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What is happening to my paint?
- Thread starter Dwight Patten
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Those are scratches and you shouldn’t ever use rubbing compound on clear coat!
Maybe an eagle landed and ate his prey, or a cat made love on your hood.
Maybe an eagle landed and ate his prey, or a cat made love on your hood.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
Silicon Desert
Well-Known Member
It looks like it's also been through the automated car wash a few times, based on the swirlies in the bottom left corner of the photo.
Did you by any chance host a porcupine breakdancing contest on your hood?
Did you by any chance host a porcupine breakdancing contest on your hood?
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
beatle
Active Member
Looks too orderly to be an animal. On one side it looks like you followed a dirty truck through a non-touchless car wash and the brushes or cloth strips dragged grit across your paint.
Also looks like a few swipes with a dirty cloth or sponge were made in the lower left.
It's difficult to tell whether the scratches are light reflecting off of scratches in the clear coat or if the damage goes all the way through the paint. If it's the former, a rubbing compound may help. There are clear coat safe rubbing compounds that you can try. If you've already tried one, or if the scratches go through the paint, a respray is really the only way to restore the finish.
Also looks like a few swipes with a dirty cloth or sponge were made in the lower left.
It's difficult to tell whether the scratches are light reflecting off of scratches in the clear coat or if the damage goes all the way through the paint. If it's the former, a rubbing compound may help. There are clear coat safe rubbing compounds that you can try. If you've already tried one, or if the scratches go through the paint, a respray is really the only way to restore the finish.
ucmndd
Well-Known Member
Sure looks like a Model S hood to me.
Although I’m not buying the “golly gee how did this happen?” narrative.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
A quick experiment that you can try: use a little tooth paste and a small brush, water, then ordinary wax with a rag. Allow the wax to dry a little in the shade before wiping off.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
There's spots among the scratches that look like the clear coat is separating. If the body shops say it can't be buffed out then you'll have to have it repainted and it won't match the fenders. Are the fenders equally damaged?
Maybe finding another hood will be the quicker fix?
Maybe finding another hood will be the quicker fix?
Versus repainting the original hood? As for matching, it's black. There's not too much noticeable variation there.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
By "matching" I meant the new paint wouldn't match the faded fenders.
If the hood needs new paint it's not going to be cheap unless the shop has the right color left over from another car.
If the cracks aren't deep then wet sanding/buffing will help.
If the hood needs new paint it's not going to be cheap unless the shop has the right color left over from another car.
If the cracks aren't deep then wet sanding/buffing will help.
That is 100% clear coat failure. Most likely the hood has been repainted at one time.
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