Fine pitting

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mhuie

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I've just noticed that if I look at my car under fluorescents, I can see fine pitting all over my car. I've never noticed it otherwise and the car does look good.



I don't have a huge arsenal of products, but I tried wetsanding an area with 2K, a PC with M105 (yellow) then M205 (orange), and that pitting is still there. I've tried 106FF with a white pad on the same area also.



Is it that I need to go harsher or go with a finer polish/pad combo? - or it is something else? :hm
 
IMHO, this pitting is pretty much a fact of life due to road debris. I have this same thing on the hood of my Porsche. I suppose the only real solution is re-spray of the affected areas, then clear bra--if you're so inclined.



I say drive your cars and enjoy them and adopt the "5 foot rule". If it looks good from 5 feet away, you're good to go. It gets to the point where you'll drive yourself crazy trying to have zero flaws--unless you don't want to drive it.



Just my .02.
 
the fine pitting can also be caused by using an aggressive polish/compound and not following it up with a finer/less aggressive one...
 
landcruiser said:
IMHO, this pitting is pretty much a fact of life due to road debris. I have this same thing on the hood of my Porsche. I suppose the only real solution is re-spray of the affected areas, then clear bra--if you're so inclined.



I say drive your cars and enjoy them and adopt the "5 foot rule". If it looks good from 5 feet away, you're good to go. It gets to the point where you'll drive yourself crazy trying to have zero flaws--unless you don't want to drive it.



Just my .02.
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I like that rule!
 
Legacy99 said:
How deep is the pitting? Couldn't you tell that the pitting was still there as you were sanding?
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Not very, you can't feel it at all if you run your finger over it, even while sanding. Its only noticeable from a few inches away.
 
BigAl3 said:
the fine pitting can also be caused by using an aggressive polish/compound and not following it up with a finer/less aggressive one...
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Hmmm, I've never experienced that. Do you have any photo samples of this? What do you attribute this to? Incomplete particle break down?



My concern for the OP would be continuing to abrade the surface in an attempt to remove all of the pitting and having on "oops" moment. I tend to pay attention to swirls and correcting them as a reference. The pits are, well, the pits!
 
landcruiser said:
IMHO, this pitting is pretty much a fact of life due to road debris. I have this same thing on the hood of my Porsche. I suppose the only real solution is re-spray of the affected areas, then clear bra--if you're so inclined.



I say drive your cars and enjoy them and adopt the "5 foot rule". If it looks good from 5 feet away, you're good to go. It gets to the point where you'll drive yourself crazy trying to have zero flaws--unless you don't want to drive it.



Just my .02.
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That's what I figured. This is the first time I'm polishing my car fairly aggressively (and checking it so closely), so I wasn't sure if this is normal or if I was doing something wrong.
 
BigAl3 said:
here are a few threads on the SSR line...



http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing-product-discussion/103662-pitting-ssr-polishes.html

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-de...e-also-why-does-create-mini-craters-pits.html
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Thanks, Al. Wasn't aware of that until now. Never used SSR before.



In my own case, the pitting I have is from "stuff" getting kicked up from other cars. It's more apparent lower down on the hood of the Porsche. Got a nice scratch/dent in the hood from a flattened beer can which got flipped up by a "dually" pick up in front of me. Had no way to avoid it as all lanes were occupied with other cars--couldn't do a quick lane change. Pitting, stone chips etc seem to be inevitable if you drive your car:nixweiss
 
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