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      05-23-2016, 12:16 AM   #1
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Orange specks on alpine white

Just spent the last 8-10 hrs removing most of these little dots. Does anyone know how to avoid them from coming back is their some type of paint treatment?
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      05-23-2016, 12:40 AM   #2
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You need IronX and something called Nanoskin. Would have made your job much easier.

Not sure if there is anything out there that would prevent it from coming back besides washing the car regularly and applying some sort of coating to protect the paint (eg Optigloss, Modesta etc...)

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Alpine White is a lot of work. What you're seeing is probably industrial fallout. Did you remove it using a clay bar? IronX would have definitely helped. Depending where you live, you might not be able to prevent it from coming back. The rear end of these cars are just a magnet for all kinds of garbage. Alpine White is very tough to keep clean. I keep my E70 protected with Power Lock and it helps it be a bit more manageable.
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Claybar is an old tech as Alan mentioned, get Nanoskin


http://www.amazon.com/Nanoskin-AS-01.../dp/B00DOS0LH2

It does wonders for your paint by removing all sorts of road contaminants, leaving your exterior like day one.

Check out my thread page 5 & 6 on my review and photos of the end result.

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...1145464&page=5

8 months later... and my exterior is still popping
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Yep. They're usually made of tree sap, bug splatter, accumulated dirt/dust/pollen, brake dust, or other airborne pollutants, etc. Nothing you can really do to avoid them.

Use the nano mitt/clay a couple times per year, give your car regular maintenance cleanings, and use a decent sealant to make them a little easier to remove and to reduce the risk of any permanent paint damage.

Also, tree sap tends to be the worst culprit for me. Avoid parking under trees if you can help it.
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I use zaino all in one twice each year. Just clay bar'd my white X5 and it took about 45 min. to get all of the brake dust off (orange specs) Most of it was confined to the rear...
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Just remember after you clay bar or nano skin it removes all protective layers in your clearcoat. (Wax,sealant etc) make sure you reapply your favorite wax/sealant afterwards
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Going to try this Nanoskin...but I'm worried about it removing the Opti coat on the paint.
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Going to try this Nanoskin...but I'm worried about it removing the Opti coat on the paint.
If you have the permanent pro version then the only way to remove Opti-Coat is by polishing or paint stripping. If you have the consumer grade version then yes, I think you would need to reapply it after claying.
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