Does my 7424 stand a chance against this? (pics)

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kurtis

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Forgive my photography skills, its just a point and shoot and Im not sure how to get any better shots than that. The car is a 97 cobra and its seen its share of neglect. Has some hardcore water spots that are REALLY etched into the paint, to me it looks like its through the clear. You can see some of the spots in the pics, Im looking to see what you guys think. Suggestions for products are welcome as well.



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Also, Ive wet sanded hazy headlights before with GREAT success. But it was by hand and took me 4+ hours. Can they be sanded by machine with the same results?
 
kurtis said:
Forgive my photography skills, its just a point and shoot and Im not sure how to get any better shots than that. The car is a 97 cobra and its seen its share of neglect. Has some hardcore water spots that are REALLY etched into the paint, to me it looks like its through the clear. You can see some of the spots in the pics, Im looking to see what you guys think. Suggestions for products are welcome as well.



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Also, Ive wet sanded hazy headlights before with GREAT success. But it was by hand and took me 4+ hours. Can they be sanded by machine with the same results?
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I would use Menz SIP or PG. If it's thru the cc, repaint is the only cure. Would never use a machine to wet sand on paint.
 
Haha, I was talking about headlights for the second question, I wouldn't wet sand my paint period. Is there a way to tell if those spots are though the clear? That was pre-wax with the paint totally exposed, they dont look as bad with wax over them but Id still prefer them to not be there at all.
 
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Haha, I was talking about headlights for the second question, I wouldn't wet sand my paint period. Is there a way to tell if those spots are though the clear? That was pre-wax with the paint totally exposed, they dont look as bad with wax over them but Id still prefer them to not be there at all.
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If the edges catches you finger nail more than likely its tru the clear. Try an aggressive polish (dont know what you have) and see what happens. At this point, you have nothing to lose. If you see red paint on your pad you are down to the color coat.
 
I had some water spots on the roof of my truck that looked horrible, I was able to clean them up with #82 by PC. I would try a polish before a compound first. If they are real deep a PC will probably not correct them even with something aggressive.



What polishes do you have for your PC now?
 
It's always hard to tell for sure from pictures, but some of that stuff *looks* pretty deep and nasty. It would definitely be a long day (or two.. possibly three) with a PC. I don't think I'd go for 100% correction on it, either. You would probably be getting way too deep into the CC if you tried for perfection.
 
Meguiars #105 and a wool pad via rotary couldn't take them out of a silver 550 I looked at about a month ago. :eek:



Some have had success using #105 with a PC, you might want to try that. If it doesn't work, try wetsanding an area or two then hitting it with #105/PC and see if that does it.



If the etching is through the clear, only a repaint will fix it properly.
 
The most aggressive polish I have is probably Menzerna's IP, I also have some stuff by Blackfire, the name escapes me at the moment but its supposedly designed for newer harder clearcoats, haven't had a chance to try it yet. I may just have to settle for fixing the oxidation and swirls.
 
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The most aggressive polish I have is probably Menzerna's IP, I also have some stuff by Blackfire, the name escapes me at the moment but its supposedly designed for newer harder clearcoats, haven't had a chance to try it yet. I may just have to settle for fixing the oxidation and swirls.
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You can probavly make it look better, anyways:nixweiss
 
I have the same issue on my 2002 silver Accord and I'm starting to see it appear on my new Lexus. Luckily, on silver and white, it's not very noticeable. Both cars are covered in multiple coats of Z2 Pro.

SuperBee364 and I are in agreement about Z2's lack of environmental protection. I'm going to experiment with 845 and see what happens.
 
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