splork Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Picked up my car last year and noticed a few very tiny rust looking spots on the white tri coat paint job. Just washed my car and noticing a ton more. Has anyone seen this before? Seems like a pretty big issue to me if they are indeed rust? How do I get rid of these, lightly buffing? I am attaching a couple of photos but you have to look closely. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Rail dust! https://www.google.com/search?q=rail+dust&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autom8r Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 +1 Easy to remove with a clay bar. Don't buff or scrub, just use the claybar. Follow with a good carnuba or other sealer. http://www.claymagic.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 If you are a fanatic about getting metal contaminants out of your paint/wheels, you can precede the claybar with Iron-X or a similar product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limited59 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I had a ton of these crop up on my Ingot Silver paint over the winter. They were not there last fall as I was very good about keeping it clean. I attribute them to general road junk being picked up and kicked up with the snow. I was going to pick up a bottle of bug and tar remover and let it soak on the panels, before the first hand wash. Even with a pressure washer with foam gun attachment, I'm worried about scratching the paint as the rust is indicative of small iron/metal particles. Can't be rail dust in my case as I live close enough to Oakville for mine to have arrived by truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limited59 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 If you are a fanatic about getting metal contaminants out of your paint/wheels, you can precede the claybar with Iron-X or a similar product. I'd never heard of a product made specifically for getting these spots off until now. I will be ordering this product from my favourite detailing product shop! Kudos to you WWW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I had a ton of these crop up on my Ingot Silver paint over the winter. They were not there last fall as I was very good about keeping it clean. I attribute them to general road junk being picked up and kicked up with the snow. I was going to pick up a bottle of bug and tar remover and let it soak on the panels, before the first hand wash. Even with a pressure washer with foam gun attachment, I'm worried about scratching the paint as the rust is indicative of small iron/metal particles. Can't be rail dust in my case as I live close enough to Oakville for mine to have arrived by truck. It does not come just from train rails as per the link at the end of this copy and paste sentence from that link. Now days the specs are mostly caused by the filings from snow plow blades in snow country and by brake filings etc on the roads. http://www.passatworld.com/forums/93-wax-wax-off/258340-what-rail-dust.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limited59 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Now days the specs are mostly caused by the filings from snow plow blades in snow country and by brake filings etc on the roads. As municipal engineer specializing in drainage and stormwater management, I have the pleasure of knowing exactly what urban stormwater/snow contains - and it isn't pretty. I consider the water in my car wash buckets to be toxic and suggest everyone else does the same! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 IronX for the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splork Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I ordered some Iron-X and used it this past weekend. It was the best money ever spent. It quickly removed those spots and other odd imperfections. I would highly recommend this stuff! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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