Rusty leaks from the pipe damaged car painting

[yyssjj33]

Hi there,

Recently I found my model's frunk hood painting got damaged by the rusty leaks from a pipe, do you know if it's repairable via a DIY way or I have to go to tesla service?

I have tired to wipe it off by myself, but feels like there are already some chemical reactions happened to the painting&rusty and the stains is kind of fused into the paint.

I've also scheduled a service, will keep posting.

 

[ewoodrick]

I'd suggest first trying a detail shop. Some of them are really good. And they should be all around you.

 

[rolling green]

you can try an iron remover spray. Let it sit on the spot until it turns purple then wipe away

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C39H9YX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[yyssjj33]

you can try an iron remover spray. Let it sit on the spot until it turns purple then wipe away

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C39H9YX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

thanks will give it a shot!

 

[yyssjj33]

I'd suggest first trying a detail shop. Some of them are really good. And they should be all around you.

thanks, will look around

 

[yyssjj33]

Update: Tesla service asked me to get help from body shop, I went to some body shop and they said the acid in the leak has damaged the paint, so have to do a re-paint to fix

 

[tangible1]

Hi there,

Recently I found my model's frunk hood painting got damaged by the rusty leaks from a pipe, do you know if it's repairable via a DIY way or I have to go to tesla service?

I have tired to wipe it off by myself, but feels like there are already some chemical reactions happened to the painting&rusty and the stains is kind of fused into the paint.

I've also scheduled a service, will keep posting.

the hood is aluminum.
that's oxidation due to chemical reaction, not rust.
a proper fix would be to strip to bare metal, sand out the oxidized areas, bondo the area, sand back to surface level, prime and paint.
it will not be cheap.

a new hood should be priced, to compare to the repair cost.

 

[yyssjj33]

the hood is aluminum.
that's oxidation due to chemical reaction, not rust.
a proper fix would be to strip to bare metal, sand out the oxidized areas, bondo the area, sand back to surface level, prime and paint.
it will not be cheap.

a new hood should be priced, to compare to the repair cost.

thanks, I also considered replacing the new hood, will try talk to tesla service

 

[yyssjj33]

this is what it looks like after a normal wet wipes

 

[yyssjj33]

I'd suggest first trying a detail shop. Some of them are really good. And they should be all around you.

Thanks, found a detailing guy, and it fixed stains, looks brand new now!

 

[yyssjj33]

the hood is aluminum.
that's oxidation due to chemical reaction, not rust.
a proper fix would be to strip to bare metal, sand out the oxidized areas, bondo the area, sand back to surface level, prime and paint.
it will not be cheap.

a new hood should be priced, to compare to the repair cost.

turned out the it didn't go into the paint, probably the stains only stay here for couple days, so no crazy oxidation happened, but still thanks for your detailed explanation!

 

[tangible1]

turned out the it didn't go into the paint, probably the stains only stay here for couple days, so no crazy oxidation happened, but still thanks for your detailed explanation!

very fortunate - happy day !!

 

[ewoodrick]

Thanks, found a detailing guy, and it fixed stains, looks brand new now!

Awesome! Glad I could help.

The thing that I hate about detail shops is they make things look so easy.

But then again, they have the right tools and are practiced on how to use them.