What EVER you do, do NOT take steelwool of ANYKIND to your windows...do a search..its how I screwed my windshield up.


-- Aaron

 

Aaron, dont worry, I won't. But I did just try polishing compound on one small spot of the car, and ya know what... it did nothing! That's (*@#'ed up!

It has "gelled" over the paint to this point and well, looks glazed as well. =/ Good thing, or rather bad thing is, a 2001 Explorer in the complex got hit with it too. Thus, there will be more than just me complaining about the imposible 'junk' on the car.

I already filed with the complex to see to it that they are listening, so I will wait and see what they will say this week.

 

Schatten: I was really felt bad when I read of your problem. I have a question that begs an answer. Why didn't the Zymol protect your car from the damage it received? I know by now it may be a moot point, but these "protective products" are supposed to keep this kind of thing from happening, aren't they? What's you read on this issue? Is there a product available that would have saved your car's finish? What do the rest of you think?

 

This is one helluva good question. You see stuff out there that supposedly protects against lasers, acid, bird poop, etc. If Zymol is so good, why didn't it protect here???? A shine is great but protection from this sort of thing is just as important (maybe more).

 

I've used Zymol for quite sometime, and I do not feel that is the problem. It must be some chemical in the system, or a 'primer' as one of stbrnd's clients suggested. Its not typical at all, but I do not want to bark up this tree at all.

 

I worked in a few detail shops back n the day and it sounds like you have encountered acid rain damage,

For the Paint-
I would recommend washing the car with dawn dish soap to remove all contaminants including the wax. you are gonna need an orbital buffer, like $20 at auto zone. I would buff the car with meguiars diamond cut compound (also available at auto zone) you are gonna have to apply moderate pressure on the buffer and you will notice as the compound dries it will start to remove the acid rain damage. but don't buff too long in one spot or you will burn thru your clear coat. once you have buffed away the spots wipe the car down and immediatly apply a coat of wax! then you are done.

For the glass-
I know this is gonna sound crazy but to remove the spots from glass you are going to need glass cleaner (with ammonia) and STEEL WOOL!
spray the glass with the cleaner and rub the steel wool in circles on the glass repeatedly spraying the glass to keep it wet. once you are convinced that the spots are gone wipe away the cleaner but be advised that there may be metal shards that caan come in contact with the paint so be cautious!

 

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