2005 mercedes brake cleaning

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pagerart

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Well the ice storm hit here in north Texas last week. As many of you know, they sand the roads. When I went to wash my car this weekend, it looked like someone had taken a sandblaster to my hood. Chips, pits ALL OVER the hood!!!:mad:



I have to have it repainted. Talk about depressing. And I have no doubt I'll be taken to the freakin' cleaners by Acura.



I'm buyin' a bra for the car when it's finished, unless anyone has a better suggestion?
 
Search XPEL. It is a clear plasticy thingy that sticks to the paint for protection. A bunch of members have it and like it.
 
Might as well wait until Spring to get it done.



No sense in having a new hood exposed to the same thing immediately.
 
HOLY CRAP you are from TEXAS and they had SNOW???!!!!



The world is coming to an end quick buy all the detailing supplies you can! It snowed in the south.
 
You may find this thread informative when locating a paint shop. Why Acura? I'm not saying they aren't the best place to have it done but just curious why you would go to a dealership for something like this.
 
Thanks for the advice all...



RH: Now that you mentioned it, I probably will wait until spring to get this done...unless I get really pissed off by looking at the hood (which is a possibililty!).



puterbum: Actually, the Acura dealership I was going to take it to is an I-CAR Gold shop ;)
 
Another thought is that since it's going to get repainted anyway, you could use the current paint as a test bed. Try repairing some chips, wet sanding, swirl mark removing, etc. Then once repainted you'll be a pro. Who knows, if you get good enough, maybe you wont want to have it repainted.
 
I am curious as to why some people get more chips in their hoods then others. Is it primarily car design? because they lay cinders down here in Ohio but I don't have that much. Is it road conditions. I don't get it.
 
I think its a combination of increased mass and electrostatic charge. The more wax/polymer you have, the more mass which will increase the gravitational forces attracting the pebbles. The contant wiping motion of terry and MF's over the hood also increases the electrical charge which attracts little pebbles like dust.... You just can't win :(



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haha bigboy you must have the most chips cause of your increased mass ;) :D but that's the case for Klasse, my car's in trouble this winter



I did notice there is an increased chance of getting dinged the newer your car is.
 
Steve:



Driving conditions and driving style matter a lot. I personally avoid being behind or next to semi trucks and if I see a dump truck with dust streaming out of the top I either pass far away from it if safe or (more often) just get off of the freeway and get back on a few minutes.



Drivers that tailgate others will probably get more chips, and if you drive in the middle of the freeway it tends to have less crap than the leftmost and rightmost lanes.



As far as chips go, it's partially car design and partially the paint and prep for it. Some cars have some kind of anti-chip primer which I know nothing about, and some cars have brittle, easily chipped paint. If your car is shaped like a brick wall at the front (mine has a steep area at the front of the hood) it will get more chips there because the debris cannot simply bounce off of the slope with a minor impact.
 
Yea, or if the bumper and major parts of the front is black plastic/trim. They dont get chipped often...
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by puterbum [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Steve:

Driving conditions and driving style matter a lot. I personally avoid being behind or next to semi trucks and if I see a dump truck with dust streaming out of the top I either pass far away from it if safe or (more often) just get off of the freeway and get back on a few minutes.

Drivers that tailgate others will probably get more chips, and if you drive in the middle of the freeway it tends to have less crap than the leftmost and rightmost lanes.[/b]</blockquote>
Well actually, I make an effort not to tailgate. Being that this is Texas, I am in the land of the tailgaters. Unfortunately, almost every freeway I take to work has construction being done on it, and getting away from gravel and sand, or the trucks that carry them is nearly impossible. It's very frustrating.

As far as any kind of "anti-chip" paint is concerened, I have personally never heard of such an animal. But if it does exist, I can tell you that my Acura does NOT come with it!:rolleyes:
 
RH's idea is a very sound one. Try looking on the bright side and begin practicing your touchup technique. Laters
 
i cant seem to get my brakes calapers clean on my 05 c230. they look staind. iv tryed purple power and diff wheel cleanersnothing works :cursing:
i see other guys on diff fourms asking the same question,
any help would be great..

thanks
mike
 
I can offer 3 recommendations.

1. Megs Wheel Brightener - A very strong acidic wheel cleaner. It will strip off any protection you have on your wheels.

2. Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner - The best wheel cleaner that I have ever used. It is PH balanced, so it is safe for all wheels. A little pricy however.

3. Flashes Royal Brown - I have no experience with it, but have read a lot of positive reviews.

Good luck.
 
bmw5541 said:
3. Flashes Royal Brown - I have no experience with it, but have read a lot of positive reviews.

Good luck.
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I just tried some this morning on my 14-year old, neglected Honda wheels. Not as strong as advertised, definitely not just a rinse-off cleaner, but quite strong nonetheless and requires very little agitation. About as basic as Meg's WB is acidic, so the same precautions should apply. In fact, those three options pretty much cover the spectrum from low pH to neutral to high pH. Never used Sonax, but am very curious how well it works compared to the other two.
 
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