View Full Version : Can Anyone Guess What This Is?
David Fermani
12-31-2008, 04:19 PM
Give me your best guess at what this is and what you think caused it.......
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/PolyProDetail/bodyshop001.jpg
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr214/PolyProDetail/bodyshop002.jpg
Barry Theal
12-31-2008, 04:21 PM
earl shives work? lol look at that crows feet damn that bad body work!
wascallyrabbit
12-31-2008, 04:25 PM
looks like an impact mark on a flexible bumper cover. i had something similar happen to a air dam (front spoiler) on a vw when the car very large rock. then spoiler flex and the paint cracked around it but remained in place just cracked. so is this on the bumper or hood?
imported_rydawg
12-31-2008, 04:57 PM
Looks like they did not let the base coat dry long enough and overloaded the clear.
Setec Astronomy
12-31-2008, 05:10 PM
Yeah, that`s some sort of chemical wrinkling for sure...dunno if it was external, in the paint as Rydawg suggests, or body repair as BufferBarry states.
imported_themightytimmah
12-31-2008, 05:21 PM
If it`s stock paint, looks like heat-induced damage? Parked too close to a *very* hot surface or burned with an orange pad.
If its aftermarket, just a poor paintjob.
Chris@Optimum
12-31-2008, 05:51 PM
Is that on an Altima? Could it be after effects of a PDR job?
Lumadar
12-31-2008, 06:31 PM
Crappy paint job. Looks like a possible re-paint to me.
David Fermani
01-01-2009, 08:01 AM
Is that on an Altima? Could it be after effects of a PDR job?
Bingo! It`s actually the right fender of a Lexus RX. It was painted about 2 years ago(not really good) and approximately 1 year ago a PDR guy removed a dent which later caused cracking. Kinda makes me wonder a little more on the side effects of this process *in certain applications*.
wfedwar
01-01-2009, 08:19 AM
Was it a particularly large/deep dent?
David Fermani
01-01-2009, 08:38 AM
Didn`t see it, but you can tell by the area of the cracking that it wasn`t real small.
JohnKleven
01-01-2009, 11:18 AM
Maybe he was using a hammer instead of the proper pdr tools
:eek:
imported_Grouse
01-01-2009, 11:22 AM
Possibly the paint was fractured in/during the dent. Popping it back out is likely just showing what was already fractured. I`ve referred a couple of clients to a pdr guy who has shown them the fractures under proper lighting.
David Fermani
01-01-2009, 12:40 PM
I think there`s a much stronger chance of cracking/fracturing the finish when there`s twice the thickness? Especially when there`s even heavy primer/sealer in between. Do any PDR techs ever use a PTG to cover themselves?
Chris@Optimum
01-01-2009, 05:29 PM
Bingo! It`s actually the right fender of a Lexus RX. It was painted about 2 years ago(not really good) and approximately 1 year ago a PDR guy removed a dent which later caused cracking. Kinda makes me wonder a little more on the side effects of this process *in certain applications*.
What did I win, LOL! :woot2::woot2: