What type of compound to remove these marks?

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Hello,

I have tried in the past to remove these marks with Poorboy SSR 2.5 and a couple of other less abrasive polishes with no luck. I know one is etching from water spots, but the other one I am not so sure about and I think it has been with the car since I bought it back in 2008. I may be out of luck, but just thought about them again and figured I would take some pictures to show for opinions. I was reading about Meguiar's M105 and Ultimate Compound and thought that maybe one would work. I know M105 is more abrasive than UC, but I would prefer not having to buy two products and jump right to what will definitely work if possible. I also read Subaru has soft paint, but one of the spots is really old so it may be more stubborn to remove. The bad spot is pretty smooth when I rub my finger over it, but I can feel slight grittiness gently moving my nail over it. I have a PC dual action buffer and a set of the lake country hydro tech pads on hand and just need to know what compound I should give it a go with. I've attached several pictures of what I am talking about.

The car is a 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Please excuse how dirty it is. It's been sitting in the garage for the last couple of weeks since I was out of town on vacation. :D Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
 
Hmm. That's an "I'd have to see it in person to be sure" but the pictures look to me like the clear is compromised.
 
Ccrew said:
Hmm. That's an "I'd have to see it in person to be sure" but the pictures look to me like the clear is compromised.
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The bad spot probably is, but the smaller spot I think is a Type II water spot based on some reading on here. Would it hurt to try using some M105 or UC on them to see what happens? Which would you recommend? Thank you!
 
If the paint is compromised, then it sure can't do any more damage to try compound on it. Use a mf and do it lightly by hand and see how it reacts. Sounds like you're going to have to paint the panel anyway.
 
Thank you for the reply. I definitely won't be repainting anything since I'll be selling this car in the near future as is. Would you recommend M105 or UC? I don't have any compound currently. Thank you.

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