generator12
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2010
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Last December a kid with more testosterone than brains didn't believe that he needed to drive slower because of the icy conditions, and slid daddy's car into the front end of the Lady's Sebring convertible. No structural or mechanical damage, but about two grand in body work and paint.
The work was done by a good and reputable body shop and all was good. But then, around April, some spots showed up near the center of the repainted hood. Looked somewhat like hard water spotting - irregular rings of varying shape - but it wouldn't come off with washing or waxing. You couldn't feel it with fingers or fingernails, as it appeared to be beneath the clearcoat. Couldn't even see them in daylight, but they are very evident under the lights of the garage. Took the car back to the body shop and they rubbed it out for me, albeit they didn't believe it to be a defect in the paintwork. They thought something splashed on the area.
Forward to June and there they are again. About a two square foot area near the center of the hood with little spots that look exactly the same. Not over the entire repaint area, nor on the windshield or trunk - just around the center of the hood. She and I can't account for them by any external cause.
My plan is to see if I can rub them out, after first accenting them with a water soluble ink so I can photograph them. If they show up again and the pattern is the same, they'll definitely be due to something under the clearcoat or the paint.
The issues here are:
1. Does this sort of thing ring a bell with anyone? Maybe a solvent or something splashed on the hood prior to the repaint?
2. I've never buffed out an auto paint and hate to learn in the center of a hood. I've tried polishing compound on a couple of the rings, but no luck. So I need some instruction/guidance, and that's why I'm here.
3. Is there any way you guys know of to rework the finish that doesn't hold as much potential for damage?
Thanks in advance...
The work was done by a good and reputable body shop and all was good. But then, around April, some spots showed up near the center of the repainted hood. Looked somewhat like hard water spotting - irregular rings of varying shape - but it wouldn't come off with washing or waxing. You couldn't feel it with fingers or fingernails, as it appeared to be beneath the clearcoat. Couldn't even see them in daylight, but they are very evident under the lights of the garage. Took the car back to the body shop and they rubbed it out for me, albeit they didn't believe it to be a defect in the paintwork. They thought something splashed on the area.
Forward to June and there they are again. About a two square foot area near the center of the hood with little spots that look exactly the same. Not over the entire repaint area, nor on the windshield or trunk - just around the center of the hood. She and I can't account for them by any external cause.
My plan is to see if I can rub them out, after first accenting them with a water soluble ink so I can photograph them. If they show up again and the pattern is the same, they'll definitely be due to something under the clearcoat or the paint.
The issues here are:
1. Does this sort of thing ring a bell with anyone? Maybe a solvent or something splashed on the hood prior to the repaint?
2. I've never buffed out an auto paint and hate to learn in the center of a hood. I've tried polishing compound on a couple of the rings, but no luck. So I need some instruction/guidance, and that's why I'm here.
3. Is there any way you guys know of to rework the finish that doesn't hold as much potential for damage?
Thanks in advance...
