Paint Work

[xtreme_boi]

Hey all,

I just finished washing my Clio, but noticed something wrong with the paint work. Basically I came across tiny specs of rust within the paint work, over the clio.

My Clio is a 05 reg (about 7 months old), so I don't think that this is right.

Has anyone else come across this problem? If so, is there anything I can get done re: warrenty?

Thanks,

 

[Turkish]

Do you park anywhere near a railway line ? is it specs on the surface of the paint ?

 

[Claire]

I have tons of little orange flecks on my bonnet, there a railway bridge about 100 metres away. Though I attribute the flecks to motorway exhausts - as they are only found on my bonnet

 

[Lagerlout]

Are you sure it's rust?

I often find specs which appear to be rust on my 172 - they wash off. More than likely tiny particles of metal finings that stick on the paint and then rust.

 

[xtreme_boi]

Nope I don't live anywhere near a train station, nor train tracks.

I am sure that they are specs of rust, because I couldn't pick them off with ease. They seem to be in-bedded into the paint.

It is defo rust, but I don't know where it has come from, or why it's happening...

 

[Turkish]

If you can remove it it will be iron filings off railways tracks. They get kicked into the air and then land on cars and rust ontop of the paint. Try a Claybar before panicing as sometimes they are stuck on and cant be removed by just washing.

 

[Smokey]

Yeah as Loony says mate, try a clay bar