Paint dull behind wheels. Clear coat gone?

Cleanfreeek

Cleanfreeek

New member
Joined
Jun 1, 2014
Messages
72
Reaction score
0
Title suppose to say dull


So after a long winter I hand washed my truck and noticed that the paint behind the wheels front and back look as of they were sand blasted. This is not surprise to me considering the drive to work I have and the use of sand where salt is not allowed. Stupid me didn't wanna use mud/splash guards and now I'm paying for it. Today I bit the bullet and installed old man mud guards LOL .

Moving forward can I correct this ? The best way to describe it is it feels dry to the touch. Not slick at all and looks really dull with very little shine of any.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also plan on finally getting a polisher TORQ 501 kit from chemical guys if that will help with this project

Thanks!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Re: Paint full behind wheels. Clear coat gone?

Have the wheels been refinished? I've seen it countless times where repair techs pay zero attention to the barrels and cause all sorts of overspray issues that would cause a dry, rough feeling like you're describing. Some factory finished rims even have this problem. You could always try a thorough cleaning, clay, and polish to see if it restores a smooth surface.

Pics would help to better diagnose the issue.
 
Cleanfreeek said:
Title suppose to say dull
Click to expand...

I fixed it for you. :)


Cleanfreeek said:
So after a long winter I hand washed my truck and noticed that the paint behind the wheels front and back look as of they were sand blasted.
Click to expand...

Just to clarify - you mean the paint on the bottom side of the fenders behind the wheel, the lower quarter panels which would be sprayed by road debris from the rotation of your tires?


Cleanfreeek said:
Moving forward can I correct this ? The best way to describe it is it feels dry to the touch. Not slick at all and looks really dull with very little shine of any.
Click to expand...

As long as there's still some clear paint left over the basecoat layer of paint you should be able to restore the gloss and shine by polishing. Perhaps you may need to compound and polish but test first.


Cleanfreeek said:
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also plan on finally getting a polisher TORQ 501 kit from chemical guys if that will help with this project

Thanks!
Click to expand...

Unless your heart is bent on getting the TORQ polisher I'd recommend taking a look at the Griot's 6" DA polisher.

Nothing against the TORQ, the Griot's shape and power make the tool very functional and effective for machine polishing paint.


:)
 
Thanks for the replies! I should have specified it's the rocker panels and lower fender I suppose that are the affected area. I'll try and get a pic today.

I will look into the griots 6" today! I'm just a huge fan of chemical guys and they could probably sell me a sprinkled turd of they said it did something cool LOL. They used to use the porter cable and now they use these torq machines so I assumed they were the cats meow




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
It's hard to see it but it's faded nonetheless.
5003b490afd16bb15c0848eb14cae916.jpg



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top