Suggestion for paint correction needed.

[wheelman76]

Can anyone make a suggestion about what I could try to get this out of my paint? I tried an orange pad with a porter cable and some old menzera intensive polish I had and it hardly made a dent if at all from what i can tell. Paint is on a 360 modena. I`m open to suggestions, but don`t want to screw this up as it`s on the roof and don`t like the thought of having the roof on down repainted.... Or is this something for a pro to deal with? The imperfection can be seen to the right and left of the light and runs about 2 feet from the center rear of the roof over to the passenger door edge. Not hugely noticeable but I hate noticing it on such a nice car.

[ShaneB]

Hard to really tell but that almost looks like clear coat failure... Perhaps someone with a better eye can give a more definitive answer.

If that`s the case though, repaint is your only option

[Accumulator]

Hard to really tell but that almost looks like clear coat failure... Perhaps someone with a better eye can give a more definitive answer.

If that`s the case though, repaint is your only option

IF the issue in question is that "whitish clouding" that`s most obvious in the 8 o`clock portion of the pix, then yeah that`s what it looks like to me too.

[wheelman76]

Well not what I wanted to hear, probably will stop by a body shop customer of mine to see what they think. I just noticed there`s a spot on my rear quarter panel as well. Might just drive the car and give it some patina and then down the road look at fixing the paint.

[Merlin]

As stated by ShaneB it`s hard to tell from the pictures...

I have seen "issues" that looked like clear coat failure but they polished off.
A PC does not have much power and an orange pad (depending on the pad) is a medium grade cut.

It may be something "for a pro to deal with".
or
I might suggest a Meguiars DA Microfiber Cutting Disc with Scholls S2 "shock cut".
This will give you a bit more "cutting power" with a PC.
(Be sure and clean the mf disc after a few passes and do not use too much down pressure)
NOTE: With a mf disc you will need to "prime" the entire surface of the pad first...do not saturate it.
...on the other hand, if it is cc failure, you will know within a few passes of the machine.

When you used what you have did any of it clear up?

What is the Year, make, model of the vehicle?