Black soot on car bonnet and mirror. How to remove?

[Nothingtodo]

Any bros/siss here got this problem everytime come back from driving up north... Black little spots appears sticking to the bonnet front, and side mirrors I suspect these are soot from diesel exhaust out of those lorries

 

I tried using lint free cloth which effectively cleans them off, but damn... hv to spend whole day just to clean off a small portion until give up

 

Is there a better and faster way?

[Apollo]

insect casualties .... apply wax before u drive up.

 

for glass, liberal use of thinner sud b able to clean them out.

[Silver_blade]

I do the same. I will usually groom my car before i go to KL and use QD to remove it (particularly those on the bonnet and windscreen) once the sun is up and again at the hotel. All in all, it would take me a total of max 10mins.

[Slowmo]

hmm... never got that issue leh. just normal car wash gets rid of it already.

[Nothingtodo]

Not insects leh... its black and sticky... yaks

 

Wat happen if nbr wax? can still remove easily?

[Nothingtodo]

Pardon my poor photo skills + low end handycamphone... see attach those little black dots...

 

Maybe because car is white.... so becomes more prominent?

[Haurus85]

Wah bro can resize your photo?

Very very big..

 

Anyway, have you tried claybarring?

[Nothingtodo]

Sori lah... dont know Y attach liao becomes so big sori sori....

 

Anyway... wat claybarring? Is it some kind of polishing work? Need special cleaning tool or not?

[Apollo]

if really soot, guess using kerosene sud b ok.

 

but remember to wash down with concentrated shampoo and keep rinsing. use the worst cloth u hv since the cloth probably cannot b reused again.

[Adrianli]

Mine is white spots leh. Lots of them on bonnet n side mirrors. Its stone that chips the paint work thus exposing the primer paint.

 

At least urs can clean off, mine have to respray leh.

[Slowmo]

wah.. white latio?

 

looks like tar... maybe you can try claybar when you drench the car with carwash soap and see if you can remove them first?

 

claybar is urm a piece of soft clay.. think youe can search this forum on how to claybar and what it involves.... if you are impatient you can try the meguires claybar + QD set at most supermarts

 

can try tar removers like one of the above bro said..

Edited November 15, 2007 by Slowmo

[Watwheels]

Use wax and slowly rub it off with your cloth spot by spot , I think after that your cloth can be thrown away.

 

Wax polish is also a cleaning agent. Gotto use finger strength though. Look at the bright side u wax your car at the same time.

[Nothingtodo]

serious or not? kerosene can ah? will damage the base paint or not?

[Apollo]

no damage... pretty sure.

 

just make sure is kerosene (

Edited November 15, 2007 by Apollo

[Nothingtodo]

wah piang... u must going at some "legal" speed beyond

 

so mine is not the only white got this problem

[Flying_genie]

The black spots are most probably grease or its by-products. They are probably emitted from the exhaust of motorcycles (many motorcycles in Malaysia are still 2-stroke engines) or trucks. Inefficient burn of commercial vehicles and motorcycles contribute to these emisions.

[Slowmo]

i think got 2 types of waxes right? one is the cleaner wax/polish that will sort of strip of a layer?

 

the other is just wax, which has no cleaning properties.

[Nothingtodo]

Hmm..... tink wil try kerosene method 1st.. then follow by claybar method if still cannot..... tks bro.