Tiny Rust Spots - caused by fallout?

[missus]

I recently had an issue with rail fallout. It turned out that my white G35x was positioned in a bad spot on the railway ride over and got covered in the stuff. Apparently, the dealer did not do a proper cleaning prior to delivery and within 2 months, I had a ton of tiny rust spots on my car. I took it back and they said they would do a thorough cleaning of the car. When I got the car back, it appeared as though all the spots were gone. But recently, I noticed some rust spots again! Where the rust spots are coming back, it appears that there is a tiny little chip in the paint on the vertical face of the trunk.

I'm wondering if a prolonged duration of rail dust on the paint surface can somehow actually 'eat into' your paint and cause chips? I'm just really surprised that this is happening to a car that is only about 4 months old! I'm really hoping that the dealership will be willing to do something about this. But based on the warranty posted, paint chips from debris etc..isn't covered. So I'm hoping that I can find a reason to get the dealer to pay for it.

If they are indeed tiny paint chips, what would be the best and most cost-effective way to fix it? Thanks!

[smockers83]

Hmm, those are some good questions. If anything I would think that the shipment would be insured so that if something did happen to it while in shipment, that it would be covered. If the dealer can trace it back to the rail company and get them to pay for it, then I could see it happening.

As for rail dusting eating away at your paint. I guess anything is possible, not sure on the chemical reaction that goes on in that one. But you say you noticed small chips, I'm wondering if it did eat away and your paint and since yours is white, they just washed it away and didn't fix it, meaning they didn't put paint on it, so then it is rusting again but on it's own.

Sorry to hear about that. My G has chips in it too, and I hate that about my car. It chips way too easily. If I had known that prior to buying, I probably would have passed up on a G.

[TrueWangan]

Rust/Fallout Spots are very very visible on white cars. What the car needs most likely is some good claybar (not the stuff you buy at local stores). If it's not chipped then it's most likely in the clear. If not fixed, it can cause worse damage.

Some good Meguiars Professional line Medium Fine Clay or how bad it is, some more aggressive clay.

Cliffs: A GOOD 9 yards detail should be able to fix it.

[missus]

Thanks for the replies!

I called the dealer and told them about the issue. They claim that it is impossible for rail fallout to 'eat into' the paint. I don't know if I really believe them but I'll be bringing it into the shop again. To be honest, I don't know if I would have bought a G35 if the paint chips so easily! I understand that white shows rust easily but this is ridiculous!

I'll post what happens at the dealership.

[joe603]

+1 on a good claybar. I recommend Zaino products...

[pfarmer]

Thanks for the replies!

I called the dealer and told them about the issue. They claim that it is impossible for rail fallout to 'eat into' the paint. I don't know if I really believe them but I'll be bringing it into the shop again. To be honest, I don't know if I would have bought a G35 if the paint chips so easily! I understand that white shows rust easily but this is ridiculous!

I'll post what happens at the dealership.

Depends on what is 'rail fallout'. I would doubt that simply transporting a car by rail would normally cause issues. However the car could have encounter all sorts of thing via the rail. If pitted maybe a hail storm in a not so well protected unit. A dust storm, parked near a power plant's cooling towers which exposed it to the blow down, especially during a chlorination cycle, hard to say. I had two issues with the last one. One was my motorbike which had the engine coating eaten alive while parked in the parking lot during work. another was using the waste water from blowdowns for steam blows (stupid for a number of reasons) which coated everyones cars with an incredible layer of what looked like calcium deposits. My Jeep was never the same afterwards.

So I tend to side with the dealer in that rail dust, or whatever you want to refer to it should not be a problem. However I side with you stating that a car at this stage in life should not be having pitting problems. Was the car shipped to you by request or was it shipped prior to you doing the purchase?

Perry