B7 Ibis white
 

Hello,

While coming close to the paint of the car (ibis white), I noticed small orange (myb rust) spots on the doors, trunk...everywhere.

I mean I just got the car in Feb 2011. Its a 2008.

What the hell is that? And could it be that the car is rusting?

I know that Audis have a 12 year warranty against rust.

And for the S-line moldings on the side of the doors, is it easy to replace any of them? Some a**hole took a small chunk from one of the molding when opening the door. Not visible. But I dont like it.

Thanks in advance.

Re: B7 Ibis white
 

Have the same spots on my door, would love to have a solution. Not noticeable to the eye from distance but I know they're their which errks me!..

HELP!

Re: B7 Ibis white
 

I Just posted this comment yesterday....

Everybody gets these and it's just more noticeable on a white vehicle. I have two neighbours with a white car and a white truck that are covered with them. One source can be the tiny shavings left behind by snowplough blades/runners, combined with road salt. This get's thrown all over the bottom of your car and becomes embedded on the surface, where it continues to rust. i picked up my silver Avant in January and noticed some when I did my first wash/wax. I haven't noticed any new deposits since winter.

They come off easily with a mild abrasive polish(not wax). I just cleaned these off my friends car with my swirl remover polish and a rag.

Re: B7 Ibis white
 

Apparently these spots can also go away using a clay bar.

I have not done it yet. I will try this week or the next and I will let you know how that works out.

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I did not find that a claybar will take them off after trying it this past weekend . It removes some spots with aggressive rubbing, but this is not the best way to use your claybar. It will shear off and remove embedded contaminants, but the rust seems to need more rubbing to remove them and I have found a polish works well.

Re: B7 Ibis white
 

good to know thanks.

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I have the same problem on my Ibis White Q7. Can you tell me (or PM) the name of the polish you used?

Thanks

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I used Prima Swirl Remover since I have it on hand. I'm sure any mild polish or swirl/scratch remover will work also.

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i have my car done with claybar 2x a year to remove it. it sucks on the white because it can been noticed much easier. comes right off and claybar really smooths out the car too!

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this is rust flick from your rotors that just sits on your paint.

elbow grease will get it out

try all kinds of stuff...1Z bug and tar remover...claybar...and it will go away.

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Thanks for the info!

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Thanks sakimano.

I will try that and will let you know.

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I had this stuff on our silver GTI. Not really sure what is was... I think maybe tar that got on the paint and then washed off... But left some orange stuff looking like rust. Used claybar and it came out with elbow grease. I would be careful using polish. Polish may lift it but if you keep polishing with the lifted "dirt" you will scratch your paint. At least with claybar, you will lift it and it will embed in the clay and there is less chance of scratching... Just use elbow grease!

It is NOT rust..
 

It isn't rust FYI, thats why you will see it on all parts of the car plastic or metal..It is industrial fallout, which is in the air and will adhere to your paint, like people have mentioned it is just more noticeable on a white car but it affect all....I find the easiest way to remove it is elbow grease with one of those mesh bug sponges that you use on your bumper, haven't tried the clay bar so I can't speak of its effectiveness...

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Sakimano is on the right track! Metallic particles that embed themselves in the surface coat of your paint…a nice long winter with lots of exposure to road salt is all you need to get these little guys rusting. It will not damage the body as the rusting is in the surface coat however it can be very unsightly. I lived on the West Coast most of my life and had no problems…very little salt on the roads in Victoria! I first noticed it when I relocated to Ottawa…I shipped two cars via rail and both vehicles produced a tremendous amount of surface contamination the following summer which I later learned was from iron particles coming off the rails and rail braking system during shipment. To a lesser degree this is what happens with your car during daily driving. The solution for me was Mother’s clay!...and some elbow grease!!

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Grab some Ricardo claybar from eShine.ca, its on sale right now too.

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OK before the winter I had the car polished and waxed. The rust spots were almost (99%)gone.

I had one step polish done on my car. Apparently you need the three step polish to remove the swirls and contamination. But mine is a 2008, I don't have a lot of swirls.

By spring, I will repolish and wax the car. i will be doing this twice a year, before and after winter.

I will post soon some post-polish pictures of the car.