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Fishroes

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I think I messed up
Touched up some scratches last fall with dealer touch-up
Put it on too thick where it was sitting above the paint last fall
Today I taped around the scratch and wet sanded with 1500 grit
Looked fine then I used 3” LC orange pad with jescar correcting compound
Looked much better so Then I used jescar micro-finishing on LC 3”yellow pad and now I have this
Have I went through the clear? I don’t know enough about it to tell what is going on
Was on 3 or 4 with GG6
Not worried too much about the scratches above the light colored area
I should’ve just got the Dr colorchip and went that route
Too late now
Damn shade tree detailer
Does it look fixable besides re-painteq
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The thing to remember with lacquer touch-up is you can just wipe it out with lacquer thinner and re-do it. I`ve also been successful at leveling out blobs a bit with a cloth or paper towel dampened with thinner, which is pretty much the Langka method, if not the Dr. Colorchip which is a little more of squeegee method...of course I`ve never done Dr. Colorchip but I did buy some squeegees from them...which I have never used...yet.
 
Unfortunately it looks like you went through the clear as it gets dull like that. I’ve done it too. It always seems to happen when working on spot repairs. I’m not sure of a way to repair it besides a repaint.
 
I don’t have a clue as what to do
If somebody has been down this road and used a product that helped and how to apply the product I’m all ears
 
I want to say there was a member here maybe 10 years ago that had a goldish...Maxima? In San Diego, that had CC failure on the front fenders, and he prepped it and sprayed 2K rattle can clear over it and it came out pretty good. Of course I could have that all wrong.

I`d check with a body shop, maybe you can just get that door re-cleared for $2-300, if they don`t have to do anything but mask, scuff, and spray.

Alternatively this might be a good experiment for the Optimum ClearCoat Restorer, although that seems to have the same nasty isocyanates as 2K clear.
 
Fishroes- That looks identical to the only damage I`ve ever done to b/c with a polisher (a PC with a mild combo no less). I was gonna have the area reshot anyhow, and AFAIK that`s the only proper fix.

Same ol` same ol` when it comes to this kind of work, just so easy for a little problem to turn into a major "oops!". Sorry it happened to you.
 
Check with and I hate saying this, the dealership. They have people that fix these things all the time. My guy does this at the dealership and has my clients stop there when he’s in the same area. See if they’ll give you the information. You need paint work, if the rest of the vehicle is that nice, don’t short cut it.
 
I’ll check with the body shop not far from me. They’ve done work for me a couple times with no problems
Also will check with the dealer I got it from
 
wannafbody said:
You could try putting clear nail polish over it. Not sure how long that would last though.
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Let me explain my reasoning. I don`t believe that Optimum Clearcoat Restorer will work on a large area. Sure, someone can try clearcoating and feathering it but they chance of screwing it up is fairly high. Nail polishes are acrylics. They are fairly easy to apply, although that is a fairly big area. If it works, great. If the repair doesn`t work it can be removed with nail polish remover. Then the OP can take it to a body shop for a repaint.
 
wannafbody said:
Let me explain my reasoning. I don`t believe that Optimum Clearcoat Restorer will work on a large area. Sure, someone can try clearcoating and feathering it but they chance of screwing it up is fairly high.
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I don`t know why you contend it won`t work on a large area...I believe in the YouTube video posted by a guy who is mentioned here a lot (sorry, can`t remember the name) he does a whole fender...but in this case I don`t see why you would need to do a large area...only the effected area. The Optimum CCR is applied with an applicator (they use a flat weave MF towel). You would polish it after if any blending rather than feather-sanding.

I`m not sure it would work for this--but I`d love for someone to try so we know what this product can and can`t do.
 
Watched a couple videos
Ivan from Optimum said if the clearcoat is gone it will not work and I think that is the case for me
I don’t think it’s gonna be worth trying
$89 for the cc restorer is a little pricey
The messed up spot is 1 1/4” long and 1” wide
 
Fishroes said:
Watched a couple videos
Ivan from Optimum said if the clearcoat is gone it will not work and I think that is the case for me
I don’t think it’s gonna be worth trying
$89 for the cc restorer is a little pricey
The messed up spot is 1 1/4” long and 1” wide
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I think they meant it`s not for "failed" clearcoat...that`s peeling, etc. I don`t see why it wouldn`t work as a replacement in this instance, but I understand your hesitance with the price and last time I checked they didn`t even have an MSDS for it yet--not sure how you can be selling something if an MSDS isn`t available.
 
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