Weird spots on black spoiler....

[bighouse]

Just washed my car today at lunchtime. Red paint looks great- but I noticed that my black spoiler surface has weird greyish spots on it. I'm thinking they may be light stains from the douglas fir and redwood pine cone seed pods that leave a red stain on surfaces when they get wet (like in the nighttime dew or settling fog).

Anyway, I've Zaino'd the surfaces a few weeks ago...and will be doing so again in the near future, but I want to get rid of these nuisance spots. Anyone have any experience with these small red stains and know a good way to remove them from the black spoiler surface???

[Zesha]

Originally Posted by bighouse

Just washed my car today at lunchtime. Red paint looks great- but I noticed that my black spoiler surface has weird greyish spots on it. I'm thinking they may be light stains from the douglas fir and redwood pine cone seed pods that leave a red stain on surfaces when they get wet (like in the nighttime dew or settling fog).

Anyway, I've Zaino'd the surfaces a few weeks ago...and will be doing so again in the near future, but I want to get rid of these nuisance spots. Anyone have any experience with these small red stains and know a good way to remove them from the black spoiler surface???

I have the same problem on my Black Prius but the same Blotching is on the hood. Toyota of Escondido is is in denial that its a factory paint problem so Iam going straight to Toyota Customer Care to get the paint redone on the hood of my car

[venom700]

I had some bird poop on my spoiler today & went to take it off when I got home. It was on there for less than an hour and it left marks behind. I tried using more cleaner but it didn't help. I had already Zaino'd my car. I even tried rubbing compound and no help. I guess the spoilers just flat out suck.

[bighouse]

I managed to rub my spots out when I applied my Zaino Z5 today.

[grassyglen]

Originally Posted by Zesha

I have the same problem on my Black Prius but the same Blotching is on the hood. Toyota of Escondido is is in denial that its a factory paint problem so Iam going straight to Toyota Customer Care to get the paint redone on the hood of my car

Can either of you post pictures of the spots/blotches on your cars? I've got these gray spots that have shown up on the black door panel of the drivers side rear door. They dont seem to come off easy. Going to take it in soon and show the dealer. Should be fun.

[bighouse]

I will if they show up again!

[Welshdog]

Is the spoiler painted or is it just shiny plastic? I'm going to be detailing ours soon and I was wondering how to handle the spoiler - it has some spots on it. Paint and plastic are cleaned and polished using different methods and materials. I wonder if Zaino is effective on unpainted plastic?

[Bobsprius]

Here's my tip of the day:

I use "Blue Magic" Plastic/Plexiglass cleaner wax. It is used for the clear shields on motorcycle helmets. I used to use it when I had my bike. Meguirs makes a product similar today for Plastic as well if Blue Magic is not available.

It cleans and polishes the Black Spoiler wonderfully! I also use it on the front headlamp lens covers as well. If Blue Magic is not available another similar product for (Plexiglass/Polycarbonate) cleaner wax should do just fine.

The greyish stains (birds, leaves sap) clean up nice and the finish has a good coat and it is much more stain resistant. Every few weeks or so should keep it looking good!

[bighouse]

Great tip, thanks! I'll go out and get some next week.

[PriusRos]

Originally Posted by Welshdog

Is the spoiler painted or is it just shiny plastic? I'm going to be detailing ours soon and I was wondering how to handle the spoiler - it has some spots on it. Paint and plastic are cleaned and polished using different methods and materials. I wonder if Zaino is effective on unpainted plastic?

I use Maguier's PlastX for the spoiler and headlight/taillight covers. Really makes them shine.