Did a full clay bar and wax job about 3 weeks ago and she was looking and feeling perfect. Washed her up the other day and noticed some kind of fine mist had coated the paint while I was drying with a micro fiber towel. Surface felt like 200 grit sandpaper. After a 2nd wash nothing changed so I decided to use a clay bar again and it immediately turned black. It's a really fine mist of something but not sure what it is or how it happened. I was thinking trees or tar. I have been driving through a lot of hwy road work lately. Any ideas??? I'm gonna try a little alcohol and de-greaser just to see if it's oil based but haven't had a chance yet. I don't think it's any type of paint over spray.
Got misted by something
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PA DETAILER
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Agree. Sounds like tree sap or road tar?
Desertnate
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Have you been driving in an area with some large trucks?
One instance I ran into was being in traffic with a truck full of recyclables from people's trash. The truck was leaking some sticky brown liquid that atomized at highway speeds and misted every car within 1/4 mile of it while it drove down the highway. Another time, I got sprayed with some sticky goo leaking out of a feed truck that hit the air and created a nice sticky cloud. I have a feeling it was something mollassas based.
Both times it left the surface really rough to the touch. I had to use a combination of clay bar and tar remover to get it all off.
One instance I ran into was being in traffic with a truck full of recyclables from people's trash. The truck was leaking some sticky brown liquid that atomized at highway speeds and misted every car within 1/4 mile of it while it drove down the highway. Another time, I got sprayed with some sticky goo leaking out of a feed truck that hit the air and created a nice sticky cloud. I have a feeling it was something mollassas based.
Both times it left the surface really rough to the touch. I had to use a combination of clay bar and tar remover to get it all off.
Danube
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I just did the hood so far and the clay got it all off. I'll get a chance to mess with it tomorrow and try to determine what it is. Judging by the black color on the clay bar I'm still thinking it was a mist of something like driveway coating.
Danube
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There you go, now you know how to remove it all from the car.
Are you planing on doing paint correction, or only clay and wax !?