mustangdebt

Nope, no smokers here. They're all over the car, too. Behind wheel wells, on doors, on the rear and roof. They don't seem very limited. There is a higher concentration behind wheel wells, though.

You can't really see them from a few feet away but like I said I was washing/waxing the car so I got a good look at the paint.

I wish I had my camera with me to take some pictures. Will have to wait until late this afternoon.

rdsx18

Could be tar or other debris from the road. I detailed cars for a few years and we got some white and silver cars that had a lot of what appeared to be pin sized rust spots. We used bug n' tar remover to get it off, and if that didn't work we clayed it. Turns out it was just tar/debris not rust.

Edit: Strange to find them on the roof, park under any oak trees?

jeff08vistagtcs

What you have is very small pieces of brake dust on your car. They are very hot pieces of the brake pads (dust) that come off the brakes. You will typically see them more on the back bumper and horizonal surfaces. The reason you see it more then other people is because your car is silver. It is much easier to see on the light color cars. Walk around and look at any white car and you will see them. They do come off with the clay bar. I have a white Volvo and every spring I have to clay the car to get them off. No worries!

ffk_pennywise

We get that on our cars man. On plastic too. So I know its not rust. My neighbors also get them. Hard to see so its not a problem. It cleans off, but its a PITA.

mustangdebt

Darn, that stinks. This is my first light colored car so I guess its new. My gf drives simliar routes to me and is in a very similar environment (my own mostly) and has a white car. I'll have to take a look to see if she has them as she doesn't think she does. Either way I'll see if i can get a pic up for confirmation.

Was there a TSB out from Ford in 06 about this stuff in relation to their paint quality? Or would that not even matter?

On a side note, there is definitely one piece of rust on the car just above the windshield (I'd guess a stone from the highway). What is the recommended way to clear that up?

mygt500

So as I said before the clay bar (try clay magic or Meguiars clay bar-not the white one) and it will remove the spots....the longer you wait the worse it can damage the paint.....brake dust rail dust or ashes doesn't matter get the bar and get er done!!!!!!!!!

mustangdebt

I just wanna make sure thats the problem

Pics attached (includes scratch I saw)

bodyman

pic 1&3 brake-rail dust,pic 2 touch -up and clear,after using a rubbing compound to get the rust off the spot.clay bar will work but if you have a lot of spot's on the car you may want a pro to buff and glaze the car first.

EdwardGT

bodyman is right. 1 & 3 are rail dust. The first thing I do on any new car is clay it. It should take it off pretty easily. The 2nd pic is just a common rock chip.

goose5

We got word that it was also the little bits of snowplow blades that grind off in use, same as rail dust i guess...