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Pics of rail dust...ugh!!

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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cannuck
rail dust is very bad. hot bits of metal fly of the track and land on your car burning themselves into your finish. within 2-3 yrs you will start to get rust specs in your paint. if you have a white car they will easily reveal themselves.
imports that are not chemically cleaned will start rusting prematurely.

l learned this at a detail supply shop. went to my car and there they were, little rust specs imbedded in the paint. good luck finding them on a black car.

advice go buy a jug of KNOCKOUT or similar product to disolve the iron. worked for me on my white s-10
WOW, I wondered what that was!? My wife has an white HHR and we frequently get the rust colored spots.... When I wax, I can usually get them out but always wondered what caused them Thanks.
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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clay bar wont do it. it is burned into your finish.
CHEMICAL WASH. call a detail supply shop
Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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KNOCKOUT IS THE PRODUCT. THERE SEVERAL OULETS IN THE SOUTHERN ONTARIO REGION
Old Oct 31, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
If it just came in and it's a brand new 08, it must take a long time
Or am I missing something?
The Dealer should have prepped it properly.
Cokeybill, is that really a brand new 08?
Old Nov 1, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
Cokeybill, is that really a brand new 08?
Yea... It was brand new at the time. It looks bad because of the work the first techie did on it. He didn't even do a good job of cleaning his work afterward . I'm not sure if he/she still works there or not . I'm just glad the manager took personal care to make sure it was completed to perfection... I can get fairly anal when taken to my limits.

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