acid stain

[revhead1016]

hello veedub drives. Can any one tellme how to remove a acid stain from a paint job? unfortunately i dont know where it come from, as i bought the car with it. it's a big patch but very light stain.

[Mrk_Mickey]

How do you actually know it's an acid stain?

Shoot us a few pictures of it and hopefully we'll be able to help from there .

[revhead1016]

i'll post a pic soon. my other had one neer the window and it come from the tile grout drops. but i will take a pic tomorrow and post it.

[carcareproducts]

If whatever has come in contact with the paint has chemically etched the paint you will find it very hard to remove.

Can you feel any paint missing? Is there a contaminant built up on the paint surface? What colour is the paint?

If there is just a stain you may be able to polish it out but it will need some serious machine paint correction, more than likely by a pro.

[AGO41T]

i had battery acid on mine.. just get a full respray

[revhead1016]

Can you feel any paint missing? Is there a contaminant built up on the paint surface? What colour is the paint?

no paint missing. and it a black paint. it looks like a big water mark, the same mark when you wash your car and didn't dry it, but it's very light.

i try to avoid the respray if i can mate.

[revhead1016]

sorry cant supply pic, it's to light it won't show in the pic

[DMS_Dan]

Sounds like it will buff out then. It may need to be wetsanded first though

[revhead1016]

Ok, dose it have to be done by professionals or it can be done by none experience like me?

[DMS_Dan]

Definitely a job for the pros mate. First paint thickness readings will need to be taken to see how much paint is left, then the area will need to be sanded back, then the orange peel surrounding the area blended in so it dosnt look weird. After this the sanding marks will need to be buffed out and then the finish refined down to ensure there are no more marks in the paint.