I agree my boot does seem to collect and show dirt like some crazed art collector (I have no idea where that analogy came from or where it was going) but no idea where you would be getting rust specks from. I gave my car a thorugh wash and wax on Friday and already the boot has black marks from washing the rear window all over it.

The oh so wonderful supaguard should keep the contaminent off the actual paintwork depending of course what it is. You hear horror storys of sparks from angle grinders burning right through paint etc.

likewise, im amazed how fast the boot area, and specifically the flat part of the rear bumper under it, gets dirty. and we're talking real dirty!  makes regular cleaning essential rather than optional!

I have those little brown/black specs too on my boot, they're not rust, they're tar! I was concerned but i'm 95% certain that they're just tiny tar spots. I'll put some tar remover on them next time i wash the car and see what happens.

please let me know how you get on and if it works what type of tar remover you use. thanks

Quote from: DraigFlag on April 07, 2009, 06:19:38 pm

I have those little brown/black specs too on my boot, they're not rust, they're tar! I was concerned but i'm 95% certain that they're just tiny tar spots. I'll put some tar remover on them next time i wash the car and see what happens.

please let me know how you get on and if it works what type of tar remover you use. thanks

I used to do a lot of car valeting, i'm pretty sure it's tar. I use AutoGlyms intensive tar remover with a soft brush. Apply, leave for a moment and you can see the tar run down the paint in little brown streaks, then i wash with clean water. I'll see what happens, probably be the weekend now...

Ive started using white vinigar to get the black marks off the exhaust works a treat and i use a ASDA magic car glove its nylon mesh side is awesome at getting rid of the tar marks and doesn't scratch the paint or the exaust before anyone asks.

Sometimes over the last weeks the car has been quite reluctant to start and yesterday evening it ran on what sounded like 3 cylinders for about 20 secs and then spluttered out. 

Not good!

Something to keep an eye on I guess.

hi all
i am new to this forum.
I am supposed to receive a "da 0 a 100" pretty soon......

Regarding the stickers issue i have been on Italian forums for a while now and the problem is well known to Fiat / Abarth... Basically they are supposed to put a transparent film over the stickers to protect them instead they have been putting in under the sticker to protect the paint. They have been replacing them under warranty but you should insist that they also add this film on top to protect them.

( i spoke to sean at platts and told him i was concerned about water pealing the stickers off and he explained how they do it there is they do put a clean film over the stickers to stop them pealing off . so i hope this is the case:)

Am i correct in that if the stickers get added on from the factory they peel off..but maby mine being done at platts it'l have this film over them and will stop them pealing off.

Maby the solution is: if you order a abarth, ask the stickers to be applied at the dealer ship if they offer that service, and request they put this clear film on top for you?

haha i am abit of a worrier sometimes:)

if i can get hold on my car quicker...itl save me looking on here for hours as il be driving around all day with a big grin on my face:D