Eagles76

Recently in the Northeast the snow has been piling on and thankfully I park my car in a rented spot in a garage. Anyway, the snow started melting and I noticed that when I was coming to my car in the morning cement from the ceilings in the garage had been leaking on to my car. Great. I purchased a car cover so it doesn't happen again but now I noticed that even after washing the car several times that I have stain marks from the concrete on the hood of my car.

I was wondering if anybody had any ideas about how to get the stains out. I bought some Scratch-X remover and some rubbing compound and neither seems to work. Any other ideas? Other than finding a new place to park my car...

Thanks

AcuraTl203

i woulda suggested compound, id bring it to a body shop and make the owner of the garage pay for it.

Eagles76

Well, that would be the ideal situation, having the owner of the garage pay for it.

I'm not sure that is going to happen but I do have a call into him. We'll see. They'll probably tell me to screw off and park somewhere else. The town I live in has no overnight street parking so I am kind of screwed as I need a place to park.

fsttyms1

i would recomend some Meguiars Dual Action Cleaner/Polish #83 (look in the Phone book for your local automotive paint stores (not autozones and such) that should work, its for hand use or orbatal buffer and is designed to remove light to medium contamination, blemishes and oxidation

Eagles76

Thanks for the advice but I don't really have any experience with a dual action buffer.

"Meguiar’s intended the Mirror Glaze line for professional use, though anyone with a bit of experience with a dual action buffer can safely and successfully use #83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polisher. (Enjoy the results of user-friendly gentle machine polishers but I strongly recommend that high speed rotary buffers only be used by a professional, or someone who has been properly educated in how to safely use them.)"

fsttyms1

the stuff i recomended CAN be used by hand, that means a soft rag and hand buffing

JRA2000TL

Try the Meguires like they said....but did the concrete leave any residue or just stains only? If you feel any roughness to it, buy a Mother's clay bar and clay the affected area then polish it over with the Meguires or wax. I have used a clay bar on my car and it was amazing what it did.

Eagles76

Thanks for all the advice.

I took my TL to the dealer and they brought out a bottle of "Lime Away" that you can find at any Home Depot. Took the concrete residue right off.

Worked great. Went to the car wash after applying it and you would never know it was there.