Help! Can you tell what has happened to my paint??

[atta]

This fall it really rained a lot here in Norway. After the car had been sitting in my driveway being rained on constantly for a month I decided that it was time to give it some protection on the first day without rain. Since I do not have a garage, it was cold and the outlook for rain was pretty dim I washed the car and used Turtle Wax`s Wax it Wet on it while wet. When I started drying the car I noticed a lot of white spots on/in the paint. It seemed like the wax it wet was causing this, but I can`t tell for sure. Coupe of more days in the rain and I got to borrow a garage where the car has spent the winter.



I just went and collected it, and after washing the car tried to get the spots out using my Flex DA with the light blue 3M polish. No help. There is a LOT of spots and they look like they are in the actual clear coat. Like the clear coat has lifted causing bubbles. There are a lot of spots that have not turned white as well. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? Is my paint ruined? I have always tried to take good care of my dear Boxster. :aww:



Atle



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[atta]

An update. I tried distilled vinegar, and it does remove some of the spots. But there are a lot more spots (bumps) than just the white ones, and also once I clean out a white spot I can still see the bump (not dimple). Looks like the clear has lifted.



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[BobD]

I`m guessing sap or fallout.



Did you try clay?

[atta]

I`m guessing sap or fallout.



Did you try clay?



Yes. I have tried clay, citrus cleaner, autoglym super resin polish, autoglym paint renovator and 3M Perfect It III Machine Polish (just for 2 min on a DA).



Vinegar did remove a few of the spots, but I`m 90% sure they came back. I might have been wrong about this being bumps, they might be dimples.. it`s hard to tell.



Appreciate any input.



Atle

[Flashtime]

On the second pic, there seems to be a dirt/dust nib (top right corner) which

could mean a repaint. If so, then those little craters are likely solvent pop which

likely means not enough flashtime between coats during the painting process.

[FordFan2009]

looks like fish eyes but they usually appear almost instanly, can`t thing of why they would show up after all this time.

[atta]

The "dirt/dust" nib is touchup paint carelessly overused by previous owner.

This is not fish eyes/solvent pop. They are white spots.



Had a detailer look at it but he came back and said the paint was damaged and I need a respray. :(



Atle