05-14-2021, 07:59 PM | #1 |
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Anyone else's mirror caps look like this?..
When I got the car in 2018 it had just a little bit of this but it's gotten progressively worse and nothing seems to take it off. Swirl remover, clay bar, other polishes, nothin'. I don't know what it is and I don't believe it's rust because it's plastic but it sure is annoying seeing it every day! |
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Is it on both mirrors or just the one? From the pic, it looks like it has been poorly painted, with contaminates in the finish. Probably needs a good sanding and respray.
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Look more than rust particles. I had some on my MKX at sale time but not as much and concentrates as this.
I use Meguiar's 205 with a microfiber cloths. Might want to try that before respraying. Not cheap: https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirr...1124670&sr=8-1 There is a 8 oz version for less. Last edited by JJ 911SC; 05-15-2021 at 07:33 PM.. |
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I'm just stumped on what it could be, the cars been in California its whole life, and half of it was in a SF parking garage.. |
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I am in UK and a couple of years ago we had a similar problem only ours was on a silver 3 Series, It was put down to immissions from a factory that had a problem and it was Grinding particles that were emmited as dust out of the extractors.
I don't know if you have any factories nearby but it looked exactly the same as that.
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