What product will cut it?

S

SwirlBoy

New member
I was basically recruited while on a detailing job by a local manager at a car dealership in my town. He told me to stop by for an "interview" of sorts to basically discuss pricing for the jobs done/needed.



During the interview, the manager asked me about rail dust from the transport of these cars by trains while uncovered. He said it's the biggest pain in their asses because no one knows how to get it off. I haven't personally seen an example of this yet, but I would like to be prepared when I do. Can anyone offer any suggestions to beat this? It sounds like some pretty tough crap.



Has anyone come across the situation before? I was personally thinking about maybe Sonus Claybar, S100 Paint Cleaner, or the Klass Twins.



As usual, your advise is appreciated greatly.



Thanks guys,



Dustin
 
If its fresh raildust then claybar...its what I did on my Alfa after I bought it and mysterious red spots (rust) were appearing. Just be careful because the raildust will embed in the clay and may marr the finish, requiring a polishing step. You can factor that in to the price.



Some say use an acid wash, but I didn't, and the rust spots never returned to my Alfas white paint. I think that might be needed only if the raildust was left on the car a long time and its eaten into the paint.
 
I figured if I used the clay bar on that stuff, it looks like it might rip into the clay bar and cause contamination and scratches. That's why I was scared to go this route at first. Polishing would be just as bad I guess...if not worse. I would feel better claying even if it scratched a bit and then having a cleaned/prepped area to polish. From what I understand, there are a few cars on the lot with this problem but have not been there long at all. Probably about a week or so. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the help guys.



D
 
Yes go with a clay bar, using a lot of lube. The clay will be contaminated so you will probabaly have to bve careful and keep plenty on hand... Let us know how it goes.
 
Alfisti said:
Some say use an acid wash, but I didn't, and the rust spots never returned to my Alfas white paint. I think that might be needed only if the raildust was left on the car a long time and its eaten into the paint.
Click to expand...



I'll give the other side of this one. I've always been plagued by recurring rust blooms on our silver and white cars. Claying didn't keep them from coming back. What *did* work, and work permanently, was AutoInt's ABC decontamination system.



You can truthfully tell the dealer that *good* dealerships use decontamination systems. The ones from AutoInt and FinishKare are approved by manufacturers and their websites have info you can use to convince the dealer that this is the way to go. This really is *the* answer to this problem. And they're a lot more cost-effective than claying when it comes to dealership-level volume, though I also clay while the acidic step of the system is dwelling.



Easy call IMO. This is what these products are made for.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top