chips in clearcoat?

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kepani

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i just picked up a, let's just say, throughly used 1996 nissan 240sx. i'm trying to get the paint to shimmer and shine. it's black...so i guess i have my work cut out for me. :(



anyway, i'm wondering if my clear coat has chips or is it the paint? unfortunately, my camera does not work anymore so i can't post any pictures. basically when i look very closely, there seems to be chips on the surface. it's ALL OVER the car.



any suggestions on smoothing out the paint? perhaps a medium/fine cut compound?



i've done a full claybar job and several runs of Klasse AIO, but the spots are still there? do i need to really dig into the paint surface?



thanks guys/gals! :)



kepani
 
Impossible to really comment without pictures...



But, an 8 year old "used" car is going have issues that need some cutting, well beyond what AIO could accomplish. Which you have demonstrated.



Do you a machine/pads available?



Jim
 
as soon as i get access to a camera, i'll hope to post them. yeah, it's tough to describe the condition of the paint without photos.



no, i don't have any machine polisher (read: porter cable). :( but i have heard only great things about them. you think that having a buffer may help?



would a medium cut compound be the next logical step?



thanks for the reply. :)



kepani
 
I can tell you that black Nissan paint does seem to chip rather easily. My former '93 Maxima which is still floating around the family, has quite a few chips in the hood :( . So many it's not worth it to try touch them all up and since it is basically a beater car, it makes little sense to repaint the hood.



However, the black is very shiny and it ought to clean up nicely when properly polished especially with a rotary first.



If you have chips only on the hood, perhaps you should consider reshooting it and polishing up the rest of the car.
 
unfortunately, the chips are everywhere. not only on the hood which is the largest target. they're all over the hood and trunk lid as well. i know for a fact that the car was not well taken care of; especially the paint.



but as you say, it's a beater. meaning minimal expense. :P is the nissan paint really that bad? if i can remove a small layer of clear to smooth out those chips, i'm all for it.



thank you for the advice. :)



kepani
 
I'd be surprised if clear removal in general will make any noticeable improvement in chipped paint :(
 
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