Paint stains easily?
 

Not sure if it's the frs paint being soft, but I feel that it stains very easily. Granted, I have the whiteout. Also, I have 5 yellow stains on my hood that I cannot remove as it has seeped into the clearcoat. I think the previous owner did not remove these stains for a while. Anyone else with this problem? I never had these issues with my previous cars

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This happens to me from time to time, but I usually get it early enough with a detail spray (I keep it and a microfiber in my truck). If that doesn't work, then it usually gets out when I wash it during the weekend. Maybe a claybar will do the job?

claybar only removes stuff above the clearcoat... i compounded and polished the whole car a few weeks ago, and these spots are the only ones I could not get rid of... thinking of soaking WD40 onto a rag and letting that sit and see if that helps the next time I wash the car... it pains me that every spot of pollen/tree sap/ tar smears around the paint so easily...

The paint on these cars is on the garbage side of things

Can confirm, paint stains easy even with the newer models. I have not found a way to remove the tree sap stains; only thing I can think of is to wipe it off asap, or park in a garage.

Well, I have a 2013 FR-S whiteout and haven't noticed a staining problem.

However, if my car did have a stain and I had already tried soap and water to get it out .......... my next strategy would be to try some alcohol.

If that didn't do the trick, I'd follow up with a little Clorox bleach.

If that didn't work, I'd be tempted to take it into a detail shop ...... :)


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Really? More so than any other modern car sprayed with waterborne paint?

The industry had to make a major change due to VOC emissions and it will take time to catch up.

The paint is more brittle, not "soft"

i do my own detailing... not a pro, but I can get 80% of a detail shop's results with my DA polisher and detailing supplies... why pay a shop to do it when u can DIY for a lot less? :)

i heard abt the VOC emissions, but if all manufacturers are affected, why is it that only the frs' paint is so 'brittle' and stains easily? i have a 2016 honda odyssey as well and the paint is on-par with all the cars i've had prior

I have a Honda Pilot and the paint is poor IMO. It's not just the FRS.

EDIT: Only the front bumper is poor on my FRS. This paint doesn't like plastic...The rest of the car shines.

shines and smears/stains are 2 different things... my car shines as well, but it just stains like a mofo...


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I'm not having any staining issues. I'd be taking it to the dealer if I was.

What do you figure is staining ... ?? Some coating on top of the clear coat, the clear coat or the paint under the clear coat......??

Can you capture a picture ....??

(or did I miss it above .. ??)


humfrz