Reddish Brown water spots - acid rain?

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jbum

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I just wanted confirmation from people who have seen the brown acid rain spots discussed on this board. Here is the picture of my white civic and it's been getting these spots all of a sudden lately.



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Are these from acid rain? They do not look like tree sap (not sticky at all)... hard to get out unless I use a tooth brush or clear coat cleaner. They don't come off with a normal car wash.



Thanks!
 
jbum- WElcome to Autopia!



If they're not rust-blooms (ferrous contamination), then they're some *other* kind of contamination.



I'd use clay to get 'em off, rather than scrubbing with a brush. You might like that approach better than the paint cleaner.
 
Wow, I finally got around to getting the "Clay Magic" kit. I know I've read numerous accounts of people saying what a miracle a clay bar is but I wasn't truly convinced of the effectiveness of it.



When I run my fingers on the paint, I feel so many wedged/embedded specs of "stuff" and they feel like they're in there very tight. I wasn't able to knock them loose with my fingernails. I surely didn't think some small piece of clay bar could pull them out.



Well, I just tried it on a small patch on the hood of my car. WOW!!! I don't know how it works but it WORKS. I am CONVINCED!



And the lubricant spray actually smells good! Sorry I just had to share this with everyone.



Thanks for all the suggestions.
 
I am glad it is working for you

I think you made the post about "clear paint"

and I told you like 3-4 times to clay
 
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Yes, I remember reading your posts. :) Well, thanks to everyone at autopia... my car isn't perfect but it's pretty close to the "new car" smoothness.



So from what I know about clay bars, it appears that they essentially shave off the embedded contaminants. So it's normal to still see some of them embedded in the paint but you just don't feel them as much or at all? My car is white so I can still seem some if I look carefully.
 
jbum- Glad to hear it's working and yeah, clay works by shearing off the contamination. Yeah, sometimes you can't quite feel it with your hand but the clay will still get it.



White is a PIA when it comes to stuff like this, so you might want to try claying again and then using a good paint cleaner.



If the clay doesn't do it (or if the problem "comes back") then you need to step up to the deconatination systems (e.g., AutoInt/ValueGuard's "ABC" ).
 
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