I parked my car and came back to find this on my car. It's dried on the window and the door and across the back passenger side. It feels bumpy and looks powdery. Tried soapy water and sponge no luck, any advice?
Try baking soda and water. I know it sounds odd, but it has great cleaning strength. Make a paste and apply to the area that has been compromised. Works great for cleaning inside too.
I think you parked in an underground parking garage where water dripped on your car. This is limescale.
Limescale deposits are left behind from hard water.
You need:
water
white vinegar
soft cloths or paper towels
soap to wash car
good quality wax
spray bottle (optional)
Combine 1 part water with 1 part white vinegar in a spray bottle or bucket.
If the limescale is thick or stubborn, increase the amount of vinegar in the solution. I do not recommend using vinegar without water. Vinegar in this case is acidic. White vinegar, the type that is most commonly used in cleaning households has a PH of 2.5. When sprayed on your car at full strength, vinegar will corrode or burn into your car paint. So, vinegar can damage car paint.
You can use extract of juice from lemons instead of vinegar: spray on the affected area, leave for 5 mins, then wipe it off.
There are commercial cleaners available as well. Check the labels carefully to ensure the product is safe to use on automotive finishes.
If vinegar didnt work on the glass, use glass polish on the window.
Rinse the car with distilled water when you have finished washing.
There are filter attachments that you can get for a garden hose to soften the water.
Drying the car by hand with a cloth can also help to prevent the deposits from drying on the car.
Do not use abrasive cloths or scrubbers as they will scratch the surface and could remove the paint.
Clean spots as soon as possible. The sooner they are removed, the easier they will come loose from the surface.
One of my granddaughter's friends thought it would be cute to pour a can of stain on the front of our truck. It sat for a while and now I can't get it off. Any solutions
That looks serious....
You probably should get to work on this as soon as possible because the sun may be baking it in to the extent it cannot be removed.
You might try checking with some of your local detailing shops as they may have some suggestions.
Google auto detailing shops with your zip. You'll probably have to take your truck to their shop and, hopefully, you have the name/kind of stain they used.
It's possible, one of your local auto parts stores could help you or even Ace or True Value hardware stores as these stores deal in all kinds of high end paints and may be able to help you.
You could try a dealer or a paint shop but I believe they will probably just say; paint it.
There are some good suggestions on this link but they mainly deal with just common stains and not something this serious.
There is a yellow stain on my new car as a result of cleaning off a dark color small dropping.
It's not a bird dropping. The dropping was a very very tiny dot and dark in color. I suspect it's a dropping from a plant like trees or some part of a flower.
When I washed my car yesterday, after cleaning that small dot, it left behind a yellow stain like the picture.
Can anyone please help?
I went to a local car wash (drive thru self serve kind at the gas station) today and got the "works'. The left side of my white car is now stained yellow. Any advice? Did the car wash do this?
Go back to the car wash and have THEM remove the stains if they weren't there before you had it washed.
Luckily, I went back the next morning and spoke with the manager. They took full responsibility! What a relief. I am to goo back before the end of the week to get a rinse and if that doesn't work, they'll send me to detail shop for buff.
I'm glad you got this resolved. In the future, take a picture of your car with your phone. The phone dates and times the photo. If you encounter someone uncooperative, you have solid proof of the condition your car was in prior to their working on it.
I have a E320 Mercedes. From the area of the mirror black fluid came out onto the door. How do I remove this?
Soapy detergent made for cars will get this off and not mess up the paint !
Does anyone have an idea of how to remove what seems to be an ammonia stain from car paint? I say it's ammonia because I found an empty ammonia bottle not to far from my car.
My Tata Sumo has become brown because of iron in the water. How do I remove it?
How do I remove lipstick from the exterior of a car door?
I would use a solution of warm water and a few drops of Dawn. Dawn cuts grease
I was waxing my white Jeep and went to rub it out, but noticed it was not coming out of my front or back painted bumpers; instead, it left behind a yellow stain that will not buff out. I've tried washing it off and spraying with ammonia glass cleaner, but nothing has helped. What can I use to get this ugly hint of yellow stain off my Jeep?
Try washing with a pressure washer and leaving the car in the sun for a few weeks.
Spray from a copper based fungicide got on my car's exterior. It left small white stains. How can I fix this?
I would be nervous clean it with anything with having the maker tell me what is safe. Their info is www.domyown.com/
If it was caused by the bottle leaking or possibly being defective, I would mention that.
Hope they have answers.
This could be serious or maybe it can be remedied.
I think you should take your car to your dealership auto shop and ask them for an opinion. Be sure to take the container with you so they can see what you are talking about.
I believe they will give you an estimate on cost to fix it and you can decide if it is worth it.
Or, you might try taking it a professional auto detailer and ask them for an estimate on cleaning this from your car.
You do not have to let either one actually do the work but at least you would know if it was going to be a big deal or if it just might "rub" out if done properly.
