Honestly what that looks like to me is a light rainfall drying on a dirty car. I've had my car look exactly like this before, I ended up blasting it with just water from the hose at a high velocity which pushed most of the black waterspot stains off. I suggest you do the same if possible instead of letting that sit on the surface of the paint.
However, there could be an acid rain or ash component to it as well. I did notice some white ash pieces had settled on my windshield on those days where the air was super smokey. As far as the wheels, I believe that happens from the rain hitting the ground and then splashing dirt and debris that was on the ground back up onto them. I see similar patterns on mine but to a greater extent because I have to park in the dirt.
Here are some of my "hall of fame" epic dirty car moments that I've posted here, should make you feel better.
Flower bits from a wind storm:
Mysterious orange stains:
Wind storm part 2:
Honorable mention: Paid $225 to get my car detailed and they left the inside of the windshield like this:
And a few bonus shots attached below.
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Originally Posted by spike021
Wtf did the rain do to my car? http://imgur.com/a/K8foC
I just washed it 2 or 3 weeks ago so there wasn't that much dirt... Is it possible there was ash in the air from the fires and the rain brought it down?
Even the wheels got hella dirty and I haven't driven it since Sunday.. |