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Well, yesterday I noticed that I have a strange haze on my paint. I have a black 2000 Mustang GT. To describe the haze, it looks like someone breathed on the car, and it won't go away. Or it looks like fog on a window somewhat. I have tried using top notch instant detailer, scrubbing it with a fresh sponge and carnuba wax based soaps, and it won't come off. Do I need to get a buffer? Is there some kind of problem with the clear-coat? I don't believe that this mark ever showed up until after I got this work done, so I have no idea what caused this to happen. Also, there is another area on the roof of the car that has the same kind of haze.
Last week I got my rear left quarter panel repainted because of a scrape, and the entire passenger side door repainted due to numerous scratches, and an enormous dent. When I got the car back, in the nooks and crannies of the car, I noticed white powder, what did they do as a finishing coat on my car? Could this have something to do with the haze on my car?
Also, my new paint already has swirl marks, what the hell? How? I bought a BRAND NEW sponge for washing it, and have only washed it once. How did this happen?
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sounds like it might be some heavy overspray. a good claybar would probably do the trick. you might need to hit it with some light compound though. and then polish it and wax it. if it is a reputable body shop then you can prob take it back to them and ask them to take it off for you, since that should have been done when it was painted.
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1994 Mustang GT, just a few minor appearance mods, engine mostly stock (for now)
Nope, it's on the roof too, so it's not overspray, because work was donw nowhere near the roof. Like I said, it looks like someone breathed on the car, and it won't go away.
2000, black mustang... sounds like surface oxidization to me. Clay bar should remove most of that. If there is still some haze left give it a good polish. I'm not sure how much you want to detail your car, but if you're going to be claying the entire car, might aswell polish too (you have to re-wax anyway). A full exterior detail should take under or around 8 hrs (all done by hand). Wash, Clay, POLISH, Wax. Dont listen to people who say you cant polish by hand, sure it takes time and elbow grease, but it works just as well, without the risk of damaging your paint. I used a full Meguiars setup for mine, its cheep, effective and you can find it almost anywhere. If you do go with Meguiars, use the SwirlX instead of ScratchX, ScratchX is too harsh on your paint and will *probably*, leave some swirl marks of its own, its just overkill for polishing.
Regardless of what you use for polishing, dont go cheep on wax. I once used a can of cheep Turtle Wax Paste, and after using a high quality carnauba wax, will never go cheep again. Properly applied carnauba is worth its weight in gold. As for the white powder, its probably dried wax like silverscmustang said, should come off easily with an old toothbrush.
Also... NEVER use a spounge for cleaning your car in any capacity. Throughly hose it down, then use a quality microfiber mit, (the one I use looks like this :Microfiber Mitt). Spounges have a nasty habit of leaving swirl marks due to trapped dirt and debri, while a microfiber can be easily washed after every use.
Last edited by Mirage; 10-29-2009 at 10:58 AM.
Reason: premature post
However, I disagree with the sponge statement though... I used a brand new one that was shrink wrapped and never used. Plus, when I use it on dirty areas, I spray it heavily with the hose to get all the trapped dirt out before reapplying it to the paint.
What about the Porter-Cable 7424? I have heard AMAZING things about this polisher, that even an inexperienced idiot couldn't burn their paint with this polisher because it is an orbital.
Heh, I'' bet you I would burn my paint with it. It's just a matter of preference, I do mine by hand because whatever damage I do can be easily repaired. But yea, if you know what your doing, they would sure save alot of time.
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Noticed something unusual on my paint
