My ride has a considerable amout of train brake dust on the hood and the roof. I've tried clay and LIGHT hand compound but it isn' t doing anything. I am trying not to break out my buffer on it. Do yall know of any other options?

 

clay bar will do wonders sir!
then wax it real good

 

I have clayed the crap out of it but it just doesn't seem to help hardly any. Should I just keep at it or what?

 

I heard of some real problems in the past with new vehicles that got train dust embedded in the paint during transport and eventually ruining the paint job. Sorry I don't know of any remedies, hope you get it worked out.

 

Theres bulletins in all the service manuals for GM cars that say if there is rail dust on new cars from transport the only way to get rid of it is to wetsand and buff the car

 

I had a buddy of mine with a vette whom had the same problem. He took it to a body shop had the whole thing wet sanded and buffed (under insurance) and it came back. I know he ended up getting it fixed somewhere; I will ask him and get back to you.

 

Try some Castrol Super Clean. That stuff seems to get off almost anything.

 

That's totally bogus information they're putting out there. Wet sanding will do nothing but cut the tops off of major rail dust and the embeded iron dust not removed by sanding will end up making rust spots in the paint down the road. The only way to remove it entirely is an acid wash bath from a professional shop, THEN wet sanding if needed, THEN clay bar, then redetail with sealer/wax.

The acid softens the metal, which can then be removed with a rag, then neutralized. The best way I have seen to test for rail dust and other paint impurities is to remove the plastic from a pack of cigs, put 3 fingers into the plastic and run it over the entire car (horizontal surfaces should be the worst). When it feels smooth running the plastic over the paint, you're ready for the next step.

 

I would try FK1's decontamination kit.http://fk1usa.com/decontamination.htm

 

The Fk1 decon stuff looks like the most sensible route thus far. Might order it and see what it can do.
thanks for the help.