Completely baffeled...

[jrs1418]

How do you know it was single stage paint and not a crappy clear job that deteriorated?

 

[Shane731]

A week ago, I detailed at 2006 Nissan Murano. The first picture shows how I received it. After doing a few test, it was determined that heavy oxidation had occurred on the single stage paint that was applied to the car in 2007. The second picture shows the results after I completed a two step paint correction and sealed. The third picture went send from the individual not even a week later. As you can see, in the lower left, some of the marks are returning and i have no idea why.

ANYONE lend any insight or advise?

I'm going to venture a guess that this car is parked outside quite a bit?

Here's a tidbit from Mike Phillip's book, "The Art of Detailing," Paint Condition Categories:

from page 39, Condition #9 Unstable:

This category is for older, single stage paints that have been exposed to the sun for a long enough period of time that the pigments have become unstable. Even if you remove the oxidation and saturate the paint with some type of polishing oils, any original color that is restored is only a temporary fix. Therefore, when the paint is exposed to the sun or after a few days pass, the color fades back to where it was before you started.

My guess is that this is the cause and no amount of polishing will be permanent. Perhaps you could do a light polish with M205 and a LC white polishing pad and then seal it with Opti-Coat, but beyond that, I don't think that anything other than a repaint would be truly permanent.