has anyone done a matte finish car before?

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Mr. Drew

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Hi all....

While washing my gf car this past weekend I noticed a few tiny specks of rust on here trunk lid.

I have some touch up paint but what should I do to prep the surface before I do the touch up?

Thanks for any input.

SW
 
How big are the spots? Do you have pictures you could post?



If the size of say a period ( . ), they may be fallout or some other contaminate. Then you may want to try claying and see if that does not remove them.



If they are large chips with rust you should review the details details details section and find the touch up article it is very good and should answer most of your questions. This information is also in DavidB's e-book.



Good Luck.
 
They are very tiny.

After thinking more about it I think you are right.

I will try some clay on it tonight.

I don't have any pics but I'll let you know how it comes out.

Thanks for the input.

SW
 
I know it sounds horrible but I am thinking like a body shop.



Knock the rust off

Sand the area down

Fill the area with putty

Sand and shape it

Spray paint it

Protect it



It won't look good unless your good at autobody stuff and you have factory paint and clear coat to apply.



Rust is a pain in the a%s
 
welcome Sfiveten, to the boards



I have a couple questions, how old is your car? Also what color is your car.



Some rust is surface rust and some is the kind that starts in the body panel of your car. We need to find out which kind.



Steve
 
Joed;

I thought of that stuff but am hoping that I can find other ways to solve it. I'll be trying the clay bar first. If all else fails I may have to resort to such treatment.

Thanks for the input.

SW



YoSteve.Com;

The car is a White 98 Honda Civic EX.

I know these cars have weak paint jobs but the finish besides this is perfect.

Thanks

SW
 
It sounds to me like he is referring to the tiny little rust spots caused by brake dust or something embedded into the paint. Clay should remove the majority of it, but some type of chemical cleaner should also be used to prevent the little bits the claybar leaves behind from rusting more.
 
I had to think for a minute when I saw this thread. I could have sworn I had delt with this thread before. It turned out that it was on another message board. Same topic and everything. lol I thought it was kind of funny.



I'm with puterbum. There may be some chemicals that are needed but clay is a pretty good route to go. I've had to deal with this problem on my own car and clay worked like a charm. :up Industrial Fall Out was the culprit in my case but I see alot of rail dust and overspray causing these problems too. The clay should take care of it but if it doesn't then look into chemicals that will help you.



On a side note, my car is a white Integra and I had that problem right away. The other thread that I was thinking of was also refering to problems on Honda or Acura models. I'm almost thinking it has something to do with either where they are made or how they are transported. :nixweiss
 
I have a friend that has a flat black Corvette. He brings me in about monthly to clean it. Its basically just a show car thankfully and it sits on his showroom at a local car audio store. I just had a guy in Phoenix contact me and he has 3 flat finish vehicles. 2 black Ferrari's and a Lamborghini. I hate even working on the Vette nonetheless a car worth triple with that finish. Do you guys have any secrets or suggestions on how to make it a little quicker when washing/cleaning a flat vehicle?

I just ran across this article and thought it was funny:
http://jalopnik.com/5584833/bmw-to-m3-owners-dont-wax-your-car-ever

:banghead:
 
I know some companies (that factory paint) flat black finishes make the owners sign all types of releases because of the delicate nature of the finish. Any products that polish the surface (even cleaner waxes), have heavy oil content (most car soaps and waxes), or leave something behind (most car soaps) can impart a shine onto the surface.

For me personally, I just wash the cars with Dawn (:-t) and rinse clean.
 
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