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glad ur getting it all worked out man.... crazy story... very crazy

:o lol

You can always hide, cover and compensate. I've found turbo systems hides tree sap stains very well.

u might be on to something... and i did just buy a house... house warming present? smooth u shouldn't have lol

does wax temporarily eliminate the stained areas?

only before u wipe it off lol....

must be a florida thing lol.... i waxed today after work so the sun wouldn't hurt the areas that id taken the wax off of... i think i'm just gonna have to deal with this :/ but here is a picture of a shiny door! it's makes me a little bit happy :D

Are these spots only on the areas of the car that were re-painted? If so, i would bring the car back to the autobody shop. From the pictures i can see there's a lot of orange peel

no they aren't the areas that were repainted unless they blended into it i don't know on that...

Could these spots be from bird droppings? I know if you leave droppings on the paint long enough it will etch just like what you've got pictured there.

My suggestion would be to lightly wetsand with 2000 grit and airbrush some clear over the spots and feather the edges a few inches or so. Then let dry completely and wetsand and polish. Should be a permanent fix.

definitely not bird droppings... it's water spots for sure... unless the bird has a machine gun !Removed! hole lol

Water spots are REALLY hard to get rid of. If they did not come out with wetsanding...I'm not sure what to tell you. It must be a chemical stain that has etched through so much of the clear that you aren't getting down deep enough to remove them. The polish you are using must have some oils in it, the reason they look gone and then come back is because the fillers evaporate out of the etching in the heat of the sun.

I think you should take it to a professional. If you keep attacking them with abrasive polishers and even worse, sandpaper eventually you're going to burn through the clear and then you'll REALLY have a problem.

May be one of those things you just need to live with...

What wax/sealant are you using? I've found carnuaba waxes protect against water spots better than sealants.

ive used different kinds from meguiars to 3m to mothers... i can't remember i used last... but the fenders and bumper had been repainted not too long ago and they told me to wait like a year or something like that before i waxed or anything on those areas... so i was waiting to rewax until that time was up... i don't know if that had something to do with it or not.. but the texas heat here has been retarded and i'm sure hasn't helped.... i have a guy supposed to take a look at it this weekend so we'll see....

i'm just so glad this happened now you know since i don't have anything else on my mind... klsadjkfklasdfkjlsjkldsa

that's kind of what i'm afraid of is that it's gonna be permanent... :/

ok first i clayed bared my car then after that didn't work we wet sanded the spots with 2000 grit and then buffed them with 2 different compounds and the spots were gone right? wrong.... in about an 1 hr or 2 or so the stupid spots came back as if we did nothing to them at all.... this is driving me nuts... the spots look like a water spot dull in the center of a little circle... there is no raise or dip in the paint that u can feel it's glassy smooth... i really just don't know what to do here... here are sum pictures of what i'm talking about:

i'm up for any suggestions here... i work so hard on keeping my car clean and perfect and crap like this happens that i have no control over and drives me absolutely mad!!!! thanks

matt

i had mine done darker and had the face and lip machined on my IS300 and ihaven't had any problems with them

turn it up until it starts distorting then turn it down a notch or two

i don't mind eating in my car myself cuz i'm careful but i won't let anyone else eat in it lol...

After I thought about it, yeah, I'm the same way. I don't eat it in it at all when other people are in the car cause they think it's ok then. So eveeryone knows no eating or drinking in the Lex. But when no one is around.......Hey, it's my car. I do what I want. LOL!

exactly!

i don't mind eating in my car myself cuz i'm careful but i won't let anyone else eat in it lol...

not really maintenance but when i have the wheels off i like to clean the wheel well real good and get that crusty dirt off that u can't get to other wise.. and of course the back side of the wheels too.. :)

in my personal experience i have always bought the extended warranty however i have never had to use it... and honestly really all it's ever done for me is made me upside down on the vehicle... so me personally i will never buy an extended warranty again.. but of course as soon as i do i'll need it... lol..

when you pulled out the code did it say which sensor on which bank?

on my IS the bank 2 sensor 2 went bad. thats the hardest one, the one that is not on the manifold but the catback.

How many sensor are there on this car?

there are 4... 3 in the header and 1 in the y-pipe

i got ya bro

^^^^ agreed.... pro bowl is lame-o...

GO COLTS!!!!!!!!! woot!!!!!!

that piece just slides out... push up and pull out

dang sorry bro... that definitely sucks sorry ur having to mess with all that.... hope u get it straightened out!

happy birthday mang!

ya happy bday dc!