What is this and how to I get rid of it?

[silvergray]

I think my car got some clear coat overspray on the trunklid and rear drivers quarter panel while at the body shop. They had to repaint my rear bumper and something tells me they decided to cut corners and paint it on the car. I'm not really sure what these dots are but nothing I've tried will remove them. I've used blue ClayMagic, Zaino clay, polished with IP and PO106FF to no avail. Any experience with this?



Thanks and sorry about the low-quality iPhone pictures.

 

[someidiot]

Are they bubbles?



We'll probably need better pictures in better light

 

[silvergray]

They are little bumps on the surface and are very noticeable when rubbing your hand across the surface.

 

[Leadfootluke]

They are little bumps on the surface and are very noticeable when rubbing your hand across the surface.

But they aren't under the surface?

 

[silvergray]

Not under the surface, raised little bumps.



Edit:

I have a bad feeling that something may have happened to my car while in their possession - like it was damaged and they did a piss poor job repainting it. I don't really remember when I noticed this (a couple years ago) so it's possible the dealership or bodyshop did something shady without telling me.

 

[The Wraith]

Does not look normal. You may want to have your dealer take a look and call you in the morning.

 

[(901)]

Someone didn't prep the car right before painting. Back to the body shop u go

 

[New Skool]

I used to inspect paint in a Ford plant and that looks like solvent bubbles. Needed to repainted when it came off the line like that.

 

[MirandaDetailin]

I used to Repaint Bumpers for Dealers and every once in a while my clearcoat gun would shoot out those little globs of dried clear from me not cleaning the gun correctly. I couldn't see them while clearing cause it all looks good, but after it dried the next day it showed up. Wet sanding and polishing might take it out, but those globs might not react right when buffing.

 

[imported_Tileman]

Looks like there was moisture in the air supply to the paint gun, if this was a repaint.

 

[Jarreds]

looks like the solvent pops like mentioned before. Could maybe hide them a little by wetsanding but they wont completly go away.

 

[superchargedg]

Agree with solvent pops in the paint.

 

[Final Touch]

Agreed, it does look like solvent popping or contamination under the paint and it's lifting. If it is that (it's a bit hard to tell for sure from the photo's) it will just get worse over time and the tops of the bubbles will eventually come away, the only real fix is to strip it right back and repaint