# 2013 Toyota Prius c - Hard to clean

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-c-hard-to-clean/160815>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-c-hard-to-clean/160815 "2020-03-11T18:12:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tricia32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tricia32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tricia32)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-c-hard-to-clean/160815/1 "2020-03-11T18:12:34Z")

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I have a black 2013 Prius C, bought used. It came from NYC. My question is, why can’t I get it clean? It seems to have a bumpy grime in/on the paint-all over and relatively uniform-that will not wash off-not in a car wash or by hand. Is that common? I don’t see how it could’ve been “waxed on”. Lol because it wouldn’t be so uniform and it would’ve worn off by now.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-c-hard-to-clean/160815/2 "2020-03-11T18:39:10Z")

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Try asking someone who knows how to identify a re-sprayed car if it has been painted. That could be the issue. Does it look like “Orange peel?” That is the description used by many for a bad paint job.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-c-hard-to-clean/160815/3 "2020-03-11T18:41:56Z")

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See if a clay bar makes a difference.