Rail Dust Under Rear Wheel OEM Paint Protection Film?

My Tacoma is exactly two days old and it was perfectly detailed when I picked it up. It was lightly raining out, but it was in a covered area and was perfectly dry with no issues. Driving it home in the rain it unfortunately got a little dirty, but I figured no biggie.

Today I washed the car and the "dirt" was rather stubborn, I was thinking maybe I drove through some clay or something. Then I noticed that I could not get the factory protective film near the rear wheels clean at all. I proceeded to try all kinds of chemicals and polishes to no avail. It seems like whatever the issue is, it is under the film.

Has anyone experienced this or know how I can resolve? I have read many threads about rail dust, but it seems like it would be unlikely to appear under the plastic film.

 

Have you tried using isopropyl alcohol?

 

it let the dealer deal with that. Seems to be in the plastic and not the paint... Hopefully. You'd have to peel that off. Again I'd leave and let dealer deal with it. Soon as you do they'll say you did it

 

Just tried it, didn't do anything. I peeled a corner in an inconspicuous spot ever so slightly and it appears the film is stained all the way through somehow. I also noticed one of my TRD OR decals has similar staining in one spot. Not sure what's going on, but I don't think it is rail dust.

 

I would also recommend claybar if its on the surface of the PPF (paint protection film). If those stains are under the PPF then let the dealership worry about it

 

Yeah, sucks to go back so soon after just getting it, but I can't live with those dirt marks on an otherwise pristine truck. I do have to have some wheels and tires installed, so maybe if their prices to mount them aren't too bad, at least it will save me a trip to Discount Tire if I have them do it all at once.

 

In 3 years my film turned yellow and I had to get it replaced. I feel your pain. Luckily it's pretty easy to swap the film out. How do your doors look?

 

Sucks that it happened. Hard to believe something got under them like that. Without seeing it in person, it seems like it would have had to have been something that absorbed into the vinyl and stained it. I have one on the rear that I bumped into my stack of old stock tires where I park and it left a brown smudge I can’t get off but never have I had issues with anything under them. I have xpel film on my front end too and with all the stuff that hits that nothing has ever stained those pieces though. Super weird.

 

I don't recall any film on the doors, but it must cleaned up okay since it was quite noticeable in the other areas against all the clean white paint.

 

Toyota doesn't have film for the doors because of the special texturized rocker paint but the doors can be a problem area to keep clean also. That's good your doors don't have the same spotting problem. It took 2 hours for them to install new ones and after it looks like day one.

 

Yeah that’s definitely underneath. I’d bring it back have them remove clean and reapply. ASAP so they can’t blame you.

 

Ugh, OP I feel your pain. Watch them carefully that they do the fix right and don't skimp!

The first new car I bought, my gf pointed out a small scratch before I drove away. "No problem!" The sales manager says. An idiot from the back comes out with a buffer wheel and took the paint right off! They repainted the spot with what looked like matching spray paint, and no clear coat, and a few years later it looked like crap.

 

I'm assuming it's not tire dressing that flung up onto the truck? That will leave yellowish/brown spots also.

 

Not ruling anything out. If so, how do you get it off?

 

Unfortunately once those are stained only solution is to replace them .

 

Don't touch it let the dealer look after it ASAP

 

There is a thread here somewhere on tire dressing. It goes away after awhile. Mine took a couple of weeks.

My quicksand paint got stained with something and I tried everything. Only thing that worked was just leaving it alone.

 

Petri dish graphics.

 

That is from the Tire Shine product they slopped on at the dealer before you picked up the truck. Had the same thing happen to me. Take it back to the dealer. They are going to have to buff out the paint and replace the protection film.

 

Bummer. I would try a clay bar first, because it’s safe and easy. If that didn’t work, I’d ask your dealer to recommend a fix. Before visiting your dealer, though, I’d ask a local detail shop that specializes in paint protection film for their opinion and even get a bid for them to replace the film. At least then you’d know what it would cost and you’ll be able to make an informed choice if you aren’t confident in your dealer. In the end, it might not be too expensive and you’d likely get a higher quality product that wouldn’t turn yellow as quickly on your white truck. Good luck.

After reading about tire shine stains, I asked my dealer to skip that step in the delivery process. Hope it works out for you.