spaztaz

Ok, so I offered to wash my mom's car (i really wanted to help her out) and was washing it fine, until i came to some marks on the car that wouldnt come out with the yellow side of a sponge. I spend 15 minutes with the yellow side to no avail. So i decided to use the green side of the sponge to fix it, and it worked, the markings were gone. But after i stepped back, THE PAINT WAS DISCOLORED! is there any way i can fix this? My mom cannot afford to repair this, so what should I do? Also, if it helps, she bought the car with paint sealant-so maybe the sealant just came off? if so, is that covered by the warranty? ANY HELP APPRECIATED ASAP, my mom is seriously very sad and wont talk to me. PLEASE HELP ME!

slo007

Please post a photo. A good detail on the area could fix it; it will probably cost about $50, or less, if you didn't hit the metal behind the paint.

mg7726

yeah, post a photo. you saying it's discolored is subjective b/c we can't see it.

CgTsX808

were you using the yellow spounge with the green scrubbing pad on it? i think that's for dishes, and that's too abrasive for the paint.

cmf

Best advise I could give you would be to pay for it. You did it, so you pay for it. Take it into a shop and see what it'll cost and suck it up for dicking up your moms ride.
I've never heard of anyone using an abrasive pad on cars paint to clean it.

Xtremespeed2102

good ol wax shoulda been the way to go dude. if the pad or clothe ure using ist good enough for your ass dont put it on ure car...
and why in the hell are you using a dish sponge ne way to wash a car.... sofft rags, best way to go!

Dan Martin

Our wash and wax section is here: https://acurazine.com/forums/forumdi...aysprune=&f=23

RMATIC09

Ya, post some pics, then might want to have it detailed.

MemRheins

as they said post some pics...personally What id do as of now is the following... go to a good car suply store, tell the guy what happened, ask for some fine hand polish and some wax
polish is a minor abrasive, so it should take a little of the paint off just minor so its not a problem, this will hopefully get to the layer right below it which shouldnt be discollored... then use alot of wax to build up a nice protectent layer
if that dosent work, your gonna need to get it repainted

Chompin

Dude...a scotch pad should be left in the kitchen. What you did was scratch the clearcoat with very fine scratches. Not much will bring the new look back but I'd keep wax on it. Here's a hint......WD40 works very well on sap and other stuff on car paint. The oil base in the WD seems to break down any sticky stuff.....then wax.

slo007

I would NOT to this!! A friend tried it on my TSX and did more damage than good. A good buffing will solve the problem.

MemRheins

buffing is pritty much the same thing as i described above...sure the guy didnt use Rubbing Compound on the car....?

A light polish (note: FINE HAND POLISH, not stuff on a wheel) should be more then totally safe for your car... Some guy hit me really bad on the front and ran, polish, and alot of wax later and except for where it went through the paint you cant tell the car had been hit...

Motohip

Am I the only one that thinks that nobody is dumb enough to do this?

MemRheins

nah belive me i know of worse
Washing your car w/ the dishwasher fluid, the Mr Clean stuff (tried it....riped all the wax clean off my car )

there was a kid at my highschool who waxed his car...but get this... Never Ripped off the wax... left him a nice note "Rip your wax dumb@$$" on his hood

this isnt too bad, guy didnt realise the sponge was too abrasive.... Honestly i think a lil bit of polish and a good amount of wax will go a long way

tony4311

sadly no. I've read about worse. Like the women that thought she'd be helpfull and check the oil on her car. (her husband usually did that stuff.)

It wasn't full so she filled it up..........to the top of the oil cap.


Sorry about your paint but it doesn't sound hopefull. Since we haven't seen it I'd suggest going to a local car detailer and asking them for help.

Motohip

Wow...I stand corrected.

bluejb

3M PERFECT IT .......followed by a coat of wax will fix it as long as you didn't break the paint

slo007

I know someone who thought her car was driving a little bit hot, and put some water in the oil reservoir to "cool it down". Needless to say, the dealership had a blast fixing her car. ($$$)

AlterZgo

Back when I was in college at UCLA, which is supposed to be one of the higher rated schools, a friend of mine put motor oil into the gas tank of a motorcycle. He said he did it b/c the mechanic told him to, "put some oil in." What a retard!

Xtremespeed2102

depending on the engine some smaller engines take two cycle fuel, a mixture of gas n oil. but depending on the size of the bike (like a street bike would normally take fuel, but skooters or things of that sort sometimes take an oil fuel mix)

jaobrien6

By using the green scrub sponge, you put fine scratches in the clear coat, as was stated here already. You probably didn't damage the paint too badly, and a proper buffing would likely fix it right up, however, I do NOT recommend that you try this out yourself, by hand or by machine, on your mom's new car.

Since you didn't know not to use a green scrub sponge on the paint in the first place, you probably don't know a whole lot about detailing a car, I'm assuming. Buffing a car does take a little skill to do well/right, even if you're doing it by hand or using a dual-action orbital buffer (as opposed to a rotary, which takes a lot of skill to do well). This is something you have to learn through practice, and your mom probably doesn't want you practicing on her car, it sounds like.

I strongly agree with the suggestion above to suck it up, and pay to have that spot professionally buffed. It shouldn't be too expensive since you don't need the whole car done.

Oh, and don't feel too bad, I've spent a good amount of time on detailing forums, and you're definitely not the first person to use a green scrub sponge and scratch up the paint... you'd be amazed as some of the things people do when they don't know the right way to care for a car.

John

cmf

I personally use brillo scrub pads, on the windshield and those hard to clean spots.



j/k

Xtremespeed2102

x2 u might want to try a fine sand paper also on those hard to get places. make sure u get a nice grain number depending on how stuck on that bug is



i really hope you arent taking me seriously

redpaul

Xtremespeed... every word like gospel

Xtremespeed2102

thats what i like to hear!!!!!

ric

Saabs used to have a two-cycle engine as well. used to have to race that gas station attendant to the tank and then dump in your cuppa oil.

ric

that or the sharp edge of a good kitchen knife...........gets that bugcrud right off.

RedHotTSX

No I agree... Who does this

darth62

First of all, the way to remove junk you can't get off with a normal washing is a claybar. You might even want to consider a cleaner wax.

Second, the way to fix this problem would be to use a polish. One over the counter product that might help is Megs ColorX. But, the sure what to cure it is to have it polished with a product like Megs #80, Poorboys SSR2, etc. You may need to take it to a professional detailer to have that done.

MemRheins

thankyou darth....as I said some fine hand polish, and then some wax over that...should probibly fix it...
and guys the Man came here asking for help... Dont Be a Dick... People mess up sometimes, He was well intentioned and didnt know