Wierd indentations on hood, trunk lid

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justinschmidt1

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Alright guys...my paint looks good on my car but ive always noticed that the clearcoat looked like it has small craters/indentatons on the hood and top sides of the carif I look at it at an angle with the sun shining on it.



Im assuming its clearcoat and its gotta be possible to remove.



I havent had any luck with rotary/ PC buffers on it so Im gonna assume that its deep enough to need wetsanding.



Anyone else had this problem?



Should I go ahead and try wetsanding a little spot?
 
Sounds like a classic example of clear coar errosion from acid rain. Chances are if they are large enough to be seen with your naked eye, they won't wet sand out. It wouldn't hurt to try a small area though.....
 
I know what orange peel is and its Def. not orange peel.



It does look like it could be acid rain or really bad etched rain spots.



Used cars suck





You cant really see it unless your like on my car with a magnifying glass
 
Used cars? Alot of new cars have it too. More and more car finishes are being destroyed before people even take delivery of them.
 
David Fermani said:
Used cars? Alot of new cars have it too. More and more car finishes are being destroyed before people even take delivery of them.
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yea, I know...I work at a stealership...



The detailers are ****...I wont let their swirlomatic touch my car.
 
I have seen the same thing and wondered if it might be a rough surface painted over. Sorry, no idea how to make it go away.
 
I've never known Hard Water to only spot the horizontal surfaces and/or leave "small craters/indentions" as the OP mentioned? That's one of the traits of Acid Rain damage.



justinschmidt1 Can you post some nice close ups of the damage? What model year is your vehicle? It might be something covered under warranty.
 
David Fermani said:
I've never known Hard Water to only spot the horizontal surfaces and/or leave "small craters/indentions" as the OP mentioned? That's one of the traits of Acid Rain damage.



justinschmidt1 Can you post some nice close ups of the damage? What model year is your vehicle? It might be something covered under warranty.
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(Just thinking out loud here) - If it is covered by warranty, doesn't that mean the dealer would try to polish it out?...which I wouldn't be thrilled with.
 
You're right. It is truely a double edged sword! I always think "how bad of a job could someone do if they are just spraying some clear coat (no color)?" Then I'd notice all the fish eyes, dust and overspray. Then they'd offer to wet sand & rub it! So, what's worse huh? Screwed up factory paint is alway better than screwed up aftermarket paint.
 
well its a 96...but I believe it was resprayed sometime before I got the car.





lol...Im willing to do anything a "Pro" will do...ive got access to a rotary, PC, and I know how to wetsand
 
Not that it makes much difference at this point, but it could also be bird poop etches if you're not the original owner (and don't know how the car was treated). If people don't take care of their car, they usually wind up with no beading, which makes it harder to get acid rain damage in that shape, but you can get plenty of bird poop etches with no beading.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Not that it makes much difference at this point, but it could also be bird poop etches if you're not the original owner (and don't know how the car was treated). If people don't take care of their car, they usually wind up with no beading, which makes it harder to get acid rain damage in that shape, but you can get plenty of bird poop etches with no beading.
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Yea...I Know it was from the previous owner...



Ill try and see if I can capture it with a picture but I dont think I will be able to
 
If it's that deep and you want to see if it will disappear:



2000 grit sandpaper (wet) via sanding block 5-6 passes to start

Compound

Polish

Swirl Removal

LSP



If that doesn't remove it, it's there for good.
 
David Fermani said:
If it's that deep and you want to see if it will disappear:



2000 grit sandpaper (wet) via sanding block 5-6 passes to start

Compound

Polish

Swirl Removal

LSP



If that doesn't remove it, it's there for good.
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yea, I think Im gonna try that and see what I can do...Ill let you guys know if it goes away at all.





Wouldnt swirl removal come before polish? lol



Or does that depend on the type of swirl remover your using?





compound

swirl/scratch remover

polish



?
 
Most polishes(coupled with cutting pad) that remove compounding marks with also leave swirls; requiring an additional polishing step. Final step should be a little to no abrasive polish/pad to remove/enhance the previous polish's finish.
 
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