A brand of
Spotting caused by external influences
Definition
Physical attack or discoloration of the paint surface due to various causes; the spots take various shapes, colors and sizes.
Causes
- Tar – Appearance: Dirty, brown-black spots
- Industrial waste gas, e.g. SO2 – Appearance: Large area or spot area gone matt (see entry on "Loss of Gloss")
- Acid rain – Appearance: No short-term visual effect, but can go matt
- Acid (battery) – Appearance: Usually destroys the entire paint build down to the metal
- Tree sap – Appearance: Thread-like and droplet shaped, sometimes clear and sometimes brown-yellow marks with swelling
- Insects – Appearance: Marks of insect bodies visible in the paint surface
- Insect secretions – Appearance: e.g., bee droppings: long yellow-brown marks. Greenfly excrement: round, ring-like etchings
- Bird droppings – Appearance: Appearance can vary depending on the type of bird, weather conditions and duration of contamination
HOW TO AVOID
Remove all foreign bodies and matter from the paintwork as soon as possible. Wash off tar and tree sap using Glasurit 541-5 Wax and Silicone Remover. Remove all other contamination with water. Regular paintwork aftercare is required (washing, polishing, wax protection, see entry on “Aftercare of vehicle paintwork”).
REPAIR
Depends on the size of damage. For damage to the topcoat, first attempt to polish out the problem using Glasurit 562-1602 Fine Polishing Compound and finish with any standard high-gloss polish. As a second step, sand the area with P1200 and then polish with Glasurit 562-1602 Fine Polishing Compound and finish with any standard high-gloss polish. For major damage, sand down to a “sound” substrate and repaint as necessary.