Alpine white 1-series - rust spots

[jack123]

I know this is my fault for being lazy and not washing the car as regularly as planned this winter. But yesterday I sprayed my car down since it was warmer weather in toronto. I noticed there are many rust spots on the body near the wheels and lower door and rear bumper from the salt/dirt. It seems its etched into the clear coat (i.e if you rub it, some spots disappear but others just fade).

I was wondering if anyone else has this problem with their alpine white 1-series?

I know the only way to avoid it is to wash regularly. But how can I remove this stuff? I will get the car detailed professionally in the spring. Will they be able to get rid of these spots? Any tips of avoiding these spots (other than washing regularly)?

[M3Newbie88]

These are not "rust" these are more like dirt/road particles.. I used to get these alot on my pearl white tsx.. its a pain to wash unless you clay your car.. but that would come in the summer.

[Lester]

A good coat of protectant coating like the Zaino Z5, Z2 and Z6 will prevent that from happening. In the spring - perform the claybar cleaning then Zaino it. www.zainostore.com - there is a distributor in Toronto listed on their web site.

[M3Newbie88]

Originally Posted by Lester

A good coat of protectant coating like the Zaino Z5, Z2 and Z6 will prevent that from happening. In the spring - perform the claybar cleaning then Zaino it. www.zainostore.com - there is a distributor in Toronto listed on their web site.

The Zaino products can be found at the Barber shop.. they have one in fairview mall, vaughn mills, the mall devonshire mall in windsor and sherway gardens...

[Qube]

It's not from your car. It's the particles from the road salting and such. Corrodes and leaves crap all over the car. I had the same problem in my AW E34... scared me the first time, then I realized what it was...

[IS+1]

These brown oxidation spots are a pain - I have a white car as well and they are very noticeable, esp. after getting the car washed. Fortunately most of them are superficial. One trick that may or may not be the smartest idea, but that I have been using for a while is to rub some WD40 on it- this seems to take them off. I've been doing this for a while without any noticeable detrimental effects to my clearcoat, but I hestitate to recommend this approach without first testing in an inconspicuous area.

My next car will be red - that should take care of the problem!

[jotapeh]

Originally Posted by 1LazyBmw

The Zaino products can be found at the Barber shop.. they have one in fairview mall, vaughn mills, the mall devonshire mall in windsor and sherway gardens...

what do you know, sometimes the search function comes in handy

thanks for posting the locations of these it saved me a ton of time tooling around TO trying to find a place that sells it!

IS+1, you are right though, red is pretty good about hiding blemishes. especially sedona red

[M3Newbie88]

NP anything for fellow 1ers.. I did the search around town for all those locations back when I had my other white car haha..