I'll wash my 03 Corolla and the next day the sides by the wheel end up like this, even though I've been driving on concrete. The dirt builds up very quickly. I was wondering if there was something I could buy to prevent this?
Thanks.
Mudguards and a good clay job and polish job will make the dirt removal easier. Dealer sells mudguards, be wary of the ebay mudguards, they are cheap and may not fit correctly.
Looks like your car isn't an S, Toyota still doesn't make mudguards for the ninth generation S, but they have preformed mudguards for your car, I can't remember how much but with Toyota parts nothing is cheap!
Looks like you're putting on a bunch of tire shine gloop and it's slinging off onto the paint. That, or you've driven across some wet pavement with dirty water on it. I've never seen anything like that.
Looks like you're putting on a bunch of tire shine gloop and it's slinging off onto the paint. That, or you've driven across some wet pavement with dirty water on it. I've never seen anything like that.
He lives in Florida, I have too off and on, look at the ground under his tires it's a gray sand/dirt mix close to the color that's splashed on the car, sand is an ingredient in concrete and all over Florida roads especialy coastal areas, maybe when water/sand/dirt mix it could become hard like that plus throw in some salt to the mix!, just my opinion!
I park in that grassy section but apart from that I do all my driving on concrete. I will try to not put tired gloss next time to see how that affects it and I'll call the dealership to see how much mudguards can run me.
It's nothing major; just an aesthetic. The car just looks so dirty just one day after I wash it!
Unfortunately I don't have a garage. If I did I would park it there!
Oh and I have a CE.
I will try to not put tired gloss next time to see how that affects it...
If you used a heavy tire shine on it, I guarantee you that's what the black stuff is -- it's where the tire shine has slung off the tires. That happens more when you use a particularly heavy/thick dressing, and especially if you drive it right after you apply it. What brand have you been using? It's best if you apply it conservatively and let it soak in overnight before driving it (do it at night, after you're done driving for the day). That's the best way to avoid that stuff slinging off.
Or, change brands. I use Michelin's tire shine and it doesn't sling. It's also water-based, so it doesn't contain damaging petroleum constituents that most dressings use. It gives a nice satin finish rather than the "wet" look.
If you used a heavy tire shine on it, I guarantee you that's what the black stuff is -- it's where the tire shine has slung off the tires. That happens more when you use a particularly heavy/thick dressing, and especially if you drive it right after you apply it. What brand have you been using? It's best if you apply it conservatively and let it soak in overnight before driving it (do it at night, after you're done driving for the day). That's the best way to avoid that stuff slinging off.
Or, change brands. I use Michelin's tire shine and it doesn't sling. It's also water-based, so it doesn't contain damaging petroleum constituents that most dressings use. It gives a nice satin finish rather than the "wet" look.
He never said if he used tire shine, I've had tire shine hit my body before but never little blotches like that, tires shine spray looks more of a mud sling pattern
I don't use Tire Shine. The last time I washed my car in one of those hand car-wash places, and they do put tire shine. I drive away the moment I get my car so it might be that the tire shine has not dried yet. They spray the tires with nozzle sprays so it might be excessive, after all.
Commercial places that use it often use a very heavy, very oil-based formula. They do this for a few reasons. It's cheap. It lasts a long time, even through rain storms. And it keeps the tires very wet-looking which is what a lot of folks want. And you're right -- if they're spraying it directly from the bottle, without wiping it down or anything, that's most definitely the cause of your paint spotting.
I'll bet that if you asked them to not put it on next time, and you can verify that they didn't use it, your paint won't look like that.
Then that has to happen to every car they put that shine on without mud flaps, you would think after thousands of cars having this happen to it and then complaining they would go to a different method!
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