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kittay

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Hey.. kinda new to this, tried searching, and couldn't quite find the answers I was looking for. Hopefully, someone can give me some advice :)



First off, does anyone have any tips for removing hard water stains? The car had sat in the sprinklers for over a year, so half the car has bad water spots. I'm not sure if scratch x would work, or if it had sat too long?



Second, is there any specific way you should go about detailing carbon fiber? My friend had waxed a carbon fiber hood, and it wouldn't buff out? It left the hood terribly hazy.



Third, any suggestions for detailing the rubber trim on the exterior? There are white stains. I have tried using mother's back to black, but didn't really do much. Is there something I can do to lift out the stain?



Any product recommendations would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks in advance :)
 
I'd try a claybar for the water spots.



Is it raw carbon fiber or has it been painted over? If it's been painted over I would think standard rules apply, otherwise I dunno.



For the trim try an apc?
 
The claybar did improve the look, but didn't get rid of them all.

It has a clearcoat on the carbon fiber, so I'm assuming treat it as paint.. it just scares me how my friends just absorbed the wax :S

I'll def try some apc.. and brand recommendation?



Thanks for the help so far :)
 
kittay said:
The claybar did improve the look, but didn't get rid of them all.

It has a clearcoat on the carbon fiber, so I'm assuming treat it as paint.. it just scares me how my friends just absorbed the wax :S

I'll def try some apc.. and brand recommendation?



Thanks for the help so far :)
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I guess the next step for the water spots would be a mild cutting compound.



As for an APC, I don't really have any brand recs. I'm sure you would be able to find some good stuff searching the archives.



As for the CF, I dunno, i've never dealt with CF before, but if it's cleared, I would think you should be able to treat it like regular paint.
 
Either the above or you could go online and get an aggressive clay bar like the Meguiar's Purple clay...this would probably take care of it....it is sitting either on the clear or etched in a bit so like the above states a light compound with DA or rotary (if you have used before) would work as well....
 
Is the meguiars purple clay bar more aggressive then the clay magics?



I did read about using vinegar, just gotta try it I guess :)

Are all APC safe to use on the rubber trim? Or what should I make sure not to let touch the trim?



thanks guys :)
 
kittay said:
Second, is there any specific way you should go about detailing carbon fiber? My friend had waxed a carbon fiber hood, and it wouldn't buff out? It left the hood terribly hazy.







Thanks in advance :)
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Did he wax it in the sun?
 
Not sure actually?

I also read that the clearcoat on the hood was a crappy quality, so I think that may have had something to do with it as well.
 
So (sorry for being such a noob) would the purple be ok to use on the other cars that have nice paint? Or would it be too agressive for that?



I tried the APC on the window trim, it's not so white, but it's still there, it went to a dark grey color. At least it's not as noticable, but any more suggestions? I'm pretty sure that what soaked in was mineral sunblock lotion (family used to write on my windows :( )
 
In my honest opinion the purple clay is basically for the professional detailer (or someone that just details a lot of cars, however you want to put it) that sees a wide variety of paint condition..worst thing that can happen is that the clay is so fine that most of the contaminants are not lifted and it makes the next processes actually damaging by grinding those contaminants in the paint (ie polishing with a DA)...you would basically just need this clay for perhaps this one time on your car and then you could do others that have been neglected...,but i wouldnt recommend using the purple clay this time, and then say in 1-2 months for the next detail..you just wont need the aggressiveness....but whatever suits your fancy...the meguiar's smooth as glass kit can be found at most auto parts stores and is what i use for my frequent "go to" clay....but you can try all of these suggestions and spend quite a bit of money..but i really feel if you invest the 22 dollars in the purple clay..it will eradicate most, if not all, of your problem. Hope i have been of some help.... autodetailingsolutions.com has the purple clay
 
I have a carbon fiber car. Normal practices apply. I'm assuming it's clear coated. Even for the single stage paint on some of the black parts, I treat them as I would normal single-stage paint. Nothing magical about the CF, except for its price tag.:eek:
 
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