Need help with restoring this!ue

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kukx330ci

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Hello,

I bought this accord about a year ago to fix up and use.

Recently, since most of the mechanical stuff has been taken care off, im moving towards getting the exterior finish restored :)

To start with i have done the following:
- wash with citrus wash n gloss
- used clay bar on it
- tried menzerna polish with low cut/least abrasive polish

I just cant remove this stuff as u see in the pic. It is actually all over the roof. If i put thick glaze sealant and wax.. It does diminish the appearance but can be seen as soon as those begin to wear out.

My question is, are these water spots?if so, how do i go about removing them? Will wet sanding be my only option?

Im hoping i can restore it!
 
They look like bad water spotting that has etched into the paint. Before wet sanding, which Menzerna and pad did you use to try and remove it?
 
I hv tried the menzerna finishing polish ... Its either po91 or po85 the lesser abrasive... Need to check bottle... Using an orange pad. I did not wet sand this.

I did wet sand the hood very lightly knowing how soft honda paint is and i think it worked.

Hood pic attached. The slight marks are just dust that i need to wash off this weekend.

P.s saw yr message on the other thread too :) thank u!
 
kukx330ci said:
I hv tried the menzerna finishing polish ... Its either po91 or po85 the lesser abrasive... Need to check bottle... Using an orange pad. I did not wet sand this.

I did wet sand the hood very lightly knowing how soft honda paint is and i think it worked.

Hood pic attached. The slight marks are just dust that i need to wash off this weekend.

P.s saw yr message on the other thread too :) thank u!
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Sure thing.

Have the defects been removed?
 
I did wet sand the hood but have not tried the roof yet.

Wanted to know if i can use chemical guys water spot remover and some compound or polish with a yellow pad?

Still open to suggestions :)
 
You were right by trying the least aggressive polish first. However if you wet sand the area you are skipping many, many less aggressive approaches that will probably remove the defects. Paint is very thin so we need to keep as much on the paint as possible. I would try a more aggressive polish, pad, and/or technique on your "test spot" before even considering wet sanding.
 
Shall try it out.
I hv xmt heavy swirl remover, would that be an option?
 
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