2015 BRZ paint easily stained
 

Has anyone been seeing stains from trees or bug, specifically yellow(ish) colors staining the paint?

I went to Daytona and came home late. I saw a huge yellow moth(?) hit my car but when I checked it, i didn't see anything. Well, when I went to wash the bugs off, i saw it had hit the chin scoop and bumper. Now, it is stained yellow. I also noticed a yellow drop of some sort from a tree(?) and that stained as well.

Now, I walked by my car while parked and saw an orangeish drop of some sort. I carefully scrapped it off with my nail and it too has left a stain. I"M DIEING HERE!! Detailing my car is one of my most favorate meditations and it will erk me if I see these spots grow in numbers.

My white camaro didn't have the staining issue. It would actually have stuff I could feel and I just clay bared it. It never had stains like my BRZ.

I have had similar issues but more with bird poop staining my car even though I get it off as soon as I see it. I have the 2014 btw, many people have said subarus paint is not the greatest also.

use some tooth paste (not gel) on it or get some fine or medium compound.

Use a cleaner wax. It helps me remove the stains.

Think about getting your car Opti-Coated. It will add another level of protection for your paint.

Is your car new? It usually takes up to six months to fully cure modern paint. So before that it can stain easily. This problem is one of the reaso s why I do not like white cars. Get grey one and you won't even need to wash it for months.

Wash the car.

Use Iron X to remove iron contamination. My 2015 with 4 miles on it had a ton of iron contamination on the paint from rail transport.

Clay bar it with a very gentle grade of clay like Pinnacle Ultra Poly.

Seal the paint with a high grade paint sealant like Wolfgang.

It'll really help protect your paint.

Turtle Wax Label and Sticker remover. Removed all scuffs, debris, poop, stains in one swipe. Kind of scary actually. Will need to rewax and keep away from plastic

It is very new. 600 miles. 2015 brz. I joined auto geek forum, maybe I can learn some tips. I will pass them on here. I appreciate all the answer and will research them. I never had this problem with my camaro and am a bit bummed.

I got clear bra, it protected my front bumper well. Wipe off bugs and bird poop easily

i got a clear bra and opti-coat on mine, everything wipes off really easily, and i don't really have to worry about paint chips.

I use a car soap that has a bit of a wax in it as well, plus I use a glaze wax spray afterwords. I noticed that I missed a few yellow marks before applying everything. Any they are stuck. I just had to wash with normal dishsoap so it would remove all the way and blemishes. Then i waxed her and everything was gone.

*In my case, the paint wasn't stained, just stuck under wax.

Think again about OC... there's far better stuff than OC. I have OC on my car and it still etches from bird, bee, and tree poop. It also scratches easy. Save your money on OC (pro version) and use something else...I did apply EXO on top and so far it's an improvement...it's also more slick then OC. OC is tacky and EXO is so slick...PPF film have trouble sticking to it.

The only thing I see that pops off poop is wax...I used to use Zaino and it just pops off...but it's a sealant you constantly have to put on. The nice thing about OC is well waxing... but other products do that too.

Most of the proper cost you should pay your detailer is the paint correction time. Please don't think a brand new car does not need correction. If the dealer washes your car...it has scratches...if it was in the showroom...it'll have scratches...if it sits outside and sprinklers spray the car or they spray down the car and hard water dries...you will need correction. Once corrected, select a good protector...I have not tried C. Quartz or C1, but heard good things about it. I have EXO on my car now over the opti coat and seems good so far...but it's only been a week.

No it doesn't. The paint is fully cured in an oven before it's even assembled. You only have to worry about cure time if you have something resprayed at a body shop.

Hate to resurrect an old thread, but I'm having the same issue with paint staining a bright yellow color.

Is this what you guys are running into?
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http://drive.google.com/uc?export=vi...k5JTXdNZlpNdmc

I've never run into this issue before. My car is sealed and waxed, but the stain still remains after hitting it with quick detailer.

Any ideas?

try some all purpose cleaner. I use optimum power clean
I've gotten sap off with that before. spray it on and let it sit for a minute or so and you'll see the sap run off

Get those all the time. Pretty sure it's bug shit. Cleaner wax takes most of it off, if not completely. Keep the car waxed.

Get used to it Subaru paint is probably the worst oem paint out there.

Paint doesn't fully cute in an oven the solvents still need to breath for some time.

Thats tree sap

It's not the paint it's the clear coat. They use a water based base coat and a water based clear.

Any recommendations on a cleaner wax? Or just whatever is cheap/on sale?

I currently have Detailer’s Poli-Coat Paint Sealant topped with Collinite 845 and it still seems to be stained even though the "chunks" came off super easy.

I've also heard that the yellow stains will fade over time with exposure to sunlight...

Any kind at an autoparts store, I got the meguiars in the red bottle. Try by hand with a microfiber pad, if that fails you'll prob have to use a more aggressive compound, and look into getting it polished out.

I think you'll get to a point where you'll just forget about them though, from what I experienced it doesn't etch the paint. Just keep the car waxed.

they still use a solvent based clear coat

Oh okay, I was told that you can't put solvent based over water based, im sure the Japanese figured out a way..lol

That is completely false

that is completely false

I haven't tried opticoat but I have recently applied Sonax Polymer Shield. It is amazing! Stains come off really easy and water/dirt just bead off. I can actually dry my car with a leaf blower or air compressor.