Black spots and marks on white paint

[vinnie07]

Partner has got a new car which is white I noticed after washing there are some black spots and marks that sit on the paint but not removed by washing.
It tends to be worse on the roof, being a Range Rover I suspect it hasn't always been best cleaned up there.
Is there a particular product (fallout remover etc) that would remove this or is it a full clay bar type job?
Cheers

[vinnie07]

I was unsure if it could be tar also. Sounds like I would be best using a tar remover and then clay bar/mitt.

Thanks everyone for your help

[vinnie07]

IJWS15 said:

Tar, starts off black and goes dark brown as the grime sticks to it, the reason I will never have another white car - they look good when clean but are a pita to get clean.

This seems to be certainly what is on the roof from that description, there is a substantial amount on the roof whereas the body work elsewhere it’s minor specs scattered about

[vinnie07]

Cheers for your feedback guys. Seems a tar remover is a great place to start. As luck would have it I have noticed some Autoglym ultimate tar remover in my garage so I'll give that a go over the weekend first and see if that alone works. All advice greatly appreciated. Cheers again

[vinnie07]

PHZero said:

Best of luck. Despite my best efforts to clean the car thoroughly before using one, I found that a clay bar did more harm than good!

I'm sorry to hear that! I'm trying to avoid it at all costs in this weather ha ha

[vinnie07]

PHZero said:

I used a Halfords clay bar. Probably user / a rookie error. It appeared to pick up very fine particles of grit and the likes, which then caused scratches to appear.

This was on a very clean car. Or so I thought. Perhaps it wasn't clean enough.

Arghh sorry to hear that! I have used the Autoglym ones before and they seemed fine but I was looking at the Halfords clay bar this week for only £7! After hearing this I think I will steer clear of it!

[vinnie07]

Ahh I see. I have never used the fallout remover first. I will have to look into fallout removers and purchase some.
My car was fairly new when I clayed it maybe thats why I got away with unknowingly missing this step

[vinnie07]

Zarco said:

That's what I do when I can be arsed. It's a thankless task.

I’ll give it a good go tomorrow. Thanks all :-)