Ford Explorer Hood

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imported_DougSmiley

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This hood really need repainted, but it's my parent's "beater" and they're not gonna do that. What are these tiny marks? There are hundreds.. thousands of them after polishing. I think they're just less visable before polish cause theres so much swirl. This is after megs 105 and ssr2. Will they ever come out or will I be taking way too much clear to even try? Is it sun baked clear? I know the bird bombs are never leaving, some are down to the primer : (





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Almost looks like checking/paint system failure.... more of a common issue on Honda OEM paint but not unheard of on others.



I would suggest taking a look at it under a magnifier and see if you can tell if it's down into the E-coat, which I'm guessing it may be.



Looks also like you've got some bird etchings going on there.
 
Yeah some of that bird etching is a lost cause. Down to the primer.



Interestingly most of the vehicle is more like the QP. Just the hood is this horrible.



FYI this vehicle hadnt seen a washing in probably 3 years before this



I'm wondering if some glaze will reduce these, since they're too deep to really remove safely. I'm usually not one to reach for a band aid but in this case.. i'm feeling its the only way to reduce these a little.
 
DougSmiley said:
Yeah some of that bird etching is a lost cause. Down to the primer.



Interestingly most of the vehicle is more like the QP. Just the hood is this horrible.



FYI this vehicle hadnt seen a washing in probably 3 years before this



I'm wondering if some glaze will reduce these, since they're too deep to really remove safely. I'm usually not one to reach for a band aid but in this case.. i'm feeling its the only way to reduce these a little.
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If that is exposed primer like I'm guessing, no glaze is going to hide them unfortunately.
 
Nah i dont think its primer. the bird bomb is primer. i think its just a deep clearcoat scratch- almost like its dried and "cracked" in the sun it what it appears to be
 
DougSmiley said:
Nah i dont think its primer. the bird bomb is primer. i think its just a deep clearcoat scratch- almost like its dried and "cracked" in the sun it what it appears to be
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Well, like I said, I'd look at it under a magnifier to verify. Usually if the paint dries out and cracks like that, what you'll see is the primer exposed.
 
Hard to tell from the pic. If it's mostly confined to the hood, it could be the paint checking/cracking form the heat cycles the hood goes through as the motor warms up and cools down. It's also possible the hood was resprayed at some point and the aftermarket paint is starting to fail.
 
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