Rust spot on new car? Please help!

Otravez · 07-24-06, 08:05

So I got this spot on my hood. Looks like rust and I can barely feel it with my fingernail. It kinda looks like a mole, a dark spot with a ring of lighter 'stuff' expanding up and to the right of it. Claying didn't seem to help much if any.
Sorry about the bigger pic but I wanted to give you guys the best possible view of it.

awahl63 · 07-24-06, 09:48

Which clay did you use? Did you use any pressure?

EdLancer · 07-24-06, 10:14

Is that a GM ? ...LoL

Otravez · 07-25-06, 05:13

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Originally Posted by awahl63

Which clay did you use? Did you use any pressure?

OTC Mother's Clay. Something more aggressive needed?

Bigpoppa3346 · 07-25-06, 06:14

Try a paint cleaner(ie. Klasse AIO) and that should remove the stain. If that doesn't work mabey something lightly abrasive will do the trick.

Accumulator · 07-25-06, 07:41

It almost looks like it might be a chip, but it's probably just some ferrous contamination that's bonded to the panel and has started to rust.

You might find a decontamination system's acidic step helpful, but it'd hardly seen sensible to buy the whole system for one spot. Maybe somebody who has some on hand could sell/send you an ounce or two. I'm all out myself...

Note that the sooner you do whatever you're gonna do the better, once the rust gets a toehold it gets a lot harder to eliminate.

velobard · 07-25-06, 07:54

Given that it's a new car, my 1st guess is rail dust.

fstop128 · 07-25-06, 08:15

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Originally Posted by velobard

Given that it's a new car, my 1st guess is rail dust.

i agree with you.

TnM6i · 07-25-06, 08:39

Klasse AIO should do th trick. My fresh off the truck Mazda had several spots that looked like that. AIO and a MF cleaned it right up. Clay didn't phase it at all. Give AIO a try.

Otravez · 07-25-06, 06:59

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. I went over it with the AIO but I didn't actually try getting RID of it with the AIO. I will try that ASAP.