Paint Oxidation?

[Izan747]

hey guys does this look like paint oxidation or clearcoat failure to you guys ?? is there anything to fix or prevent this from more of a problem ?? im thinking of claying the paint cleaner followed by meg. glaze then Nxt. i dont know if this would help ?



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid221/p2a1d15d9db2e3668f7d0e7c0f3143d83/eb6862ff.jpg





http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid221/p3a7ce991bcd21ccd9dac9a8cb4bf252c/eb686400.jpg



thanks

Izan

[BMW335i]

I would say clearcoat failure. I don`t think you can do anything without a repaint, unfortunately.

[BigJimZ28]

yep that`s clearcoat failure

[Eliot Ness]

Yikes :soscared: , what BMW335i and BigJimZ28 said........that is clearcoat failure and the only real fix is a repaint. You can try a glaze and a wax, and it might make it look a little better.

[Izan747]

thanks guys also if i start garaging the car do u feel it will slow it down ??

[Eliot Ness]

thanks guys also if i start garaging the car do u feel it will slow it down ??It should help, but where the clearcote is gone/failing you`ll need to keep a good heavy wax or sealer on it to help slow the UV damage when it is is the sun.

[imported_DieselMDX]

wow that is bad

[Izan747]

also hand wax should be in a back and forth motion. and not a circular.?

[Eliot Ness]

also hand wax should be in a back and forth motion. and not a circular.?It doesn`t really matter...... just get it worked into the paint as well as you can. You might want to try a glaze like Meg`s #7 and then top it with a durable wax. All of the oils in #7 might help it look better for a while. That`s just a guess on my part, I`ve never messed with CC failure that bad before.

[imported_steveo3002]

i wouldnt waste money trying to wax or glaze that , its spent



save your $$ for a repaint and take care of the other panels if they are still good

[mikebai1990]

Is is a good guess to say that this car has not been waxed for most of it`s lifetime?



But yea, basically you will either have to get a repaint, or you will have to protect with a strong and durable wax to prevent further damage.

[mose]

I didn`t have a paying customer this last weekend so I called a buddy of mine and told him to bring his `91 Mitsubishi POS truck over to put a shine on it. The clear on his hood has gone away in a few spots. So I polished the whole truck and came back to the hood. I asked him how worried he was about the hood. He said he wanted all that flaiky stuff off of there. So I took a plastic scraper and scraped all the "dead" CC off and hit in again with Mothers Power Polish and a yellow LC pad.



There`s still a faint outline of the CC and I am sure it will get worse as time goes by but it looks OK for now. I will post pics when I get home tonight. The whole thing was more of a practice session then anything esle. NOT something I would do to a paying customers car at all!!:LOLOL