Uh Oh!!!

[imported_shine]

Spots like that need repainted, simple as that. Or if you value originality, just keep them waxed and live with it. I have some spots like that on my '85 Jag and I consider them "patina", a sign of originality.



Often, areas like that come from over-polishing/thinning of the paint (both single stage and b/c). And they're usually the result of sun/UV exposure.



Early RX-7s like my '84 have notoriously fragile paint, it often failed after just a few years...but *mine* is still like new because the original owner kept it out of the sun and didn't do much polishing.



Some factory paintjobs are simply better than others and some will fail no matter what. But the least sun/UV exposure and the least polishing, along with the *most* waxing/sealing, will help a lot.

Thanks Accumulator. I was considering polishing the whole car again because there are still some swirls that I didn't get out on my first go with the UDM and 5.5" orange earlier this year but now I'm thinking twice. It appears I have plenty of clear left though, according to my ETG.

 

[Accumulator]

Thanks Accumulator. I was considering polishing the whole car again because there are still some swirls that I didn't get out on my first go with the UDM and 5.5" orange earlier this year but now I'm thinking twice. It appears I have plenty of clear left though, according to my ETG.

Yeah, that kind of cc failure doesn't *always* mean thin clear. Good thing you have the ETG :xyxthumbs



I *would* take it very, very easy on the failing areas though, no point in helping it along to that date with the painter

 

[pb_foots]

Paint thickness is not relevant to the clear failing, at least on GM products of that generation. The clear on both my bumpers failed on my 96 Impala, and I'm sure there was plenty of clear left since it had never been polished. The clear on my front fender started doing the same thing a couple years later, and I had only used the PC on the car once.



Not sure of the reason, but most of the guys I know that have the same car have had the same issues. I think sun is the culprit, my car wasn't garaged for the first 8 or 9 years of it's life.



Once it started, the progression was pretty quick from crows feet to sunburn peel.

 

[Accumulator]

... The clear on both my bumpers failed on my 96 Impala, and I'm sure there was plenty of clear left since it had never been polished. The clear on my front fender started doing the same thing a couple years later, and I had only used the PC on the car once...

As a big fan of the '94-'96 B-bodies I found this very interesting! My '95-'96 9C1's had a zillion miles on 'em and probably spent a lot of time in the sun (all were from VA or TX) yet they had zero problems of this nature. Wonder what caused it :think:

 

[pb_foots]

Not sure, but an awful lot of the black and the dark cherry cars had this issue going back at least 6-7 years. Not sure about the green/gray cars.



Mine was not as bad as some since I have always been pretty good about maintaining the car, (I discovered Zaino way before I discovered Autopia), but I couldn't escape either. There are guys who are running their orginal paint without CC failure, so maybe it was a Friday paint thing?



Were your 9C1's white? Maybe that helps, I'm not sure.

 

[Way2SSlow]

Not sure, but an awful lot of the black and the dark cherry cars had this issue going back at least 6-7 years. Not sure about the green/gray cars.

Count me in with the CC failing B bodies. Both my bumpers faded, but I painted the top section and my hood has crowes foot all over it. Not to mention the roof is fading big time. I'm really not going to worry about it until the car gets another garage to sleep in. I need to work on it anyway, and mechanical stuff comes before paint/appearance. I wish someone made smoothie bumpers that would actually fit on the car. Every time I see the smoothies I can spot gaps and lines that dont match up from a mile away (not that these cars are well put together with factory panels...but you know...)