HELP! whats wrong with my paint?

**Redline927** · 10-14-2006, 03:14 PM

I am pretty much ocd with detailing my car, and I have a lot of experience doing it. But I CANNOT figure out for my life what is on my paint, mostly on the front right fender and hood. I am starting to think i might have over polished (I have used ssr2.5 twice in the past) Clay does not take it off, cleaner wax does not take it off, hell even 2.5 wont take it off. Does anyone recognize what this is? Im SO frustrated. looks like millions of tiny dots everywhere. Could it be from the ssr2.5? do i need a finishing polish or something? it is really noticeable in sunlight.

**EdLancer** · 10-14-2006, 05:19 PM

Has it always been there ? Looks like the clearcoat was sprayed on improperly

**fdizzle** · 10-14-2006, 07:15 PM

yiks . . . what the hell is that? Perhaps you should take a small portion of the effected area with a yellow cutting pad and change your polish to another reputable brand (not knocking poorboys, their stuff rocks - but never hurts to introduce somthing new into your problem, you might just find a soloution) . . . and cut that paint!!! If a yellow cutting pad on a pc at high speed with good, properly applied compound wont remove that - i would say you need professional rotary help or your paint has some issues that might require wet/color sanding . . . im not a pro however, but there is a start.

**velobard** · 10-14-2006, 07:37 PM

My (mostly) uneducated guess would be that this is a repaint and you`re seeing solvent pop, sometime called bubbling clearcoat. If that`s it, then all the polishing in the world isn`t going to fix it, it would be a paint warranty issue.

**imported_paradigm** · 10-14-2006, 07:49 PM

can you feel it (textured?) or is it under the top of the clear coat? looks like a clear coat problem to me

**Brian_Brice** · 10-14-2006, 07:55 PM

looks similar to my work rig. dont really know what it is, pinholes in the clear maybe. i dont think you can polish that out.

**Zrex61** · 10-14-2006, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by velobard

My (mostly) uneducated guess would be that this is a repaint and you`re seeing solvent pop,

Thats exactly what it is .....

**Redline927** · 10-14-2006, 09:25 PM

youre sure?

why would it be evident now? ( i bought the car used in 04, its a 2002 wrx. had 12k miles on it). The paints been pretty much flawless since.

**Redline927** · 10-14-2006, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by paradigm

can you feel it (textured?) or is it under the top of the clear coat? looks like a clear coat problem to me

no, you cant feel it. It looks like tiny bubbles and tiny pinholes.

**GoFastTSI** · 10-14-2006, 09:32 PM

Solvent pop or the clear was put on "dry". Definitely been repainted though.

**Zrex61** · 10-14-2006, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Redline927

youre sure?

Pretty much, I refinish cars once in a while..

Originally Posted by Redline927

why would it be evident now?

Subaru paint isn`t exactly in the same class as BMW etc

**Redline927** · 10-14-2006, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by GoFastTSI

Solvent pop or the clear was put on "dry". Definitely been repainted though.

what would cause this now?

**imported_paradigm** · 10-14-2006, 10:34 PM

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=76558

there is a thread i started with a similar clear coat issue i saw a few months ago...all of the strange dots are under the surface and can`t be polished out.