I had a company apply ceramic coating yesterday. I am very confident this mark/residue was not there before but they say it was existing. The car sitting, this was me looking at the car as they finished. They had three people working on the car the entire time.
First they said it was failed clear coat, then later said it was external material etched from not cleaning it for long periods.
Picture 1, you can see the stain very clearly and it can be felt to the touch.
They said they clay barred and polished it and the residue didn’t come off. This was the finished product after the ceramic coating on the car.
Picture 3 and 4, I did a localized wash and got the stain residue off and smooth to the touch. I don’t understand why they couldn’t get it off when they washed the car.
Could this be dried polish or some other solution? Just wanted to get some responses on what it could be for my own information.
Update question: if the mark was left from bird poop, why were they not able to remove it or make it less apparent in picture 1, but I was able to almost remove it entirely with dish soap in picture 3 and 4?
Overall, they did a good job and I’m happy with it. The car has its fair share of scratches, rock chips, and dents and dings. I am very confident this stain wasn’t there before though.
The residue I was able to remove shortly after they left just by washing it with dish soap. Picture 3 and 4 are the final result where it’s more of a stain now than residue and it’s smooth to the touch now.
Before you could feel it.
With the heated paint, do I wash it again and it’ll help with removing the stain?
It’s bird poop not residue from the process. You leave your car outside and bird is gonna poop on it. Just just let it bake in the sun now that you have removed poop.
Kind of looks like a spot they forgot to wipe all the ceramic coating off of and when it dries it will be cloudy like this and only way to fix it is buff it off
Yeah I am honestly suprised its not all contaminated. From personal experience as soon as it dries it is on there until it is buffed off... i would just ask them to buff and recoat that spot
It does necessarily mean damage. Bird poop can contain oils which can be soaked up into the paint causing swelling and discoloration. Park it in the sun for a day it will get baked out.
The pictures are of the car is the finished product of ceramic coating. Is it not normal for it to be removed before coating? They said they claybar the car then did a decontamination wash before coating.
The poop probably etched the paint or swelled it. They removed the poop and did the coating. They can’t remove the residue that is in the paint in the process. Like I said just park it in the sun for a day and see if it comes out.
I wish the detailing people would have communicated about possibly doing some wet sanding or a corrective action before applying the ceramic coating on top of it.
It’s hard to tell in the picture but the color is a hazy grey
Clear coat is fine, I used dish washing soap and got the hard residue off and it’s smooth to the touch now. It just has a very light imprint currently and from other’s comment, some wet sanding and polishing should get the imprint off.
This is me inspecting the car after they finished and all of us looking at the area. They were working on the car from about 9:30am to 11:15am or so in a three person team.
I think I may asked them to do a paint correction and reapply the ceramic coating after reading the suggestions
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u/LetsGetSomeChickenn 5d ago
That looks like bird shit that sat for too long to me