Cloudy Paint

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pjoseph24

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I am noticing that my spoiler only has what looks like cloudy paint, the car is silver.



It is clean but if you look at certain angles it has white areas resembling clouds on it.



any ideas.



thanks
 
Without pictures, I'd guess burned paint. I recently detailed a Turbo Porsche in metallic gray that the "authorized" dealer had detailed. They burned 2 spots on the passenger side (door and quarter) and now those areas appear silver. That comes from using a rotary too hard and actually burning the area's clear coat.



Post some pics if you get a chance.



Toto
 
More common in this situation is the clear starting to go bad.



Spoilers tend to do this before other parts due to their sun exposure, the material they're made of, and (with aftermarket) the quality of material sprayed on them.



Again, a picture or two would be more conclusive.
 
mikebai1990 said:
You guys really think it's burned paint?
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No, more likely if it's clouds on a clear-coated finish, then it's paint failure.



If it's just cloud-y, as in a not-shiny finish, then it could just use some good polishing.



If the paint is single stage and oxidized, it wouldn't be cloudy as much as it would just dull, due to silver single stage's composition as opposed to black or red.
 
Ah, I see what you mean. I was working on an oxidized car, and yea, it basically had no reflections, very dull, and very dry.
 
The car has never seen a rotary buffer or any thing like that.

the paint is still very shinny but if i stand a foot or so behind car and look at spoiler there are spots resembling clouds.

If i step closer so now i am looking directly down at the spoiler it looks great i can see clear metallic paint. Not sure if it matters but it is a 2002 Acura 3.2 tl.
 
Joseph,



As stated above. Gonna need to see some photos man. Until then they've told you the only 2 major things it could possibly be.



But....I gotta do it.



:showpics
 
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