Can some tell me if this is oxidation

Looks like some regular ol' beat up paint to me along with some etched in water spots. I wouldnt say its oxidation.
 
He said he buffed it and it ripped up some paint and clear
 
No he hasn't done painting. He said he was going to get it looked at.

He tried buffing it with a rotary buffer and he said that some of the little whole got bigger
 
Ncs0816 said:
He said he buffed it and it ripped up some paint and clear
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Many variables in that statement there. What machine and products was he using? What kind of pad was he using with the products? What does he mean by "ripped up" the clear coat?
 
Ncs0816 said:
No he hasn't done painting. He said he was going to get it looked at.

He tried buffing it with a rotary buffer and he said that some of the little whole got bigger
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If he think the "hole" got bigger than hes probably right. At some point his clear was starting to fail and it started out as little pinholes but when he hit it with the M105 and a cutting pad it more or less "opened" the small hole since hes abrading the clear that has failed. In situations like this the only real way to fix this is to get a repaint.
 
I assume by the spot getting bigger you mean the area that the clear coat came off?? This is the same car with the bumper repair...right?
 
Ncs0816 said:
He tried buffing it with a rotary buffer and he said that some of the little whole got bigger
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IF a person burns-through or abrades through the clear layer and exposes the basecoat, then if you keep buffing the spot that starts out small will get larger and larger.

The reason for this is you're abrading more and more of the clear off and the "line" that shows the difference between where there's still clear and here the clear is now missing continues to creep out larger and larger.


Here's a real simple test to get to the answer. Since it's a black car, take a white cloth and some white polish and rub on the inside of the spot and then turn the cloth over and inspect.

If the clear coat is missing you'll see color or pigment on the cloth.

If the clear coat is intact, you'll see the color of the polish and the cloth.
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If he has burned through the clear layer, (some call this "strike-through"), there's nothing that can be done to undo the damage except to re-clear and usually actually re-paint the affected area.

That or put a sticker over it...


:)
 
RhetoricMixes said:
If he think the "hole" got bigger than hes probably right. At some point his clear was starting to fail and it started out as little pinholes but when he hit it with the M105 and a cutting pad it more or less "opened" the small hole since hes abrading the clear that has failed. In situations like this the only real way to fix this is to get a repaint.
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Thanks for the reply
 
When you run your finger over the spots it's very smooth. Do you think the paint under the clear is beginning to decay or rust
 
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