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Re: Need advice
I’d Try an acetone wipe (don’t scrub) and then a good machine polish -try a test spot first
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I'd try a test spot out with a good strong apc and a soft detailing brush (like the kind used to detail around emblems etc). See what happens.
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Something on the road or in the rain? Or a mix of both.
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Re: Need advice
Looks like the DIY Power Wash helped remove some of the dirt / grime. I would try P21S Total Auto Wash, Clay, and Blackfire One Step.
P21S Total Auto Wash is German nobility in a spray bottle!
BLACKFIRE Poly Clay Fine Grade
BLACKFIRE One Step 16 oz.
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Just looks like a severe case of road film to me. And it shows very prominently on white.
Without paying big bucks to have it detailed, I'd try a simple AIO by hand. Something he can do himself if so desired.
Meguiar's Cleaner Wax (the consumer version in the maroon bottle) would be my first choice and I'd bet the farm that is all that is really needed.
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Hard to say what it is but I would first try to remove it chemically.
First with an APC/Degreaser at pretty high concentration (something like 4:1). Let sit on a test spot for about a minute then try to buff off with a wet microfiber towel.
If that doesn't work try with an acid based cleaner (vinegar, fallout remover, etc) do the same as with the apc.
If it's still there, try a solvant. Goo Gone, Rapid Remover, any solvant based tar remover, acetone, lacquer thinner, etc.
If it's still there you can try to clay bar it off, that will very likelly work but you will need to polish afterwards to remove the marring.
Never seen anything like it, very curious to know what that can be.
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I would go with a good ACP -- I use Mean Green & one of these
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I would suggest trying Koch Chemie Eulex.
That stuff was a god send for my wife's car who had a ton of tar from a recent road being paved. Took it off on a rag like nothing. If this came off with compound, I am sure this stuff would take it off like nothing.
Just need to buy some cheap MF towels that you'll be OK throwing away after, when it collects the residue.
Autogeek doesn't sell the stuff, but google it. It's a little pricey but waaaaaay cheaper than $1000 lol.
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Whenever I work on a white vehicle with some type of goop like that on it, I usually use some Tarminator and a bug sponge. It may take 2 or 3 treatments but the stuff usually comes off.
I believe in treating everybody with respect, and clean cars. That’s what I believe in.
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