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So this past winter I started noticing rust spots on my 7 month old 2010 Corolla S.
They were easily visible because the car is white.
Upon discovering them, I immediately took the car and had it detailed.
They went away for a while, but came back.
Last week I learned the source of this paint contamination; a nearby iron cutting operation that was not keeping its filings from floating in the air.
I saw a newscast that showed this plant and was reporting that it had been shut down by the EPA for numerous violations. As proof of them not keeping the filings from getting into the air, they went to the parking lot at my place of work and took pictures of all the white and silver cars in the employee lot.
Every one of our cars was damaged by the iron filings.
Anyway, now aware of the issue and knowing it won't happen again, I decided to tackle the issue myself this time.
I got a clay bar kit and went at it.
The spots all came off, but not without some serious elbow grease. Then I washed the car again, waxed it twice and made sure it was parked under cover.
It was really hard work, but I really like my cars to be clean and its worth it to me to get the car shiny and keep it well taken care of on my day off.