Orange spots on white car

RiCharlie

I have a white Z and today I noticed several orange spots on it. They are about the size of a small water drop but very noticeable.. No matter how much I scrub they will not go away.. these dont seem to be any kind of bubbling or raised or indented surface.. but orange spots

Any idea of what these are and how to get rid of them?
Thanks


PS I just went out to the car and noticed a blob of something on the back..i touched it and it smeared orange.. I am wondering if the car wash i used to wash the car reacted with left over chemicals in the pail that my wife used to feed the plants? I cannot get this stain out I have tried soap, pain thinner, denatured alcohol and citrus cleaner and nothing works,,,and think I might have to have a friend buff it out.. anyone ever heard of such a thing?

Vapiano

Check out the link below, I had some brown spots on my car that came out using a clay bar system. Very easy to do, this may solve your problem, you have contaminants covering the orange spots and that I believe is preventing you from getting to them. The clay bar will lift the contaminants and allow you to remove the orange spots. Please keep in mind that you will need to protect the clear coat by applying a few coats of wax after the clay bar.

I hope this helps, let me know how it turns out if you decide to go forward.

V.

Using Clay Bar - Excellent Results

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svmtbman

I had the same thing on my pearl white when I bought the car. A good clay and wax took care of it.

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Guard Dad

Hi! How you been?

Just a guess but it sounds like bee droppings. Kind of mustard yellow-brown (could possibly vary by region of the country {different pollen might yield different colors} or type of bee) dots primarily on the top of the car. Droppings are small and round. Bee droppings can definitely discolor paint, especially light colors. I haven't had much success other than removing them as quickly as possible.

symple84

could be rail dust.....

Vapiano

+1

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Methodical4u

Get them on mine too... they wash right off for me though... mine's fly poo... seriously, if I leave the car in the garage and flys are ALWAYS in there, they leave all those little marks.

RiCharlie

Bee or fly dropping sounds right..sort of orange color. I will try the clay bar..

ChrisSlicks

I had them on mine. It showed up after using an automatic car wash (touchless) that failed to remove all the brake dust. The metallic compounds in the brake dust reacted to the wash chemicals and oxidized, sticking pretty firmly to the paint. Required a fair bit of elbow grease to clean them off.

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RiCharlie

How do you clean them off without scratching the paint?

ChrisSlicks

I rewashed the car by hand and used a clay bar.

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Methodical4u

a clay bar is a risk to not scratch the paint... many times a clay bar will leave very slight marring behind that needs to be polished out with at least a fine polish.

ChrisSlicks

Yep, it depends on the level of contamination. For these oxide residues it didn't seem to leave any scratches. If it did I would just follow up with some fine machine polish on the polisher.

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Methodical4u

I think I would try an AIO with a white pad after the clay after a test spot... let it sit for 24 hours and put your favorite LSP on it... a good LSP will let those spots either hose off very easily or at the very least wash off with very little effort.

Guard Dad

For bee droppings just put a damp rag or sponge on the area and in just a few minutes the water will soften them and they will just wipe off.

If the dropping is allowed to stay on the car for any extended time it may discolor the paint. My son-in-law's Mustang had white strips on the top of the car and he really struggled (with little success) to remove the stains from the stripes.