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Help! Audi A8
Hello everyone!
I hope that everyone is well ☺️
I have a severe dilemma, I have been detailing my own cars since time immemorial and have come across a challenge!
So my phantom black paint (metallic) has been clayed several times before and recently I saw a video where Mike demonstrated to take a plastic bag and rub it over the paintwork, if it felt like glass it's perfect. The problem I have is I have tried Meguiars smooth clay kit to no avail and today tried a more aggressive bilt hamber claybar which again did nothing, I have used dodo juice detailing spray and used it liberally, so no marring and perfect application however no result.
The entire body feels horribly bumpy when I run my hands across with a plastic bag and it's like little bumps all over. My car has never been resprayed or in an accident so bodywork and paintwork is intact and factory finished.
I am thinking of purchasing a rotary polisher and a dual action but need to know what is it exactly that is causing this problem? 🤔
Any help suggestions will be greatly appreciated 🙏🏼
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Re: Help! Audi A8
It could be overspray paint, or it could be tiny little tree sap drops. Try wiping it and letting it soak a minute with mineral spirits.
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Re: Help! Audi A8
Originally Posted by JeffM
It could be overspray paint, or it could be tiny little tree sap drops. Try wiping it and letting it soak a minute with mineral spirits.
Jeff, you may be right, as I have parked a few times at work to return at the end of the day and find tiny sticky drops of gooey stuff all over the car and ants crawling everywhere, but would get the car washed immediately.
Is there a specific product I can purchase? I live in London, England. How about metal fallout removers? Will it be aggressive enough to move it?
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Re: Help! Audi A8
Mineral spirits is paint thinner , won't it effect the paint on my car?
I have half a bottle left somewhere but worried about my paint
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If you think it might be overspray, then besides Mineral Spirits, you can try Turpentine which is a solvent derived from tree sap.
Like dissolves like
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Re: Help! Audi A
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
If you think it might be overspray, then besides Mineral Spirits, you can try Turpentine which is a solvent derived from tree sap.
Like dissolves like
, so the mineral spirits would be fine on the car paint and not affect it adversely?
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Re: Help! Audi A8
This coming from a relative novice, but is there a chance the clay lube being used was providing too much lubrication to allow the clay to do it's job? Just a thought.
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Re: Help! Audi A8
Hmm, I don't think so. As Mike said it would be bonded contaminants to the paint.
Update: I used white Sprit liberally on a microfibre cloth and rubbed it on all the body panels. Then went over with clay once again. I must say that 70% of it is gone however I can still feel slight bumps. I guess it may take another 1 to 2 rounds of the white spirit and claying to completely remove everything
I've applied Poorboys black hole glaze and finished with a layer of Dodo juice purple haze and its not looking too bad
Still need to purchase the clay towel/mitt and try that though.
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Re: Help! Audi A8
Mike, what would you suggest I purchase in this case.
A rotary or dual action to use for both removing the contamination with the autoscrub pads and then proceed to polish with a lake country pad (which one?)
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