What could have caused this?

blkSRT

blkSRT

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My truck was left out most of last winter and not driven but smow was cleared as needed.The first pic shows after wash,second is after 2 passes with PB 2.25 (mix of 2 and 2.5) via PC with a LC orange 5.5 pad.

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Also would those foam finger pads be goood to polish the indented part of the hood?If not how would you polish this area?
 
How fast are you moving the PC over the surface?

How much product are you using?

The LC pad is a cutting pad? or what is it.

After you washed the car did you clay?

What is the temp of the metal?

I'm asking these because it looks like some bonding issues with the product, and that can be caused by something still on the car, not being worked in enough, its to cold
 
It looks like snow brush damage to me.
I don't know anything about foam finger pads, but if the indentation is as wide as it looks in the picture, (3" or thereabouts), I think a regular foam pad on the PC would work. Just the edge of the pad would be in contact with the indented portion, but it seems like that would be all that is needed. The PC doesn't need to be in flat contact with the paint to do it's work.

Evidently, it didn't work out that way for you since you have already polished the hood.

Charles
 
rycen said:
Also would those foam finger pads be goood to polish the indented part of the hood?If not how would you polish this area?
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I've heard good things about the finger pads, but have not used one myself. You can also use outside of a pad to do the polishing , the last option is to work by hand.

I'd agree with Charles that snow was pushed either with a brush, or the truck was very dirty before the snow and you were pushing dirt at the same time you were pushing the snow. Most of those scratches either are removable or can be made to look insignificant. :)
 
By the way,these pictures weren't taken all that recently. They were taken about two months ago when we had some fair weather. Now it is much too cold to be doing anything.Would it be advisable to step up to a yellow edge cutting pad?
 
I think it would be best if you answered Beemerboy's questions before any advice is given. It's just too broad of a question and I don't want to take a stab in the dark and risk a chance of giving you advice that would set you back even further.
 
Beemerboy said:
How fast are you moving the PC over the surface?

How much product are you using?

The LC pad is a cutting pad? or what is it.

After you washed the car did you clay?

What is the temp of the metal?

I'm asking these because it looks like some bonding issues with the product, and that can be caused by something still on the car, not being worked in enough, its to cold
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I am using the PC just like the video shows on AG.

A thin X of the product on the pad.

The pad is a light cut pad.

I didnt clay because it looked so bad I was thinking a repaint would be needed.

The meatal was barely warm.
 
rycen said:
I am using the PC just like the video shows on AG.

A thin X of the product on the pad.

The pad is a light cut pad.

I didnt clay because it looked so bad I was thinking a repaint would be needed.

The meatal was barely warm.
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I am just guessing that claying the paint would have helped as based on what I am seeing and (its hard from the pics)that there is something still on the paint...the scratches that you are seeing are not going to come out with a PC those look pretty deep. I would think that a rotary and wet sanding would be needed.

Take a plastic sandwich bag and put that on your hand and run that across the paint plam side down and see if it feels rough? if that is the case then you have something on the paint.

another thing that I might suggest is a paint cleaner, after claying

You seem to be doing everything else correct..

Are you trying to correct the scratches?

or the cloudiness that looks like a bonding issue on the paint, that would be to the rigth side of the second pic
 
I am more trying to correct the cloudiness of the paint.The after is the top of the second pic.Paint came back quite well in that area just took some time.The specs you see in the second pic are just dust.
 
rycen said:
I am more trying to correct the cloudiness of the paint.
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Then I am going to point this at the prep of the paint that can cause bonding issues...I would try what I suggested with the plastic bag and see what the surface feels like.

Clay and then a paint cleaner is what I think you are going to need to get this clean so that the product that you are applying with the PC will stick...I'm wondering if in the snow some tree sap's or other contaminants have got on the paint surface.


that's just a guess but every time that I have seen this its something on the paint.
 
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