Need help ASAP! Clear coat problem???

When you were polishing, was there any paint transfer on to the pad?
If so, that's a pretty good indication that you went thru the clear.
 
What would you guys do? Is it small enough that a body shop could wet sand a bit and clear over
 
My understanding is that body shops are reluctant to do small areas and they rather do whole panels. I am not sure... it certainly wouldn't hurt to go and ask what they can do.
 
If its a strike through, it will most likely have to be repainted, especially if its a metallic base.

If you have some wax and grease remover, apply some over the area. This is what it would look like if only clear was applied. If the edges disappear (while its wet), you may be able to get away with clear alone.

Unfortunately, the whole panel will need to be cleared in order for it to look right and last long-term. While it is possible to blend the clear, it's never going to last as long as clearing the whole panel.
 
I'm not convienced it's a burn through. Yes it can be done with a PC but it's difficult. being a repaint makes it easier to do. Guess this is another reason to have an inspection form with a question about repainted panels.

I've had pretty good luck blending clear over small areas. There are some good resources on YouTube. Good adhesion is in the prep work. At this point if it is a burn through you've got nothing to loose.

Hopefully it's your car not a customers. BTW a paint guage is also helpful to help evaluate.
 
Where on the hood is it? It looks like you found the failing edge of a surface blend with poor prep on the blend out area. If that's the case it was doomed to fail anyway since there's no mechanical adhesion, the mill build is minimal and there's less UV protection because of it. Just my two cents without seeing it. Highly doubt it's your fault.
 
Pfgpainter said:
Where on the hood is it? It looks like you found the failing edge of a surface blend with poor prep on the blend out area. If that's the case it was doomed to fail anyway since there's no mechanical adhesion, the mill build is minimal and there's less UV protection because of it. Just my two cents without seeing it. Highly doubt it's your fault.
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Agreed, this sounds much more likely than a straight strike through.
 
Here's a shot of exactly where on the hood it is. Right next to the driver front fender there. It's pretty apparent that i didn't cause the problem, but helped the problem "shine" through. Looks like 6mo down the road (car sits in sunlight) it would have come through
 
Strange. If what I said is the case it wouldn't be so much from a spot repair as it would be poor prep and someone not completing their passes when they sprayed clear on the entire hood and that's assuming they blended color some where else on the hood. Of you're not pulling color up in your polishing like another member said then its basically clear failure no matter how you spin it or what caused it. Good luck with the situation.
 
Doesn't to seem to be clear coat failure. Does the clear feels rough it looks dry? That might be the cause body shop or painter sprayed a dry coat.
 
It does have a very slight rough feel to it. The area around it looks like it doesn't have a think coat of clear on it. I talked to the customer he said that the hood was painted 2 years ago. It was in California it's whole life, and he recently moved to New Jersey. It seems to me that the painter just did not put a thick coat of clear coat on the paint. No reason a porter cable / orange pad should ever cut through the clear coat like that. He was upset but seemed to be understanding.
 
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