Any ideas on removing nasty brown spots on paint? [Archive] - Chevelle Tech

: Any ideas on removing nasty brown spots on paint?


Pro Street Garry
May 6th, 03, 12:23 PM
I picked up a daily driver a 1995 Saturn. The car was sitting all winter long with a dead battery, wile it sat their piles of leafs pretty much covered the whole car. I finely got it running and got it home, started cleaning it up, and the thing is covered with little brown spots! I tried power washing it, hand and machine glaze, different types of wax but nothing seems to work. graemlins/sad.gif Any ideas out there??

Thanks in advance graemlins/beers.gif

Midnight Marauder
May 6th, 03, 1:11 PM
Paint the rest of it brown to match. smile.gif

Have you tried a clay bar? Like from Meguiars?

Pro Street Garry
May 6th, 03, 1:43 PM
Paint the rest of it brown to match. http://www.scaldinghot.com/Boardpics/laughoutloud.gif Thats a good idea! smile.gif

I didnt try a clay bar yet...Thanks graemlins/thumbsup.gif
Someone else said WD40? :confused:

Umass
May 6th, 03, 9:11 PM
what exactly is the deal with clay bars how do they work i meant there clay right

JimD
May 6th, 03, 11:45 PM
Cleaning clay smooths the surface of your paint by “grinding “ off the microscopic high spots (dirt, tree sap, other surface contaminants, etc.) on your paint. The clay works best when it hydroplanes over the surface of your paint, using lateral pressure only. Of course, you should wash your car before using a cleaning clay product to remove as much dirt as possible.

crazy canuck
May 6th, 03, 11:51 PM
If those brown spots are tree sap try some rubbing alcohol it will take off the sap off likety split graemlins/thumbsup.gif

d1_bradley
May 7th, 03, 11:46 AM
If these are "biological" stains, like the skid marks in "ones's" shorts, you might be able to "Shout it out" :eek:

DaDon
May 7th, 03, 12:30 PM
The spots from tree leaves sitting on the finish can be removed using "Liquid Ebony" or a similar swirl mark remover. You'll probably end up doing the whole car because it leaves the finish looking deep and clean. Make sure to apply some wax afterward, cuz any you have on there will be gone.

sneal46
May 7th, 03, 2:45 PM
Originally posted by d1_bradley:
If these are "biological" stains, like the skid marks in "ones's" shorts, you might be able to "Shout it out" :eek: You mean they make stuff to get those out?