PLYRS 3

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.

wanabe

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?

PLYRS 3

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

groundzero

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

wanabe

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!)

dolebludger

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.

PLYRS 3

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.