BRZ BODY RUST!
 

I'm livid. The back half of my white BRZ premium is showing rust spotting. It's pretty bad on the trunk and above the rear wheels. I'm disgusted. I'm going to take it to Subaru this week when they hopefully get my new lights in. Both of my tail lights had really bad condensation.

My coworker had the same problem with his White WRX and warned me that Subaru paint was terrible. Subaru Canada has repainted almost 70% of his car and it's not even three years old. I'll try to take some photos of the rusting this week.

I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We've had massive snow fall this year so there is a lot of salt on the roads. I still can't believe I'm seeing rust on a 2013 in less than 7 months of ownership. None of my other cars had this and I wash it at least once or twice per week. I also had it professionally opti-coated (2.0) right after I bought it.

hmm, I never had issues with my 03 wrx... nor is there any rust on my 06 forester now... and I'm in Ontario.

Post some pics.. would like to see it, but there shouldn't be any rust on a brand new car.

Since your car is white, maybe it's rail dust? Try to clay it out. Also it's not good to wash your car very often in the winter because it's the water that works with the salt that creates rust, not the frozen ice.

Pics please

Also, if you do get it re-painted or fixed, try a clear bra. Spend a little to save a lot!

What is rail rust? I can rub most of it off right now but that's little comfort.

If you can get it off then it's rail dust.. Just clay it more often since you have a white car it's a lot more visible than other colors

Does it look like this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...g?t=1204911256

Did the paint get clay bar like it should have been before opticoat?

Like shu said, without pics it sounds like rail dust. Little shards of metal that impregnate themselves in the paint during transportation then later rust(especially ugly on white). A few different approaches to the issue(google), but letting the dealership handle paint issues is not recommended if you ask me.

It could be worst..even seen mazda 3's ?

However I'd like to see pics also..it is rusting along the panel's edges or right in the middle? I'm driving through a lot of snow and salt also..keeping an eye out...

I had a 02 wrx and 6 winters later that car had no rust at all

Time to get serious with your 'professional' coater... Im sure you didnt pay him hundreds to have something like this going on UNDER the opticoat. Poor prep work is to blame for this oversight.

That's industrial fallout. Common and most visible on light colored paint.
Whether it's rail dust or not, it's likely iron particles that have started to rust. This isn't a manufacture problem.
IronX does wonders for that sort of contamination.

Exactly my thought... Probably didn't deironize the car before the Opti-coat application.

When cars are transported on railroad cars they are subject to rail/brake dust settling on them which happens naturally on trains. Rail dust, being tiny particles or steel will turn to rust in our natural environment. It happens to all cars but it is most noticeable on white cars. Your dealership is very familiar with this happening and have an acid wash that can be used to remove all signs of rust. It is not harmful to the finish of your car. Let the dealership take care of it for you under warranty.

If it's like what Shu posted, then it's not a big deal, just clay then wax. My '10 Altima coupe develops those spotting and I just clay it then wax, then it's good for a year. It's not your car rusting.

It's not the car's fault. Clay won't permanently fix it as clay will shear off the top layer of the iron particles. You need something like the Finish Kare decontamination system which will actually get all the crap out of the finish. Then, you need to keep it protected and clean it often to prevent it from coming back.