I own a black 2005 Mustang GT. Lately, I have begun to notice something very strange with my paintjob. Before I describe the potential problem I am seeing/feeling, let me explain how I care for my paint.
- I wash it regularly. About every 500 miles or so. It is washed at a self-service car wash (no nasty brushes for my baby!) with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash. I use a Turtle Wax Ultra Soft Mitt to apply the suds.
- I rinse the suds off thoroughly and completely dry it with 100% cotton towels. I then return home, park it in the garage, and go over the car for any new drips that may have seeped out on the way back.
- I throw the towels and wash mitt in the washing machine and use laundry detergent. I use a new wash mitt usually by its third or fourth use because they tend to fall apart after awhile.
- For waxing, I first used Meguiar's Gold Class, but I found this wax quite a pain in the butt to buff out, so I switched to their three step system. Paint Cleaner, Polish, and Carnuba (sp??) Wax. I did the three-step system once, followed the directions to the letter, and have been using the Carnuba Wax on a stand-alone basis ever since. I usually wax every third washing. Between washings, if the car gets dirty, I will occasionally use Meguiar's Quick Detailer.
As you can see, I take meticulous care of my paintjob, so I was dismayed to find that on several areas of the car, particularly the lower ridge that runs the length of the doors/front fenders, the paint is beginning to feel rough. It's also showing up under my spoiler and my right tailight, of all places. There are a few small spots on my doors and my bumper that feel this way as well. The best way I can describe the texture of these areas is almost sandpapery - like someone ran something very coarse over the paint and it peeled off the clear coat. If a light is shone on these spots at the right angle, the rough spots appear faded or grayish in color, almost like there's a film over the area. I tried applying extra wax and buffing it, but that yielded nothing.
I have no idea what could be causing these rough spots. I did have paint work on the hood for scratches, but the hood is perfect and it wouldn't make sense for them to do anything to the door ridges and under the spoiler. And the right tailight baffales me. It's obviously not painted... yet it has the same texture as the rough spots on the painted portions of the car.
Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? Does anyone out there know what the heck this is? Oxidation or something? If I have to drag this car to the dealership (and I wouldn't be surprised if I had to, I've had a string of bad luck with this car from the day I owned it), I'd like to have some ammo so they don't try to get out of fixing it if it is indeed a warranty issue.
- I wash it regularly. About every 500 miles or so. It is washed at a self-service car wash (no nasty brushes for my baby!) with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash. I use a Turtle Wax Ultra Soft Mitt to apply the suds.
- I rinse the suds off thoroughly and completely dry it with 100% cotton towels. I then return home, park it in the garage, and go over the car for any new drips that may have seeped out on the way back.
- I throw the towels and wash mitt in the washing machine and use laundry detergent. I use a new wash mitt usually by its third or fourth use because they tend to fall apart after awhile.
- For waxing, I first used Meguiar's Gold Class, but I found this wax quite a pain in the butt to buff out, so I switched to their three step system. Paint Cleaner, Polish, and Carnuba (sp??) Wax. I did the three-step system once, followed the directions to the letter, and have been using the Carnuba Wax on a stand-alone basis ever since. I usually wax every third washing. Between washings, if the car gets dirty, I will occasionally use Meguiar's Quick Detailer.
As you can see, I take meticulous care of my paintjob, so I was dismayed to find that on several areas of the car, particularly the lower ridge that runs the length of the doors/front fenders, the paint is beginning to feel rough. It's also showing up under my spoiler and my right tailight, of all places. There are a few small spots on my doors and my bumper that feel this way as well. The best way I can describe the texture of these areas is almost sandpapery - like someone ran something very coarse over the paint and it peeled off the clear coat. If a light is shone on these spots at the right angle, the rough spots appear faded or grayish in color, almost like there's a film over the area. I tried applying extra wax and buffing it, but that yielded nothing.
I have no idea what could be causing these rough spots. I did have paint work on the hood for scratches, but the hood is perfect and it wouldn't make sense for them to do anything to the door ridges and under the spoiler. And the right tailight baffales me. It's obviously not painted... yet it has the same texture as the rough spots on the painted portions of the car.
Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? Does anyone out there know what the heck this is? Oxidation or something? If I have to drag this car to the dealership (and I wouldn't be surprised if I had to, I've had a string of bad luck with this car from the day I owned it), I'd like to have some ammo so they don't try to get out of fixing it if it is indeed a warranty issue.