The problem with white cars

Alot of these stains remain even after washing, going to resort to polish to remove them tomorrow. Potential white car buyers think again

wahahaha, who ask u to get white last time?
white and black hard to maintain, but really swee.

Just now at mountbatten I use tissue to wipe, the stain didnt budge, I was like

longbow wrote:Just now at mountbatten I use tissue to wipe, the stain didnt budge, I was like

o.O xiao bai!!.

Wah this is bad.... now I am worried about my white KOUP...

btw Long bow,

1. How often you wash your xiao bai
2. Do you park under open air most of the time?
3. How long already your xiao bai

aural wrote:btw Long bow,

1. How often you wash your xiao bai
2. Do you park under open air most of the time?
3. How long already your xiao bai

muz wash everyday lah....if not become 超级白

ya common issue for white and black car...

aural wrote:btw Long bow,

1. How often you wash your xiao bai
2. Do you park under open air most of the time?
3. How long already your xiao bai

1. wash once or twice a week
2. weekdays always under the sun, office carpark no shelter
3. collected in july

One or twice a week also like that cham liao i only once a week. You did you pps?

if got do pps and still like that.. hmm.... white car really cannot get..

also not to mention no matter how well u do... it will turn yellow sooner or later..

No need to wash everyday, just ensure that once your xiao bai touches water, on the day itself, you have to ensure to wipe it off specially during raining days and when washing car.

Water tends to store up in hidden areas and after awhile it will drip down leaving a mark and if this mark is not wipe off, it will seep into the paint. Just have to work hard maintaining it and it's still very swee!

That means got to keep some cloth etc in the boot constantly....

NiVleK wrote:That means got to keep some cloth etc in the boot constantly....

Just always remember to wip it off immediately if not it's like coffee stain.

If not stand far away to admire and don't stay so near and white is still the cool colour

greatgazoo wrote:

NiVleK wrote:That means got to keep some cloth etc in the boot constantly....

Just always remember to wip it off immediately if not it's like coffee stain.

If not stand far away to admire and don't stay so near and white is still the cool colour

gazoo need u to source a body wiper for the white car... then they dont need to away step out of car have to bend up and down to find water spot at their car....

Err...this one canot source leh, I tink have to invent one. If not ask Terrier to help source also.

I thought this kinda of stains can just be remove by car wax ?

Siaoster wrote:I thought this kinda of stains can just be remove by car wax ?

Yes it can... like my bike...

The black "running water" stain can be easily removed as well...

Dun be lazy and use a cloth a try wiping it la...

white car, is hard work to maintain,
mine tit silver, 2 week no wash and its gone case, tree sap on roof top cannot remove with washing already, parking at open air car park 100%,

Easiest way is to have a water pipe in your car + 1 clean baby diaper cloth... when dirty... juz look for a MSCP, put 20 cents. start using water to rinse. dry with cloth.

looks like i need to be hardworking also.. lol..
what kind of cloth is good ah? other than baby diaper cloth?

I keep 2 cloth at my boot. Like today big rain come back spend 5-10min wiping the car dry. Been doing that for my old car also.

Why 2 cloth? After wiping, i'll bring the cloth back home to wash clean. So in case i did not put it back and need to wipe there is one spare.

whitechoco wrote:looks like i need to be hardworking also.. lol..
what kind of cloth is good ah? other than baby diaper cloth?

Normal cloth can already as long as they can absorb water and is not rough. Afterall this is just to wipe dry your car. If you scared buy micro-fibre cloth.
Size try to get bigger ones so that they wiping process can be faster.

My colleague's 1 year old white Honda Civic - it gets dirty very quickly. When he doesn't wash his car after 1 week ...... the whole car is full of stain marks ... When he gets it washed... it looks very clean and handsome.

Potatoes wrote:My colleague's 1 year old white Honda Civic - it gets dirty very quickly. When he doesn't wash his car after 1 week ...... the whole car is full of stain marks ... When he gets it washed... it looks very clean and handsome.

I think white cars hard if you are in open air carpark all the time.

Later I'll head to autobacs and get myself some microfibres hurhur, anyone thought of using car covers?

Next time better get discount for white car before buying.

I see also heart pain.

Bro u tried using wax already? In any case if you have not done PPS, try to. White cars better do that.

longbow wrote:Later I'll head to autobacs and get myself some microfibres hurhur, anyone thought of using car covers?

I use car covers due to the nature of my work...trust me...it's better without.

strange... i don't find any stain and dirt on my car. could it because your west area is near to Jurong Island and thus those pollutants came down with the rain?

The White Cruiser wrote:strange... i don't find any stain and dirt on my car. could it because your west area is near to Jurong Island and thus those pollutants came down with the rain?

You did anything to your grill? Like unscrewing the grill before? Was thinking last night might also have stuff trapped there. The front stain look symetrical so might be due to the above mentioned reason.

nope... i didn't clean my (sibling)'s car, also a white, for months and no stain was spotted. my area is near to the central reserve occupied by rainforest.

too much "acid rain" in your area.

The White Cruiser wrote:nope... i didn't clean my (sibling)'s car, also a white, for months and no stain was spotted. my area is near to the central reserve occupied by rainforest.

too much "acid rain" in your area.

No lah for long bow
Saw his retro logo, so suspected he removed his front grill before.

For me i wash only once or twice, nvr really bother abt stains coz it will come sooner or later.
Just bring it in for grooming every year will do for me but mine is not white.
OT abit, isnt the car suppose to serve us nw bcome we serving the car?

melburn wrote:For me i wash only once or twice, nvr really bother abt stains coz it will come sooner or later.
Just bring it in for grooming every year will do for me but mine is not white.
OT abit, isnt the car suppose to serve us nw bcome we serving the car?

Life sux

NiVleK wrote:

longbow wrote:Later I'll head to autobacs and get myself some microfibres hurhur, anyone thought of using car covers?

I use car covers due to the nature of my work...trust me...it's better without.

better without car cover ? how come ?

If the rain comes while you have the car cover, there will be very dirty patches on the car after the rain stops and the water dries up.

aural wrote:

whitechoco wrote:looks like i need to be hardworking also.. lol..
what kind of cloth is good ah? other than baby diaper cloth?

Normal cloth can already as long as they can absorb water and is not rough. Afterall this is just to wipe dry your car. If you scared buy micro-fibre cloth.
Size try to get bigger ones so that they wiping process can be faster.

ohh.. ok... thxs! hehe.. i gonna do the PPS and i tink they giving a micro-fibre cloth. Maybe i just go buy one bigger one then..

pps... i will consider when my bodykit comes

NiVleK wrote:If the rain comes while you have the car cover, there will be very dirty patches on the car after the rain stops and the water dries up.

oh meaning the water seeps through the cover , yeah yeah i realised that for my bike cover too

sianzzz
spend few hrs detailing my car till kim kim swee swee
noe wat......................

half an hr later, it rain cats and dogs..
all effort gone..

Suan le la tomorrow walk into the Singtel shop "Hello, how much to GMASK my entire car"

gmask under the sun ???? i think its better with matt balck or carbon fiber sticker.

Siaoster wrote:

NiVleK wrote:If the rain comes while you have the car cover, there will be very dirty patches on the car after the rain stops and the water dries up.

oh meaning the water seeps through the cover , yeah yeah i realised that for my bike cover too

yeah...those cover are not water proof one...even if they claim to be....I used more than 6 over the years...trying different brands....

And the ugly patches...its really bad.

The next worst thing is have to keep a dripping wet cover in the car if you happen to need the car while it is raining...

Also, got to take proper precaution when opening the cover cos my A pillar got many fine scratches due to car cover opening/closing and the cover moving about in the wind....

Think it's normal for white car. Must keep it clean and dry......

turbo4ev wrote:sianzzz
spend few hrs detailing my car till kim kim swee swee
noe wat......................

half an hr later, it rain cats and dogs..
all effort gone..

The detailing comes with protectant or waxing right. At least your paint work is protected with new coating.

Use a professional paint sealant like Meguiar's NXT or their pro sealant 2.0. I use it every 2-3weeks, it really helps against waterspots and bird droppings. If you find it too troublesome to wax the whole car in one go, just wax the bonnet/roof/boot during one week and the next week do the doors/fenders/bumpers.

tiny wrote:Use a professional paint sealant like Meguiar's NXT or their pro sealant 2.0. I use it every 2-3weeks, it really helps against waterspots and bird droppings. If you find it too troublesome to wax the whole car in one go, just wax the bonnet/roof/boot during one week and the next week do the doors/fenders/bumpers.

I "tried" that. But always end up waxing the whole car.

yup,
did a wash, polish then protector,
all using durogloss product.

aural wrote: I "tried" that. But always end up waxing the whole car.

Then isn't it better? Anyway I think you probably work in the tuas industrial area (or near some power plant). It's tough to protect your car paint, maybe you can try covering your car when you park it?