Rust in White Paint?
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environmental fallout?
An update: Took it to two dealers this morning. First dealer said it was "environmental fallout" and second dealer said it was from road grime getting embedded in the clear-coat. Guess they are both about the same explanation, with the same "get it detailed" response. Kind of seems like a total cop-out. They claim it's an issue with all white and silver vehicles, but I've owned 2 silver and 1 white cars/jeeps in the past and this is the first time I've ever had an issue.
The second dealer recommended the clay bar as well, so I picked up Mother's clay bar at my local parts store. Hopefully that will help, though kind of seems like a crock of shit that even with routine washing and waxing the paint/clear-coat still can't manage to stay clear after only a couple months of driving.
The second dealer recommended the clay bar as well, so I picked up Mother's clay bar at my local parts store. Hopefully that will help, though kind of seems like a crock of shit that even with routine washing and waxing the paint/clear-coat still can't manage to stay clear after only a couple months of driving.
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Have the same thing going on right now. Dealer will not cover it. so the clay bar is the thing to try. Does it keep coming back after abit of time. Seems to me alittle rust will turn into alot of rust.
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I see that you live were winter is real, what you have is tar and road dirt that stains white paint. what I would do in spring of the year when I owned white vechicles was to wash the sides down with varsol or gas with a clean white rag and you will see that rag is black with tar and then rewax.
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The clay bar is the way to go. I had the dealer's recon shop do mine. I was a little disappointed after I got it back that they waxed a bunch of dirt into it and had to strip and re-wax but they did take care of the rust spots.
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Ok I have never heard of a clay bar, where do you get one
I have some rust on mine but not in the open areas of the body. My rust is coming from the bolts around the windshield. where the mirror reloc or lights would mount. so im assuming that the bolts or the paintes threads are rusting
I have some rust on mine but not in the open areas of the body. My rust is coming from the bolts around the windshield. where the mirror reloc or lights would mount. so im assuming that the bolts or the paintes threads are rusting
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Ok I have never heard of a clay bar, where do you get one
I have some rust on mine but not in the open areas of the body. My rust is coming from the bolts around the windshield. where the mirror reloc or lights would mount. so im assuming that the bolts or the paintes threads are rusting
I have some rust on mine but not in the open areas of the body. My rust is coming from the bolts around the windshield. where the mirror reloc or lights would mount. so im assuming that the bolts or the paintes threads are rusting
Can you guys post your results???
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I think the clay bar will work it you take care of it right away. I waited to long and the clay bar didn't work for me. It might have helped....but not even close to getting it off. Only thing I found to work was polishing compound. Not sure what that will do to my clear coat, but at least the rust particles are gone. I will add a few layers of wax on top and do a better job at keeping up on them. What a PITA....
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Had the same thing happen to a 2000 White Ford Taurus I had. Seemed like there was a yellow stain or rust underneath the paint but it was smooth and no bubbles or raised areas. They fixed it under warranty and it never came back. Good luck
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If you have a clear coat you can have it color sanded. They take 2000 grit sandpaper and wet sand your entire Jeep. Then they use a buffer with a wool pad and some compound and it comes out like glass. I've painted vehicles and that's always the last step. The problem is, with black, red and white, those are mostly a one stage paint, no clear coat.