so, i have a medium-to-dark blue car. the paint looks to be in good/great shape. problem is, the paint looks "yellowy" in the sun....almost as if there is some layer of something on the car.

i don't have a "detailer" per se, so i thought i's post up here to see if anyone has heard or seen this phenomenon. at second glance, i thought that it may be the clearcoat.

any thoughts or solutions?? i was planning to have it waxed/sealed at some point this summer anyway, but i want to be sure i'm having the right thing done.

(FYI - car is only 2 years old (2005 M3) and i've noticed this since last summer.)

thanks guys.

 

guessing that you have wax on the car and it has gotten old...
old wax does discolor-

coupla choices here:
first one is to remove the wax- easiest way (my least fav) is to wash the car with dawn.
second choice is to use a paint cleaner- if the car has any swirls, this would be my choice. a paint cleaner should get light swirls and also your discoloration... you would want to do this with a porter cable-
have you polished before?

 

no, i haven't done this before....i was gonna take it to a shop.

 

WASH, CLAY, POLISH, SEALANT, AND WAX. that should bring things back to new.

 

check out this vid first:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NURjFvmDpEc

not hard to do, and even easier if you post up in your local forum for someone who has the machine to show you how to do it- you offer to supply refreshments and products (they will tell you what you need)- for a very small fraction of the cost of having it done you will know exactly what was done and that it was done right- also you will have the know how for next time!)

 

Actually, you could strip your wax (and I too suspect that dirty wax is your problem). One ontroversial method is washing your car with Dawn dishwashing liquid solution. But with detailing, I always like to try the gentlist method first. In that regard, I have found that claybar will actually remove a certain amount of the surface of wax. I had a car that developed a bit of a haze on the finish (especially when viewed at a near 180 degree angle under bright sun of florescent lighting. A claybarring took care of it. This is what I'd try first, as it is most gentile.

 

ok, thanks guys....

i was put in touch with a detailer yesterday (friend of a friend) who said he would wash, clay, polish and seal the car.