jswift79 (03-28-2015)
2010 CWP you can easily spot the rail dust if you look closey.
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I was never told about that either and although it's easy to blame yourself, I specifically asked if there was anything I needed to do with regards to the rust warranty and the sales manager said "no, it's lifetime and you don't need to worry about it". This was at the time of purchase. I had an inspection done at Budds' shortly after the 2-year interval had passed but the tech told me there was no corrosion and everything was fine, so when I ended up having a rust spot under the side skirt last fall I showed them the paperwork that claimed everything was fine and got them to honour the rust warranty. I don't know if it'll apply to rail dust but I hope they help you out since it's definitely not an isolated incident.
Sigh, Mazda paint is so cheap. Just like their metal :/
Last edited by Captain Mazda; 03-30-2015 at 05:08 PM.
jswift79 (03-30-2015)
Mazda paint isn't the issue... sure it is thin, but this is not a $40,000+ luxury car. And I'm never going to complain because they have always had beautiful colors unlike every other manufacturer. The real issues are design flaws combined with cheap metal and insufficient protection.
Captain Mazda (03-31-2015),jswift79 (03-30-2015)
Agreed, the ass-backwards concept of salting roads here only precipitates that :/
Rail dust is not only from shipping the car via train. It comes more from the brakes that are semi metallic and drivers on the road. Other vehicles, trucks especially use metallic pads and it becomes air borne. These particles stick to the surface of your car and start to corrode with the harsh salt on the road and in the air. It becomes stuck and then embedded into the paint.
It shows more prominent on white. One way to minimize it is to ensure you wash your car regularly and ensure you clean seal/wax your car at least once a season at a minimum.
Rust proofing has no bearing on "rail dust" contamination so the OP should not link the two and feel PO that they are out a warranty. If you got paint protection, that would be a different story.
decontaminate/claybar/polish/wax
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Hey everyone,
I had a bunch of the rail dust on my white Mazda 3, it was very noticeable. I clay barred my car and it all came off! Looks brand new again! I used maguires clay bar kit from Canadian tire. Cost 30$, highly recommend it!
Yes great point, after I clayed my car I used NuFinish once a year car polish, not the squeeze bottle but the tub you have to use a screwdriver to open. Looked awesome
Im need to do a clay bar ... Im lazy at washing the car... time to give her some TLC
Working on the hood paint chips first...
Last edited by G ~ MINI; 06-25-2019 at 12:07 PM.
Happens when particles settle on paint. Just spray WD-40 on it. Let it sit for 7 min. Then wipe off. The rust specs are gone. Then wash your car with soap and water to remove the WD-40.
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Spray it with WD-40? All that does is cover the issue, it does not remove the rail dust or particles.
Only with a proper clay bar procedure can rail dust be removed. Even Iron-X does zip except show you where the main particles are.
Its not a hard job to do and can be done in one afternoon.
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