Foggy/Milky Coating-PLEASE HELP!!-

[davidkyle1986]

I'll make this quick. I've got a 2014 Mustang 5.0 in Sterling Grey Metallic. I had it OptiGuarded 11 days ago. I've washed it a couple of times since then, and have used Meguiar's UQD on the entire car to remove some water before it dried. I washed my car tonight with Meguiars Gold Class wash, my AutoGeek Foam gun, and some DP Car Shampoo, and noticed the whole car seemed milky. If I ran a finger through it, it would make a line, and then come back. I washed the car again, this time Gold Class wash only. It's it's still there. I thought it was the UQD, so since my OptiGuard was 10 days hard and can't be removed without a polish, I used some dawn to wash the car. The fog is still there. Guys and gals what can I do? This is killing me, and serioulsy driving me insane. Please help me.

Here is a pic so you can you see what I'm dealing with. This is my roof.

[Setec Astronomy]

So when the car is dry, it has this milky appearance, but you are able to rub it with your finger like when you made the x in the picture, but it goes back to being milky? How long does that take?

[davidkyle1986]

So when the car is dry, it has this milky appearance, but you are able to rub it with your finger like when you made the x in the picture, but it goes back to being milky? How long does that take?


30 seconds or so I would say.

[Setec Astronomy]

GC leaves film for me, but not usually such a uniform film. We're not talking about condensation because you are working at dusk?

[davidkyle1986]

GC leaves film for me, but not usually such a uniform film. We're not talking about condensation because you are working at dusk?


Correct. The very edges of my roof don't have the film.

[Setec Astronomy]

Normally I would suggest some sort of AIO on a spot just to see if that cleans it off, but in this case I would show it to your Opti-Guard installer.

[davidkyle1986]

Normally I would suggest some sort of AIO on a spot just to see if that cleans it off, but in this case I would show it to your Opti-Guard installer.


I mentioned to him that it was there. He said that sometimes condensation forms. This can't be the case here.

[Setec Astronomy]

I mentioned to him that it was there. He said that sometimes condensation forms. This can't be the case here.

So the surface feels dry and grabby under your finger, or wet and slippery?

[davidkyle1986]

So the surface feels dry and grabby under your finger, or wet and slippery?

Wet and slippery

[Setec Astronomy]

Um...that sounds like condensation.

[davidkyle1986]

Um...that sounds like condensation.

How can it be condensation that quickly? I mean as soon as I wash the car and try to dry it it happens.

[zmanjohn]

Um...that sounds like condensation.

David, I would agree. I washed my car two days ago, the air was so humid and it was cooling off a bit. My car is white and I noticed it when I pulled it back in garage. I just finished and wiped the whole car down. Just left it a while and it went away.

Hope this helps.
Bill

[Setec Astronomy]

How can it be condensation that quickly? I mean as soon as I wash the car and try to dry it it happens.

Because you're creating a humid environment around the car, and due to the temperature conditions the air can no longer hold the moisture, so it condenses and deposits on your car?

I mean, as soon as I get out of the shower, the darn mirror is fogged up.

[davidkyle1986]

Because you're creating a humid environment around the car, and due to the temperature conditions the air can no longer hold the moisture, so it condenses and deposits on your car?


Even that quickly and it looking streaky?

[davidkyle1986]

David, I would agree. I washed my car two days ago, the air was so humid and it was cooling off a bit. My car is white and I noticed it when I pulled it back in garage. I just finished and wiped the whole car down. Just left it a while and it went away.

Hope this helps.
Bill


How long did it take for yours to leave Bill? I've been done for 1.5 hours.