Possible small scuff through clear coat

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tguil

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I recently had the hood on my white Ram repainted. In the process of removing a paint nib, I'm quite sure that the tech "nipped" the clear on a curved surface. I've seen the tool that this shop uses for nib removal and I can see how this could have happened. The shop also corrected some "die back". It could have happened then. The tech used a 3000 grit Trizact disc for this correction.



The "scuff" is only about 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch wide and because the paint is white it can only be seen under "just right" conditions. I didn't notice it until I was polishing and waxing the hood. It cannot be seen in sunlight.



The paint work is warrantied...no problem there. However, I do not really want the hood recleared. The truck already has two coats of base coat/clear coat from the factory (Found that when the repair was being made. Lucky me.) plus the repaint from shop. The area that has the scuff received only clearcoat.



I really don't want mess with any serious polishing to see if this scuff really goes through clear. It looks OK right now. However I do plan to point it out the the body shop owner, just in case I have future problems. As I mentioned earlier this truck is white and it garaged almost enough to be considered a "a garage queen" so UV damage is not a real concern to me.



A "normal" car owner would have never noticed this scuff, but then I've never been "normal" when it comes to vehicle care.



Does this plan make sense?
 
Get a dark colored pad and a light polish, you'll see white on the pad if its cut through the clear.
 
I'm pretty sure that Optimum 2.0 or perhaps even Opti-seal to the whole hood would take care of the problem/concern. However, I would prefer to continue using a regular wax/sealant for the general maintenance of my truck's finish. (I'm just an "old school" kind of guy.)



Would it be possible to protect just the area of the scuff using either Opti-Seal or Opt-Coat 2.0. Blend it in a bit and then apply regular wax over this "repair" after the Seal or 2.0 has dried?



Again, I am not overly concerned about long term UV protection. If the clearcoat really "goes south", I'll have a repaint, but not until then.
 
Just detailed the truck. The scuff is through the clearcoat but it is smaller than I thought..1/16"x3/4". (I've successfully repaired scratches that were bigger than this.) I definitely do not at this time want the whole hood recleared. However, because of the guarantee, it is always an option. Opti-Coat is not really an option unless I do the whole hood/truck. Still prefer not to do this. The question: .... Will a good quality sealant (Meguiar's Ulitimate) pretty much provide adequate protection for this small area, especially since the truck is garaged most of the time...day and night. I'll only keep the truck another year or two.
 
You can just opticoat the spot without doing the whole hood. A quality sealant is nowhere need the film thickness that opticoat provides.
 
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