white specks after compound

donbeezy

donbeezy

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not sure if it was there before or some how i caused it after compounding? any idea what it is and what i can do for it? its a buick grand national that was repainted years ago. owner said it was done with 3 layers of clear.

things i have tried. polish. clay bar. panel wipe (carpro eraser). 2500 grit sanding.

this is what the paint looked like before. so it was hard to tell what was under all the swirls

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Looks like the specs are in or under the clear since you cannot feel them. In the photo the specs are evident

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You should make the owner aware of your finding ask if he or she is aware of the specs

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You can clearly see them in the before pic. Maybe over spray, maybe pits in the paint filled with polish or wax. Hard to say for sure looking at pic.
 
RaskyR1 said:
You can clearly see them in the before pic. Maybe over spray, maybe pits in the paint filled with polish or wax. Hard to say for sure looking at pic.
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pits in the paint. after looking at it closely. you can clearly tell it`s a crater/pit. then the compound filled it.

but how do i go about removing it?
 
donbeezy said:
pits in the paint. after looking at it closely. you can clearly tell it`s a crater/pit. then the compound filled it.

but how do i go about removing it?
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I`ve never found a good way of doing that. If you find one please let me know. ;)
 
It does look like craters and if there is enough clear might suggest wet sanding but of course that`s more costly but it`ll fix it


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Even though the Eraser didn`t work, I`d try cleaning the area with:

- ValuGard`s "A" (or some other similar product)
- a Pre-paint Prep Solvent

With both I`d try a very extended dwell-time, and I`d try to get at the pits with something that has the appropriate length nap (not too long and not something with no nap at all...some short-nap "cheap" MF or somesuch) with the usual caveats about doing that with a solvent on a repaint of unknown characteristics.

Too bad the "detailer" who caused them didn`t buff off the product (properly) before it flashed.
 
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