Tiny orange spots.

[AndyBrown]

When I've been washing my car (candy white) on close inspection I can see tiny orange dots.
Now at first I thought these could be rust but it's on the plastic bumper and wing mirrors.

Does anyone know what this could be and would clay barring it remove it?

Cheers

[BarberVW]

Sounds like iron fallout to me.

Buy a bottle of iron-x to decontaminate the paintwork, followed by claying and then resealing the paint with your LSP of choice.

[xjay1337]

Either tar or iron. Hard to tell.  Clay would remove it but ironx or tardis would be better as this is touchless and so not going to mark the paint.

[AndyBrown]

Cheers lads, gunna get a das6 next month and do a full detail on the paint.

[cuprajake]

did a leon on sat and it was covered in cupranol fence and garden paint :)

[Carpy25]

always thought the orange spots were pollen from trees ? as you only get it in the summer ? its hard to wash off as it get baked on in the sun but will wash off with water


Rob

[duncatr]

Had the same on my white Leon when I first got it, iron X removed it no problem :)

[Frenzy]

always thought the orange spots were pollen from trees ? as you only get it in the summer ? its hard to wash off as it get baked on in the sun but will wash off with water


Rob

I would have said pollen too. I get them on my reflex silver and they end up looking a brownish-yellow-orange. QD or washing removes them relatively easily. So do baby wipes but i'm not sure if baby wipes are kind to wax/sealant - i doubt it.

[biffobear]

did a leon on sat and it was covered in cupranol fence and garden paint :)

was it a cupra, no, lol