Photos of the 92GT after prep with PB..

[Tarios]

Now these are straight out of the camera - Is no.1 even a waterspot? Here I'mgoing on about water spots because that's what they look like with the naked eyes - but up close like this..i am suprised myself and how well the surface is captured..
..It was pretty hard to try and focus on an almost invisible subject _being the skin of the car as opposed to the reflexion in it..Thats why I used a towel corner or plastic piece as a reference - that's to be able to manual focus on the surface only..and not the depth in it..
I did add some photos with the reflection results as well...looks ok..considering the last thing done to it is SSR1.
But I succeeded in photographing the skin as I wanted to show you guys..and just take a look at that..
I don't know if all cars are like this when photographed that close...it's as if you can see the poures...maybe I over-photographed it


I mean it looks matte - I mean flat as base coat..

What do you guys make of this..

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[tuscarora dave]

Have you compared that particular spot on the car to other areas with a magnet such as a magnetic studfinder? It looks to me as if it could be a low spot left behind in a body filler repaired area. It is actually the pinholes that make me think this. Just a thought..TD

 

[Tarios]

Have you compared that particular spot on the car to other areas with a magnet such as a magnetic studfinder? It looks to me as if it could be a low spot left behind in a body filler repaired area. It is actually the pinholes that make me think this. Just a thought..TD

Oufff no not really..and actually I' ll be honest I don't know what you mean by that? Stud finder - I know what you mean about the pin holes..but you think maybe the photo is just a real good close up..I'm going to photograph my wife's car the same way a new 2008 rabbit..and see if I get that kind of detail
These photos so you know are of the hood, and the roof...not anywhere on the body door panels or fenders..just to note, in case you are thinking that the car was hit. And this is pretty the same all over the whole roof and hood...The rear spoiler seems fine..

 

[Poorboy]

if you have owned this since new and there was no re-paint ...then sorry to say your paint is starting to fail ... no matter what you do short of sanding, and if you don't have access to a paint gauge, then i wouldn't even go that far ... the early 90's clearcoats were just not that good ... my 91 has many of those same marks and they didn't come out with sanding or multiple polishes ... :wall

 

[Troy@Protekt]

if you have owned this since new and there was no re-paint ...then sorry to say your paint is starting to fail ... no matter what you do short of sanding, and if you don't have access to a paint gauge, then i wouldn't even go that far ... the early 90's clearcoats were just not that good ... my 91 has many of those same marks and they didn't come out with sanding or multiple polishes ... :wall

Wanna borrow my FLEX Steve?

Nothing you can do about the pin holes. If it were me I would do a little spot sanding to see if the water etching would improve or correct.

 

[Poorboy]

Wanna borrow my FLEX Steve?

Nothing you can do about the pin holes. If it were me I would do a little spot sanding to see if the water etching would improve or correct.

don't tempt me :notme:

being it's a 92, sanding will only thin the paint too much IMO ... if you are willing and ready to repaint, then by all means go to town ... we do that here to my Black 442 ..it could be a very valuable learning experience

 

[Tarios]

Ok..but aside from the marks which are truely not visible unless you stiick your chin to the surface.......is the clear damaged. Is this a normal surface when photographed that close...
So now that I have done the essential cleaning and cutting...I gues it's safe to say that this is the best it will get before I start layering Zaino? Or should I still try M105?

 

[Poorboy]

Ok..but aside from the marks which are truely not visible unless you stiick your chin to the surface.......is the clear damaged. Is this a normal surface when photographed that close...
So now that I have done the essential cleaning and cutting...I gues it's safe to say that this is the best it will get before I start layering Zaino? Or should I still try M105?

I would say after basically 17 years the clear is time/sun/environment damaged and at this point try anything with the knowledge there is a chance you will need to repaint ...

 

[Tarios]

I would say after basically 17 years the clear is time/sun/environment damaged and at this point try anything with the knowledge there is a chance you will need to repaint ...

I ll have fun with it..I ll try various things...and in the end..I ll see what happens..
From seeing it cleaned and compounded like I have done...it looks awesome...I'm pretty confident the next few steps will ony make it better..
I ll keep you guys posted.

 

[tuscarora dave]

Here is what I was thinking when I mentioned a magnetic studfinder, Sometimes dealerships have hail damaged cars. As far as I know they usually have hail damage sales where they reduce the price just to get rid of the cars but I was thinking maybe they repair the damage sometimes and if they did there would be small areas of filler on the top of the car before they repaint. If this was the case, you could place the studfinder on the spot and "if" there is filler there the magnet in the studfinder would not pull straight up and down because of the layer of filler between it and the steel panel. put the same studfinder on an all steel area and the magnet would stand straight up and down. A lot of older mechanics used these to check for body filler when buying used cars before carfax came along. As I said before it was just a thought.