Going to paint shop

[dare8601]

I bought the car in the eve. and next day I noticed some white specs (dozen or so) just to the rear of the drivers side door handle..having detail goodies at home I tried to remove...nada. took to dealer for the splash guards to be put on and I brought this to their attention. they had their used car detail guy on the lot and he tried to remove. nada..their thinking it is rail dust that has melted in the paint.you can't even feel it when you touch them either.....Hmmmmm..the specs are white and the car is black, sticks out like a sore thumb..goes in the morning for paint work...and yes I am very anal about my vehicles...wondering if anyone else has had this issue..

[Casperadub70]

Thats not being anal. I would do the same thing. Cant blame you. Of course im also anal about my cars..............hmmmmm

[tramtwo]

White specs caused by rail dust on a black car? That doesn't sound right.

[tramtwo]

Question? How many miles did the car have on it when you bought it?

[dare8601]

tramtwo, the car had 80 miles on it new....I don't think it is "rail dust" either...it is in the paint...

[Ocx]

Originally Posted by dare8601

I bought the car in the eve. and next day I noticed some white specs (dozen or so) just to the rear of the drivers side door handle..having detail goodies at home I tried to remove...nada. took to dealer for the splash guards to be put on and I brought this to their attention. they had their used car detail guy on the lot and he tried to remove. nada..their thinking it is rail dust that has melted in the paint.you can't even feel it when you touch them either.....Hmmmmm..the specs are white and the car is black, sticks out like a sore thumb..goes in the morning for paint work...and yes I am very anal about my vehicles...wondering if anyone else has had this issue..

Same EXACT issue. Bought my car at Lou Fusz in St.Peter's, MO which has a train track that runs behind it. I bought the car on June 8th. Same story, get home and give it a bath and discovered the Rail Dust spots on the paint and the window glass. To make matters worse you could clearly see elongated swirls from a rotary buffer that an inexperienced operator tried to use to buff/cut out down the clear coat. Fail.

Took the car back, dropped it off and the dealership again tried to wash/buff the spots out. More hazy swirls, this time even worse because whoever buffed it used a dirty/contaminated pad. (All of the detail workers are mostly high school kids and lack detailing experience. Trust me, I did a walk thru their entire department.)

After my initial inspection upon receiving the car after their attempted detailing fix, noticing the spots remain and now new added swirls, I called the Service Manager over to look at it. Then he walks me over to the body shop to have them look at it. Body shop guy confirms, need to bring it in and have it resurfaced and/or repainted. The car had 650 miles at that time.

My car is scheduled to go to the Paint/Body shop on July 8th. They didn't even bat an eye which tells me this is not their first rodeo with this issue.

Buyers Beware.

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by dare8601

tramtwo, the car had 80 miles on it new....I don't think it is "rail dust" either...it is in the paint...

That is over 60 miles to many unless you have a sticker saying that it was tested at the factory.

What is more likely is that searing hot brake dust from aggressive driving stuck to the paint. I have a few spots like that on my rear quarters.

[dare8601]

The car was sent out for paint repair and have to say they did a great job...and no over spray what so ever..

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by dare8601

The car was sent out for paint repair and have to say they did a great job...and no over spray what so ever..

Kewl glad they did a good job!