So I just bought a new car (I've had it for 3 weeks now) and due to my OCD and anal retentiveness I now find that I am constantly inspecting it, wiping things off, cleaning, full on paranoia to keep it as perfect as possible. Now, I realize that won't last forever but I have encountered and issue much before I was ready to and was hoping to get the opinion of people here on how I may be able to best repair or clean it up. Here is the back story:
I found what appeared to be a small orange stain (the car is white) on the front of the hood, couldn't tell if it was sap or some other stain or rust from a rogue rock. It's been raining here a lot so I feared the worst. I brought it back to the dealer to get their opinion on it and see what I should do about it. I am completely foreign to car care, proper washing and maintenance and really didn't want to screw anything up on my new pride and joy. So I thought it would take it to them as I assumed they would be the experts (I've read enough threads now to know this is not the case).
So long story short, the body guy came to take a look at it and before I could ask him what to do he produced a piece of what appeared to be sand paper and gently rubbed in on the spot and them used some white substance in a bbq joint squeeze Ketchup bottle and a microfiber cloth. My heart immediately sank in my chest as i saw him touch the hood of my brand new car with the paper and all I wanted to do was get out of there. After I finished talking (I wasn't listening anymore just replaying the horror in my head) and drove away I immediately went somewhere that I could inspect if any damage occurred. I did ask the guy what he just did and why and they told me thats normal an that the paper just barely sands the clear coat and the compound cleans it up.
So, I guess short story long, once I got to a safe spot I looked at the hood for a good 30 minutes to see what, if any damage, had occurred. Sure enough I found a scuff/dull looking mark right where he had sanded that is about 2 inches by 1 inch. Now, I'm probably the only person that would ever notice it, but I notice it. I can't not see it now. When i run my finger over it I cannot feel anything, no roughness, no snagging my nail, nothing. The only way I can see it is if I watch a light go over it. The light is perfectly clear and round when on the car until it gets near the spot and then it gets slightly duller for the shape of the scratch.
It almost looks like fingerprint grease left on glass. IT just slightly dulls the true clarity.
So full back story and my insanity explained, can anybody tell me what if any product I can use to restore that perfect gloss to this spot? I've been reading threads for days and I'm now completely over-saturated with information and products and contradictions.
All I want to do is get this spot of clear coat restored to its perfect shine. I have a feeling in need something with extremely light abrasiveness but, again, I'm pretty lost as to the right path to fix this and not created any further damage.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and offer your help, I appreciate it in advance!
I found what appeared to be a small orange stain (the car is white) on the front of the hood, couldn't tell if it was sap or some other stain or rust from a rogue rock. It's been raining here a lot so I feared the worst. I brought it back to the dealer to get their opinion on it and see what I should do about it. I am completely foreign to car care, proper washing and maintenance and really didn't want to screw anything up on my new pride and joy. So I thought it would take it to them as I assumed they would be the experts (I've read enough threads now to know this is not the case).
So long story short, the body guy came to take a look at it and before I could ask him what to do he produced a piece of what appeared to be sand paper and gently rubbed in on the spot and them used some white substance in a bbq joint squeeze Ketchup bottle and a microfiber cloth. My heart immediately sank in my chest as i saw him touch the hood of my brand new car with the paper and all I wanted to do was get out of there. After I finished talking (I wasn't listening anymore just replaying the horror in my head) and drove away I immediately went somewhere that I could inspect if any damage occurred. I did ask the guy what he just did and why and they told me thats normal an that the paper just barely sands the clear coat and the compound cleans it up.
So, I guess short story long, once I got to a safe spot I looked at the hood for a good 30 minutes to see what, if any damage, had occurred. Sure enough I found a scuff/dull looking mark right where he had sanded that is about 2 inches by 1 inch. Now, I'm probably the only person that would ever notice it, but I notice it. I can't not see it now. When i run my finger over it I cannot feel anything, no roughness, no snagging my nail, nothing. The only way I can see it is if I watch a light go over it. The light is perfectly clear and round when on the car until it gets near the spot and then it gets slightly duller for the shape of the scratch.
It almost looks like fingerprint grease left on glass. IT just slightly dulls the true clarity.
So full back story and my insanity explained, can anybody tell me what if any product I can use to restore that perfect gloss to this spot? I've been reading threads for days and I'm now completely over-saturated with information and products and contradictions.
All I want to do is get this spot of clear coat restored to its perfect shine. I have a feeling in need something with extremely light abrasiveness but, again, I'm pretty lost as to the right path to fix this and not created any further damage.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and offer your help, I appreciate it in advance!