I know that paint issues have been covered numerous times before. But I think my problem is a little more unique... I put then nosemask on my car last Saturday morning, because I was going to be driving for about 200 miles to visit a friend. I install the bra, nosemask whatever you want to call it. I install it Saturday morning. It's raining on the way down, I think of taking the bra off when I get there but I figured it wasn't a huge deal. Anyway, I leave it on for about 6 days. I removed the bra tonight cause I wanted to wash my car in the morning. And what do you know! I've got green stains on my paint. I tried washing it off with the usual soap I use. But it won't come off.
I've read where people have just taken their car to the dealership and they take care of it for free. But the thing is, I did not get this bra from the dealership. I got it brand new off e-bay. I swear it was all sealed and nothing had been touched. I've only had my car for a year and it is an '03 with 11k on it. I thought of printing off the various paint issue forums and taking them with me to the dealership. Any other good suggestions?

 

Can someone please give me a reply, I am going to the dealership tomorrow. Thanks

 

I have a similar problem on my rear bumper, it looks like brown water spots or lines and I have scrubbed and waxed them,and it won't come off.

 

When I got the nose mask for my Evo, I read the instructions that came with it. It stated that if it ever gets wet, remove it as soon as practical. Leaving it on while wet will act both like wet sanding and a mildew factory as well as leading to chemical transfer as I think you have had happen. They have some special chemical that is added to the nose masks that prevent them from drying out in the sunlight. I noticed this when I washed my nose mask off for the first time. I used no soap, but yet there were still some suds that appeared from it, quite a few suds actually. Also, if acid rain is in your area, then you used the felt part of the nose mask as a sponge and held that acid right on your paint for a few days.

Good luck with this one. Even if it was a OEM nose mask, it still might be looked at as neglegence on your part for not removing it quickly once it was wet.

Can you get some pictures of what it looks like? I would be interested to see the damage and perhaps we can all figure a way to remove it without something serious like repainting or something.


Josh

 

I'll try and take some pictures tomorrow. I don't have a scanner so that might be a problem... I'll figure somethin out.

 

I had the same problem with the paint. I had stains in my paint that would not come off with any type of soap. I found a cleaner called "awesome" at a local dollar store. It is the only thing that i found that would take the stains off. You will need to wax your car again because it will take the wax off also, but it is safe for the clearcoat. If you can not find it in the store then IM me and I will see about sending you a bottle of it. I only a pay dollar a bottle for it and it works miracles.

 

How about trying to use a clay bar to remove it? Most people are using clay bars now during car waxing, which is silly to me. They are used to remove overspray after you paint, so it might work in your cars.

Try it out.

Josh

 

Well I went to the dealership on Monday afternoon. The service guy took a look at it. Told me he had never seen anything like that before. And asked me when I wanted to set up a body shop appointment. He told me that warranty would cover it. I'm having it done this monday, and most likely because it was such a large area covered by the stain. They'll have to repaint the front bumper, hood, and fenders to make it blend in with the rest of the car. I am very pleased with how my dealership has handled this so far. I hope everything else goes well, and that no hidden expenses will come up...

By the way he also tried to polish it out, but it is embedded in the paint.

 

Sweet! I am really supprised that they covered it. I am glad to see that Mitsu did, though. I wonder if I should pull the same stunt to get my Evo repainted to take care of the chips on the hood since Virginia roads suck so bad.

Josh

 

Well, as it turns out the problem is fixed... The dealership was able to polish all the stains out.

 

Cool.

On a side note, I just got my car cover today. After reading the instructions for it, it appears that the car has to be completely cooled down before you put the cover on. It takes a good hour or more for that heat sink on the hood to get to a decent temperature.....



I am pretty sure I will get to use this thing like once a year now...

What a great way to waste $200.

Josh

 

For the cover.....you could get some heat resistant material and sew it on the inside of the cover on the areas that will be touching a hot surface. I could not imagine it being too hard to do or to hard to find some place that would do it. You would need to seel the stitches also. You could also cut the section on the hood part and have it so it can be open or closed, and just use some velcro or something as the material to keep it in the postion you want it in.

 

Nah....

The damn thing is made of some stupid thin plastic or something.

Even with a heat shield, it would probably still melt if it was on the car.

Oh well...

Josh