Tornado Red Uni-Color Paint

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <961129142604_1717581405@emout18.mail.aol.com> Falkenthal@aol.com writes:

> I have a '91 Tornado Red 100.  I love the car except for the paint.  I was
> told by the dealer that this color is what-they-call paint and clear coat in
> one.   The main problem with this paint is that when you use the windshield
> washer, the alcohol in the fluid oxidizes on the paint.  This leaves milky
> white streaks and blotches on the hood, trunk and roof.

Oxidised _alcohol_?  Sure?

I'd be tempted to suspect dissolved or suspended solids (such as calcium salts) 
in the _water_.
 
Have you tried de-ionised or distilled water in the washers?

(Trivia note:  "Tornado Red" is actually a mis-translation of "Toronado Rot".)

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club