are more….rear boot, top roof, both rear quarter of the ride, side door)…
I replied “ try some polish , rub it off…”
Next morning “ Gd Morning, much appreciate if you can check my car, today as I am driving down to Singapore)…
Now that trigged me & My detailing passion arouse within…I invited him over in the afternoon after church.

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I had the same thing happen a number of years ago but not the same circumstances that you encountered. I tried a number of steps to get the moisture out ofthe clear to no avail. The clear coat will absorb moisture and the only cure is to repaint

Appended below are the report of my detail:-
this is a E90 330i Coupe..

the owner upon returning from overseas after 3 days, as he need to attend some urgent meeting. Discover that he forgetten to park his ride in, out of the kind heart of the domestic help, she cover the owner beloved ride with the car cover.

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to the owner surprise, he was shocked to see these milky stain on his paint, as he tries to remove them by all kind of product, polish & rubbing compound he has but failed…


adding to this heart ache, is that he cant bear to drive this ride across down to Singapore…


the feeling of lost & anger. Captivated him thru out the night

more heart ache picture


Soon i discover, i actually woke up the sleeping giant....ever could i challenge and face.....
i shooked my head.....after many attempts but failed to restores her...
Delcately carefully ....upscalling the aggressive polish & compound & pad......

close up shot

many have tried in overseas & no results shown...will this too be fated to be repainted


I had no choice but lend me listening ear & helping hand to my beloved stranger (who became my friend later)


more damage inflicted on the roof of the ride

close up pic of the roof damaged by the

pick up from clay, in spite a proper wash
look like Tar stains

Rear bonnet more Milky stain evidence


a 50/50 area set prior correction begin….

NOTE
Kindly pardon the following picture as the newly purchase SD card is malfunction, distorted all the precious picture. The best that I can restore.


look at the rear fender damaged ( more whitish evidence found)

more close up pic of the damaged fender, whitish stains are the damages, as clear coat is corroded off by the car cover

Ta da the bonnet is restores & the back fender is tape & cover to prevent buffing pad damages

3inch pad specially flown in from US to tackle task like this

picture of the damage spoiler, BEFORE

Restore Picture

Extreme close up pic before correction

Picture after corrections, matrix picture…

Hope was restores…but that 1 foot of correction took me nearly 2 hours to restores . The most delicate detail I ever attempt thus far.
Tada the rear Ultimate look for this Machines

FRONT BONNET
Picture of the milky stains, damages from car cover water traps baked under extreme heat of the tropics

More damage front bonnet picture

extreme close up & under proper lighting picture

Tada
The ultimate Nose for the ultimate Driving machines

more of the pic after, (pardon for the damages SD card)

detail restored

the pads require for this OPERATIONS

Begin & Finish with Meguiars M# 105 & Rotary (all the way)
With the combination of Lake Country double sided wool , Meguiars Cutting Pad, Meguiars, Polishing pad, Lake country glazing pad

I am very very blessed to live in times like these, with all the cutting age technology & advancement of detailing product (the best ever made) making available .

to be able to have good detailing products & tools from overseas


thanks for viewing agin


FYI (More report covering car cover damages)

There was a similar damages happen in the state, having a similar looks on this bimmer
Water Damage from Car Cover-Check these Pictures
Hi,
I have a 99 Purple Prowler which is left outsde with an Evolution 4 car cover and with a tarp over the cover. I took both off only to discover a large stain, milky-colored (about the 15" diameter)on the hood. I brought to a detailer who attempted to buff it out, without luck. I then brought it to a body shop, who has rarely seen this, but talked about the stain baking through and possibly attacking the clear coat, and would need to refinish the hood. Any ideas on commercially available cleaners I can try before going through this hassle and expense? Any suggestions are welcome! Here is the url for the pictures:


I thought it might be good to share this & pre warn all car owners & lovers of
The danger of Car covers….

more milky stains

Lets think twice before placing any car covers on your beloved car

[AdvanceDetail]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

WOOWWW KC!! i could never imagine a car cover could make that much damage... from what it looks like its some kind of mold that damage the paint, that was an awesome job on restoring that BMW, i bet the owner was mega happy for his ride

did you have to go into wet sanding? or just fixed it by polishing with wool and 105?

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

Very good work, KC. Awesome results. The BMW is restored to its full splendor. Great work as always, my friend.

[Underdawg736]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

Very nice save KC! I'm pretty leary of car covers too, I'll never own one since my cars rarely sit for more then 2 days, plus I don't wanna hide the shine!
Those pixels on the spoiler....what caused them? The cover?? Very interesting!

[TimG]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

Good save! I also came across these problems from few of my friends. They have project cars (Celica, supra, RX7) and likes to put them under car covers over long period of times and similar things happen to what the ones you posted. Takes a lot of time to fix though.

[roushstage2]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

My Mustang is covered with two car covers for a decent part of the year, and I've been doing that for about 5 years now. I've never had any issues besides light marring of the paint where they rubbed in the wind. Interesting...

[KC's]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

WOOWWW KC!! i could never imagine a car cover could make that much damage... from what it looks like its some kind of mold that damage the paint, that was an awesome job on restoring that BMW, i bet the owner was mega happy for his ride

did you have to go into wet sanding? or just fixed it by polishing with wool and 105?

ola amigos
sorry for the long silence was very very busy ....just shifted to our new place & attended Inspirations Board casting seminar .....all internet activities near to a halt

no wet sanding...as it is oem paint...all the way Megs 105 from wool to cutting pad & polishing pad & finishing pad with rotary

there are similiar posting but everyone seems to say get it repainted...sad sad sad...just a little patience & plenty of passion saves the ride

Very good work, KC. Awesome results. The BMW is restored to its full splendor. Great work as always, my friend.

thank you sir

Very nice save KC! I'm pretty leary of car covers too, I'll never own one since my cars rarely sit for more then 2 days, plus I don't wanna hide the shine!
Those pixels on the spoiler....what caused them? The cover?? Very interesting!

yupp

less is better

cheers buddy

Good save! I also came across these problems from few of my friends. They have project cars (Celica, supra, RX7) and likes to put them under car covers over long period of times and similar things happen to what the ones you posted. Takes a lot of time to fix though.

yupp...many detailer here ask him not to watse time & get it repainted

[jeepgirl07]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

Good post, cheap car covers will destroy your vehicle interior. they can even mess up your interior. If you're going to buy a car cover, they are NOT ALL BAD. covercraft and coverking make excellent breathable products that dont scratch paint or warp surfaces. cheap car covers are horrible for your vehicle. i came across a good read and a good site addressing this exact topic that specifically addresses waterproof car covers: http://www.carcoverworld.com/blog/waterproof-car-covers I've bought from this company before. There products aren't the cheap imported kind. here's a listing with the quality ones. http://www.carcoverworld.com/car-covers

[Jaimess]

Re: Water Damage from Car Cover - Rewritting History by KC

I you don't want to spend hours and buy expensive products to fix milky white spots on your paint from car cover damage, I did what was described below and fixed my moisture damage in 10 minutes.

Over the years of the use of transit wrap by vehicle manufacturers, there have been thousands of hoods, tops, fenders repainted due to moisture entrapment showing after the removal of the plastic transit wrap. In most, and I mean "MOST" cases, the repainting was not necessary. But the sub contractors at the ports sure liked the additional income. Here is what they now do when this concern is observed. 1. Wipe affected area with rubbing alcohol (70, 90% what ever) and make sure the area is "wet" with the alcohol. 2. Alcohol (IPA only in this case) is a "drying agent" which is why it is used. 3. While wet, using a heat gun or even a hair dryer,start evenly heating the affected area, but do not allow the skin temperature of the painted surface to exceed 175 F. 4. Move the heat and air source, evenly over the affected area, starting at one edge, working your way across the area. 5. Observe if the "cloud" is going away. 6. A second application and heating may be required. If this does not remove the entrapped moisture from the clear, and you should wait a couple of hot sunny days to make sure, then refinishing is the only option.

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