scottmoyer
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- Dec 27, 2011
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I need help from the experts. My neighbor has a dark red Camaro that was repainted four years ago. The paint was a professional job, with all trim, door handles, antenna, ground effects, side mirrors, etc removed. There was some inconsistencies in the clear coat and the painter buffed the car when he was done, but left buffer ghosting and some minor wet sanding scratches. The finish didn't look perfect in the sun, so.....
Fast forward four years and 22 miles on the car!!! The car has been garaged since it was repainted and has not been driven. Three weeks ago, we wet sanded the orange peel out of the inconsistent areas of the hood and roof only. I used my Flex buffer with a 3M wool pad and 3M rubbing compound on the roof and hood to remove the wet sanding. Once the shine was back, we used the Porter Cable and Meguiar's 105 or 205 (whichever is the least aggressive) and polished the entire car to a beautiful shine. In my garage, we polished it up and used a shop light to find any missed scratches or hazing for a perfect shine.
Tonight, he took the car to a cruise in, and it was the first time I saw it in the sun since we polished it up. All horizontal surfaces look like he drove through sprinkler mist with rain drop sized blotches all over the hood and roof. The hood is by far the worst. Not all horizontal areas have this problem. The side view mirrors and A pillars look fine. The B pillars look fine, but the tops of the fenders, hood, roof, rear deck lid and spoiler are all spotted. I tried taking a picture, but it didn't turn out.
When he got home from the cruise, we checked it in just standard garage lighting to see if we just couldn't see very well when we polished it up, but every spot was very clearly visible. What happened? It looks like solvent popping, but the paint has had four years to cure in a Florida garage. I would say the the paint might be baked on now with garage temps in FL!!! We tested a small area on the hood by hand using Meguiar's swirl remover and it did not touch the spotting.
Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated. The below pics are so you know what kind of Camaro it is. These were taken a week after the paint job.
Fast forward four years and 22 miles on the car!!! The car has been garaged since it was repainted and has not been driven. Three weeks ago, we wet sanded the orange peel out of the inconsistent areas of the hood and roof only. I used my Flex buffer with a 3M wool pad and 3M rubbing compound on the roof and hood to remove the wet sanding. Once the shine was back, we used the Porter Cable and Meguiar's 105 or 205 (whichever is the least aggressive) and polished the entire car to a beautiful shine. In my garage, we polished it up and used a shop light to find any missed scratches or hazing for a perfect shine.
Tonight, he took the car to a cruise in, and it was the first time I saw it in the sun since we polished it up. All horizontal surfaces look like he drove through sprinkler mist with rain drop sized blotches all over the hood and roof. The hood is by far the worst. Not all horizontal areas have this problem. The side view mirrors and A pillars look fine. The B pillars look fine, but the tops of the fenders, hood, roof, rear deck lid and spoiler are all spotted. I tried taking a picture, but it didn't turn out.
When he got home from the cruise, we checked it in just standard garage lighting to see if we just couldn't see very well when we polished it up, but every spot was very clearly visible. What happened? It looks like solvent popping, but the paint has had four years to cure in a Florida garage. I would say the the paint might be baked on now with garage temps in FL!!! We tested a small area on the hood by hand using Meguiar's swirl remover and it did not touch the spotting.
Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated. The below pics are so you know what kind of Camaro it is. These were taken a week after the paint job.
