Still looks dirty after washing

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I have been noticing that on my car that the hood still looks kind of dirty on it when looks at it in the sunlight in the right angles and up close. With the way my car is parked the sun shines down from the backside of the car, and me looking head on at it. Being GM bright red, it shows any kind of imperfection. It has a looks almost as if water was lightly misted on it and drived.:mad: I know nothing has been sprayed on it, and it has not been expoosed to sprinklers, so that is not a possibility. I can run my finger across and can't feel like there is anything on the suface. I just machine polished it with my PC 7424 back around the first of August with Optimum Compound II and Optimum Polish II, after doing this it was absolutely pefrect and looked like a mirror. I then applied 1 layer of BFWD via PC7424, cured for over an 1 hour, and the car was not exposed to any sort of moisture for well over a day. It doesn't go any more than 2 to 3 week max in between washings, so it's not like I let stuff accumulate on it big time.



Unfortanetly my car sits outside for now (currently looking for a place with a garage), so on more humid evenings it does get dew on it. It usually not heavy at all on the hood, not to the point that it beads and rolls off. I leave earlier in the morning, so it doesn't sit in full sun to dry on it.



Does this sound like dew moisute could be doing this? Even though the BFWD is not as hydrophoc as it once was and the beading is larger after 3 months, should this have at least provided some sort of barrier? The BFWD does still bead, and the water does roll off without puddling. Is BFWD not really suited for this type of exposure, or is it more intended for weekend vehicles? I hate to have to machine polish again after 3 months, until I can get it garaged, especially after using Optimuum Compoound II. I don't want to end up burning through the finnish from polishing.





Besides the coattings like Opticoat and Cquartz, what kind of LSP can I use that can provide the most maximum protection on the hood against mositure and any kind of head that may be generate on the hood from the engine? I have some DG 105 and FK1000P, should those be a better solution than BFWD at providing thoe most maximum protection?
 
I had this issue a few years ago on my daughters red Ford Focus. I polished with Menzerna 106 and I used Blackfire as well. Two weeks later i had a haze on the hood. I had to polish the hood again and used Z5 instead. I never did figure out what went wrong. Strange.
 
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Cleaning Fool said:
I had this issue a few years ago on my daughters red Ford Focus. I polished with Menzerna 106 and I used Blackfire as well. Two weeks later i had a haze on the hood. I had to polish the hood again and used Z5 instead. I never did figure out what went wrong. Strange.
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Cleaning Fool said:
I had this issue a few years ago on my daughters red Ford Focus. I polished with Menzerna 106 and I used Blackfire as well. Two weeks later i had a haze on the hood. I had to polish the hood again and used Z5 instead. I never did figure out what went wrong. Strange.
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I don't have any hazing, just looks like a fine mist on it. I don't get it, it can be seen when looking right in the day but I can't see it under flourescents
 
RedlineIRL- The heat from the engine *can* factor in, just depends on the car. It sounds to me like your BFWD just isn't the right LSP for your particular situation (that paint, on that car, under those conditions). No, not a slam at the product, it's just that sometimes a given LSP just isn't the optimal choice for who-knows-what-reason.



You have the FK1000P, right? I find that product works great with regard to the whole "does it really seem to get and stay clean?" thing. No, I'm not parking outside much these days, but the Tahoe gets used *a lot* between washes and the FK1000P on it keeps it looking incredible, even when it seems like it oughta look really neglected. And each time I do finally wash it, it looks great again, month after month.
 
RedlineIRL said:
so on more humid evenings it does get dew on it. It usually not heavy at all on the hood, not to the point that it beads and rolls off. I leave earlier in the morning, so it doesn't sit in full sun to dry on it.
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Dew can and will make the paint look dull once it dries. Don't really know how you could avoid this, but the airborne fallout coupled with the moisture doesn't make for a good recipe, Redline.



Any way you can wash the car more often? Not sure what part of the country you are in, but I suspect just about anywhere in the USA is going to benefit from a weekly washing.



I agree with Accumulator that you should try alternate LSPs. It could be something as e-z as that. Try re-doing the hood with something else.
 
I bet all kinds of odd looks can result when pollution such as airport fallout is a factor. In addition to trying another LSP, I would consider investing in the Valugard ABC decon wash kit, using it first, then applying the new LSP. Maybe then the clear will be all "cleared up" ?
 
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