I gave the rangey a quick jet was yesterday to get rid of all the road salt etc and on close inspection noticed tiny little orange spots of rust everywhere, after panicking like a nutter I noticed they weren't just on the metal body parts but in the plastic parts aswell :s anyway a quick look on the Internet put my mind at ease as I figured it was just s all metal particles from brake dust etc in the atmosphere that had stuck in the top layer of paint and gone rusty, so after an early finish today I thought I would give 1 panel a quick rub with some autoglym polish, it took some serious effort but they started to come off, after 3 hours I had polished the full car! Range Rovers just have this knack of attention seeking don't they. I didn't get any before pictures but here's a couple afterwards, I'm really chuffed with how well the paint has come up:)

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Had the exact same spots on my silver Disco3 seems to be more obvious on silver. Clay bar works a treat.

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Well my plan was just to do a bit to see if it would come off and the book it in with a detailer as I thought a clay bar would of been the best bet but its good enough for now, are clay bars difficult to use, is it easy to damage the paintwork?

Try clay bar next time, it's perfect for getting contaminants off the paintwork.

Once you use sufficient lubricant you will be fine. Some quick detailing spray would be best but i have seen water mixed with a small bit of washing up liquid and used through a spray gun. I used clay bar on mine to remove the spots and it works. The only thing is you will need to wash and polish car afterwards as this will remove wax etc from paint. Also with the autoglym being a polish it doesnt offer any real term protection so if after polishing best results are acheived by applying one or two layers of wax to ensure protection etc.  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
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That's something I meant to ask, which wax should I apply now iv polished it?

As above, googs only said it once, for once

but a claybar is the best thing for this and tar

Mines done every few months at the minute and i just use water with mine to act as lubricant as the bar said it was possible and it wasn't wrong. Another option is the car shampoo itself easy to rinse off then and an extra mini wash for the panels

The sides seem to suffer the worst with the spots and the boot lids, god does the airstream dump on them  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Yes I found the rear doors and bootlid had suffered the worst, I think a clay bar would of been the best bet but a microfibres cloth and some autoglym has got rid of 95% of it

Good wax that I use and highly rated and cheap would be "colinite 476S" there are many types but this gets rave reviews. Just make sure you use only on one panel at a time as can be difficult to remove if left on too long. They do a liquid version 2 which can be easier to work with.

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OMG its happened again!!! Im glad the doc cured you of that nasty 'stuff' you showed me when i was over to sort out the double posting, was it androiditus or something?!?  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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No double and even triple posts im still very capable off when using my Samsung S3 .  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
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Doesn't it stand for Save III copies  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Do you live or park near railway lines?? One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

I had a very similar problems many years ago.
I was an apprentice at the time and we were working next to HP sauce factory in Birmingham.
I didn't use my car from week to week as we were lodging and working seven days.

I went to my car and it looked like a rust bucket. There was tiny little spots everywhere. i asked around what it could be and it turned out to be acid that they use in the production process. it was being expelled via a chimney not far from where i was parked.

I gave it a good clean and polish and it all disappeared.

I have seen it lots of times since cement dust, iron fillings, grinding dust. they are all bad for our paintwork.

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Iv only had it about 4 months so unsure where the previous owner parked it, it should be ok now though anybody got any ideas to bring the black parts back to life? Mirrors etc?