Are you referring to water spots or chalking?

 

They look the exact same

 

not sure? it is pretty chalky. maybe thats what it is

 

There are some tricks to the trade on getting rid of 'marring' in a 'flat' finish. Google it and check out the 'ol skoolers techniques...scouring powder, winded, furniture polish. You would be amazed.

And yes gents, there is a difference in flats. They are not all the same.

 

dam iPod touch autocorrect...WINDEX not winded!

 

thanks! and i googled "how to get rid of marring in a flat finish" and i cant find anything, could you give me a link to something about it? thanks again

 

If all else fails, you could always wet-sand everything with a mild/fine-grit and then clear coat it with a satin, matte, or other reduced clear coat finish. That would keep it looking somewhat "flat," or "matte," or whatever you consider your paticular finish, and also have an added barrier of clearcoat on it that you can work with without comprimising the intended look of the "flat/matte" black.

 

google how to clean flat black

 

It's not flat black, it's hot rod black

 

I know, see my prvious statement below.

During his search/research on caring for a 'flat' finish, regardless of the 'flavor', he will see the many types and possible caring procedures. If it is the actual 'Hot Rod Black' as produced by Eastwood (i think) then he should contact them for assistance. But we don't know as most flats look the same in photos. Touchy feely looky is the best way to tell if you don't know brand/type.

For example, Eastwood (dang i don't think that's right) is a 3:1mix single stage if I remember correctly. Easy and cheap. Others use multi stage with flattenenig/semi-flat clears that can be waxed. Some can scuff and reshoot problem spots, while others require section reshoots depending on what they used.

Point being he needs to know Manufacturer of product used. Hot Rod Black could be the actual product name used, or whatever the seller decided to tell him. It's been a few years since I shot my last car, so I'm outa the game on who makes what these days.

Just my .02 on trying to point him in the right direction.

But now this has me thinkin....muhahaha