What are these marks?

[djdomohudson]

Hey,

I was without my car for about two weeks and when I picked it up it was filthy. You know what mechanics are like, leaning on your white commodore with their dirty oily gloves/hands and stained clothes...
But the problem is in the picture here



They are sort of orange brown in colour and they are all over the front bumper, bonnet, and a wee bit on the boot lid and back bumper. Not really anywhere else.
Been to the car wash and chucked endless dollars in, only to find it only could clean it so much. Brought it home and sat patiently with the degreaser which does get rid of the oil hand prints nicely but has only cleared up these spots a little. I've been going at them hard and they are not budging...

It looks like pollen but pollen cleans up..

 

[Decicrate]

It looks like someone has been grinding steel close to your car and it has sprayed over your car whilst the particles were still hot. It seems that they have bedded into your paint and now have started to rust.

 

[djdomohudson]

And that'll explain why there are no marks on my headlights..
Crap!
:-(

Cut & polish?

 

[davey g-force]

Clay it...

 

[ari666]

It looks like someone has been grinding steel close to your car and it has sprayed over your car whilst the particles were still hot. It seems that they have bedded into your paint and now have started to rust.

reckon you hit the nail right on the head there.

 

[djdomohudson]

So what's this "clay it" business?

 

[Oldhold88]

You can buy these clay bars that u rub your car to make it nice and shiny and remove dirty contaminants, I think that is what he is referring to.

 

[Ian Johnston]

Why not take it back, and ask whats the go? Not very good service IMHO.

 

[fatboyvk]

there not exactly gona say oh yea we did that

 

[Ian Johnston]

Probably wont, but no harm in asking.