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Old 03-22-2009, 01:39 PM
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My girlfriend and I were just washing our cars to find out her car looks horrible! She had some people clay/wax her car a month ago and hasn't washed it since so we didn't notice. But every little imperfection is white from the clay they used. She has a 2004 Blue TSX. Everywhere any little chip has been made from rocks or sand is white. The whole front of the car and side view mirrors are covered in white specs. Then of course they waxed over it. So now the car looks much much worse than before. How can this be fixed? It isn't like we can pic out the clay because there are thousands of specs. It is bad because I'm sure most of the specs have blue paint underneath, and it is just an imperfection in the clearcoat. Yet since it has white clay in it, it looks really bad. Thanks in advance for the help!
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weird... clay doesnt usually come apart and especially not by experts.

are you sure it isnt wax of some sort? got pics?
did they say what product they were using for protection?

to fix this we first need to be sure what the problem is... once we have that we can help you get it fixed and then get the car back the way it should be.
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pictures!
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Pictures will help a lot.
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Mar 22 2009, 02:43 PM
weird... clay doesnt usually come apart and especially not by experts.

are you sure it isnt wax of some sort? got pics?
did they say what product they were using for protection?

to fix this we first need to be sure what the problem is... once we have that we can help you get it fixed and then get the car back the way it should be.
it does sound like wax or polish that wasn't buffed off completely.
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I doubt that it's clay.
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I'll get pics next time I see my gf. I just figured it was clay because I was claying my car and it stuck in some small dings when I pressed too hard. But it very well can be wax. Hopefully so. Would make it easier.
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might be the primer under the paint,where the chips are...
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The clay is meant to glide over the paint. Applying pressure is not necessary.
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Originally Posted by jimbosr1,Mar 27 2009, 05:16 PM
might be the primer under the paint,where the chips are...
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