Hot coffee treatment for my X5... - Page 2

sethro · #11 05-10-2010, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by primetime

seth the average temp for coffee is 180 while in the cup or pot..when spilled it cools immediately obivously..And if you read carefully, nobody here says its like using a buffer...And not sure if you're using your buffer properly, use it on a panel, then touch the panel..little warm? yeah... And Trust me, a buffer will F your clearcoat and paint up way worse then a coffee spill if its not used correctly..

I agree that coffee will cool almost immediately, however I've been using buffers on all the cars I have owned everything from Honda's to BMW's and never experienced the surface ever get hot, maybe a little warm when using Megs M10532 to get out a nasty scratch. Bottom line is that what happened to the OP is sad and when people like you and me take such good car of our cars we are hurt when people do stuff like that and just run away. Most likely the hot coffee has stripped away all protection off the surface of the paint leaving it discolored or hazy. If I was the OP I would do the following:

- Don't take it to a automatic car wash
- Clean the car the affected area using a damp microfibre cloth
- Use a mild car soap if necessary to remove any dirt or milk that is still visible
- Apply a thick layer of paste wax (liquid is okay too) to the spill area under shade when the car is cold to touch
- Let the wax cure
- Wipe away any access wax residue with a fresh cotton/microfibre cloth
- Finish off with any sealant of your choice.

Good luck

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primetime · #12 05-10-2010, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethro

I agree that coffee will cool almost immediately, however I've been using buffers on all the cars I have owned everything from Honda's to BMW's and never experienced the surface ever get hot, maybe a little warm when using Megs M10532 to get out a nasty scratch. Bottom line is that what happened to the OP is sad and when people like you and me take such good car of our cars we are hurt when people do stuff like that and just run away. Most likely the hot coffee has stripped away all protection off the surface of the paint leaving it discolored or hazy. If I was the OP I would do the following:

- Don't take it to a automatic car wash
- Clean the car the affected area using a damp microfibre cloth
- Use a mild car soap if necessary to remove any dirt or milk that is still visible
- Apply a thick layer of paste wax (liquid is okay too) to the spill area under shade when the car is cold to touch
- Let the wax cure
- Wipe away any access wax residue with a fresh cotton/microfibre cloth
- Finish off with any sealant of your choice.

Good luck

Right on..No worries. I agree with your method of cleaning for this particular incident.. I seriously doubt the temp of the coffee did anything really..I mean, our cars sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time, and it gets super hot..I'm betting the temp on my black X sitting in the 100 degrees plus in direct sunlight for hours upon hours, thats gotta have the surface temp of the exterior of the car well above 100 degrees...At least I would assume so..Its burning hot when you touch it while the car has been sitting outside in summer heat waves...I wonder what our exterior temp max is before "melting point"? or "bad for your paint point"? Lol..

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