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Gray_Panther
04-19-2013, 11:24 AM
This is for a client`s BMW X3 that I will be attacking soon. He wants a full correction as the previous owner took it to a detailer to glaze everything up and hide the defects. After some rain washed it away he saw the car`s true condition. He said, "It would be great if you can detail it, if you can get rid of that mark it would be a bonus."



So I really don`t know how it happened as the paint is bubbling up.



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8663264870_c53bf0e0f6_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8663263866_b6af4918e2_z.jpg



Thoughts on how to remedy this defect?
Wasatch
04-19-2013, 03:05 PM
Looks like clearcoat failure.
brownbob06
04-19-2013, 03:16 PM
Short answer: It`s going to take a body shop to fix it, not a detailer.
Gray_Panther
04-19-2013, 03:47 PM
Short answer: It`s going to take a body shop to fix it, not a detailer.



Man I was hoping I could wetsand it then compound away. If it is just clear coat failure couldn`t I do that process then protect with opti-coat?
Richard Grasa
04-19-2013, 04:47 PM
Man I was hoping I could wetsand it then compound away. If it is just clear coat failure couldn`t I do that process then protect with opti-coat?



That would be opening a can of worms, very easy to make that 100x worse and then a respray is on you. I wouldn`t touch it.
Gray_Panther
04-19-2013, 07:26 PM
That would be opening a can of worms, very easy to make that 100x worse and then a respray is on you. I wouldn`t touch it.



I figured as much, I knew it was a longshot question, but I had to ask.



Thanks gentlemen!
Ron Ketcham
04-19-2013, 08:42 PM
Maybe and maybe not. First thing is attempt to clean the area with some all purpose cleaner to see if the "checking" is just residue from some deposit.

If that remove the "assumed" deposit, then take some time and look at the "clearcoat" to see if it is "checked-cracked". The use of a 30X lighted magnifier will show if the clear is actually cracked/checked.

If you then observe that the clearcoat is "cracked/checked/crazed", it off to the bodyshop for some refinish work done to the entire panel to a body break line.