White/blue haze

pk10216

Hi all, bit of advice needed. Just bought a 12 insignia black. Just noticed today some white/blue haze on some areas of the car. Should I be worried? I will upload some pics

Atlantic Dawn

Could have been parked near someone using rollers to paint a house/wall and overspray went over your car. Would need to see the pics.

pk10216

Pics attached now

Curran

Pictures dont reveal much - wash the car and take more pictures....ideally in the sun

SomeGuyCalledMi

It should come out with a polish such as meguiars ultimate polish. If not use the ultimate compound first then polish and sealant or wax.

pk10216

Thanks all, its strange as it seems to have faded after a foam wash but would not budge when i tried cleaning myself. Guy at car wash advised it could have been some product the garage used on the car and left a residue or diesel on the road.

SomeGuyCalledMi

pk10216 wrote: »

Thanks all, its strange as it seems to have faded after a foam wash but would not budge when i tried cleaning myself. Guy at car wash advised it could have been some product the garage used on the car and left a residue or diesel on the road.

It looks like the haze that's sometimes left behind after compound. Compound is abrasive and is used to remove scratches and swirls. It should be followed up by less abrasive finishing polish to remove the haze and reveal the shine. Maybe the previous owner skipped the polish part.

Curran

Its impossible to tell what it could be with those pictures - there's an endless list that could be suggested, but it almost looks like someone used a touch up kit and smeared the paint over the paintwork in an effort to level the area they filled. Or that perhaps the touch up paint has broken down as a result of a product used to prep the car pre-sale and smeared it.....but the pictures are not good enough to give any exact indication.
Its not polish, unless its something like T-Cut coloured polish which is a gimmick as polish has nothing to do with colour; its for removal of a small amount of the surface to reveal a better surface.

biko

Maybe claying will lift the impurities out

tcawley29

Had something like this on my mothers car before.

We still suspect to this day that sun screen was the cause f it.

I tackled it with some compounds and polishes and even a clay bar, which helped but could never fully got rid of it.

Never got to give it a go with my DAS-6 Pro before they traded it.

MetzgerMeister

Where are you located? If Dublin, give D'Shed a shout. Very experienced guys who will know how to safely remove it for you.

pk10216

This is now back with a vengeance. Its only on some panels, I've attached a pic. The door isn't affected only rear panel and back bumper. It seems to come with heavy rain. If I try wipe it with a dry cloth it won't wipe off

Curran

This picture is on the opposite side to the two in the OP?

That whole panel looks a different colour to the rest of the car - so perhaps a repainted panel - but again, the photo isnt great....I know we dont it often, but when the sun is out, take picture of the sun shining on the areas in question.

pk10216

Curran wrote: »

This picture is on the opposite side to the two in the OP?

That whole panel looks a different colour to the rest of the car - so perhaps a repainted panel - but again, the photo isnt great....I know we dont it often, but when the sun is out, take picture of the sun shining on the areas in question.

Thanks, its both rear panels and back bumper. Drive side doors not affected. A few hours later after taking that pic the marks are gone again after the car dried off from rain. Very strange its only to be seen when the car is wet

tcawley29

pk10216 wrote: »

Thanks, its both rear panels and back bumper. Drive side doors not affected. A few hours later after taking that pic the marks are gone again after the car dried off from rain. Very strange its only to be seen when the car is wet

Is it possible that this is water based paint without a lacquer on it.

When dry try and feel the surface of a normal area vs the problematic area. If the problematic area feels different it sounds like a poor spray job

pk10216

tcawley29 wrote: »

Is it possible that this is water based paint without a lacquer on it.

When dry try and feel the surface of a normal area vs the problematic area. If the problematic area feels different it sounds like a poor spray job

Think you could be right, wet again here so can't check properly. Is there anything that can be applied to paint work to seal it.

I have very limited experience here, but have seen ceramic coatings mentioned?

tcawley29

pk10216 wrote: »

Think you could be right, wet again here so can't check properly. Is there anything that can be applied to paint work to seal it.

I have very limited experience here, but have seen ceramic coatings mentioned?

I wouldn't be too sure on the coating side to be honest.
I think if it was me I'd pay to get the panel sprayed properly.
The reason I say this is, if it is a lacquer issue then the color may be likely to degrade faster due to uv damage

vectra

Is it possible that car was rear ended?
Looks totally different color as Curran said.

pk10216

Looks like its a poor respray that shows up when wet. Not sure I can afford a respray, any idea of cost of rear panels + rear bumper + rear pass door?