Rust on a new car ???

[Steel Angel]

Waah!

On my trunk, I found rust already! Dots, anyway ...

It's a Subaru WRX, anyone else have noticed this too? Got it in September (when there was a shortage of them) ...

Not only do I see dots of rust, I see streaks of *something* coming from below the Subaru lettering.

Friend say it might be calcium buildup(?), and that CLR will clear out for me. I read the bottle of CLR and it says it's not recommended on metallic surfaces. Ain't the paint considered metallic?

Any other suggestions on this? It's like a hard film that a pressure washer and soap can't get rid of ...

[max_boost]

My sister is starting to get little rust spots on her front bumper. She drives a 2001 Impreza 2.5RS

[max_boost]

And CLR rocks! I use it to clean my washroom! LOL

[4wheeldrift]

If its something that you can't get rid of and keeps coming back, take it back to the dealership. You have a 5 year corrosion warranty. Galvanizing isn't an exactly science, its uncommon now but not unheard of for cars to prematurely rust.

What color are these spots? If its calcium build up they'll be kind of a whiteish color, not red like rust.

[max_boost]

At first I thought my sister was making it up but how wrong was I!

She's a Geology major so I think she knows her stuff lol

[Steel Angel]

The dots are red, but the streaks are white-ish in color. That makes sense?

[2000impreza]

Originally posted by max_boost
My sister is starting to get little rust spots on her front bumper. She drives a 2001 Impreza 2.5RS

i could be worng but isn't the front bumper urethane?

[Audi Kid]

hahahah

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by Steel Angel
The dots are red, but the streaks are white-ish in color. That makes sense?

The dots are almost certainly rust if they are a reddish color and the paint is blistered or puckered around them. The streaks are likely just hard water stains or soap left over from the last time you washed your car. They don't come off very easily unless you use a high pressure wand on them or something. I wouldn't worry about those too much.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by max_boost
At first I thought my sister was making it up but how wrong was I!

She's a Geology major so I think she knows her stuff lol

she knows nothing. haha

[max_boost]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


she knows nothing. haha

Dude look at your car man, nuff said

[Ben]

Rust on a new car, what an insult...

[CRXguy]

Originally posted by max_boost


Dude look at your car man, nuff said

LOL......

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[BarryBeach]

Originally posted by Benny
Rust on a new car, what an insult...

My Saturn has a rust spot on the front and it is a 2000 ...




.... Oh wait i know why .... it's a SATURN.

[kenny]

It could be little bits of brake dust, my car gets these little very microscopic reddish/brown/black dots on the rear that look like tiny rust spots but wish a good hand wash and a clay bar treatment they all dissapear.

[MrX]

if they are rust spots, are they forming because the paint has been nicked by a rock? Or does it look like the rust is forming from underneath the paint?

[Speed_RaSiR]

Originally posted by kenny
It could be little bits of brake dust, my car gets these little very microscopic reddish/brown/black dots on the rear that look like tiny rust spots but wish a good hand wash and a clay bar treatment they all dissapear.

I had the same thing on my 00 SiR, i was freaked then I also realized my bumper was uerothane . , then after some mad scrubbing they went away

[Weapon_R]

A new car shouldn't rust that quickly - almost all companies have pretty comprehensive rust warranties on those that are naturally occuring. Take it back to them and have them replace it or repaint it (although its gauranteed to come back if you repaint it).

[2K255HP]

Exactly your car is new so its still under warranty just take it back to the dealership and let them fix it up for you