Help!! What is this??
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this is a hood of my mum`s friends lexus, what is this paint defect and what can be used to remove this and bring back the shine???
polaris030
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Looks to me like thpaint is de-laminating. Is the paint kind of "streaky" looking up close in the sun? This was a common failure in the '80's and early '90's - silver was the worst about it. The paint layers begin to break away from each other and eventually come off the car - usually down to the primer. It's hard to tell from a picture for sure though - run by a paint shop and have someone qualified look at it. You cannot polish de-laminated paint and get any type satisfaction. I had a Camaro that did this and it broke my heart to watch her degrade. I was in college at the time and could not afford a paint job - poor old girl.
imported_BretFraz
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Looks like clearcoat failure to me. Hard to tell on a light colored car and from that angle/distance.
Have a look at it with a magnifying glass or loupe. If it looks like the paint is checking or cracking, its the clearcoat more than likely.
The only remedy is a complete respray. No amount of polishing will fix it.
Have a look at it with a magnifying glass or loupe. If it looks like the paint is checking or cracking, its the clearcoat more than likely.
The only remedy is a complete respray. No amount of polishing will fix it.
togwt
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Quote: it looks like oxidation or paint overspray, but regarding oxidation it cant be! i have never seen it on metallic paint
~One man’s opinion / observations~
I must admit I thought it to be oxidation.
Question: K_Csaxo, ‘Why doesn’t metallic paint oxidise like other paints?
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justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*
~One man’s opinion / observations~
I must admit I thought it to be oxidation.
Question: K_Csaxo, ‘Why doesn’t metallic paint oxidise like other paints?
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justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*
Yes, at first glance it looks like oxidation, but the far right edge of the picture does look like clearcoat failure. From this distance anyway...
It wouldn't hurt to try polishing it though, since at this point you don't have much to lose.
I don't think the part of metallic paints not oxidizing isn't really referring to metallic paints, but rather just clearcoated paints in general? :nixweiss I recall a discussion a long time ago that commented that clearcoat does not turn white and chalky like old single stage paints do, but it instead just turns dull and lifeless-looking. I know that is what happened to a silver van hood that belonged to my parents...
It wouldn't hurt to try polishing it though, since at this point you don't have much to lose.
I don't think the part of metallic paints not oxidizing isn't really referring to metallic paints, but rather just clearcoated paints in general? :nixweiss I recall a discussion a long time ago that commented that clearcoat does not turn white and chalky like old single stage paints do, but it instead just turns dull and lifeless-looking. I know that is what happened to a silver van hood that belonged to my parents...
Anthony O.
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I also say clear coat failure. Nothing you can do for it cept get it re-painted.
Don't bother polishing it but you may get some help from Lexus if you raise a big enough stink.
Anthony
Don't bother polishing it but you may get some help from Lexus if you raise a big enough stink.
Anthony
Thanks guys for the info.
If i feel the surface, its smooth as ever. Its not really noticeble under the sun, but in shade you can see it ever clearly. Upon closer inspection, looks like its in the paint, i might be wrong
So does it still mean clear coat failure? How come if the clear coat fails, i cant do much about it??
If i feel the surface, its smooth as ever. Its not really noticeble under the sun, but in shade you can see it ever clearly. Upon closer inspection, looks like its in the paint, i might be wrong
So does it still mean clear coat failure? How come if the clear coat fails, i cant do much about it??
Anthony O.
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In a nutshell it is because there is no longer any clear coat, hence you have nothing to work with.
Think of it as a paint cancer that is slowly eating away at the top surface. The area you have shown us in the picture will become larger and larger as time goes on and it must be sanded down and re-shot to be cured. I would look the car over real well as you may see other areas doing the same thing, mainly happens on the top surfaces.
Anthony
Think of it as a paint cancer that is slowly eating away at the top surface. The area you have shown us in the picture will become larger and larger as time goes on and it must be sanded down and re-shot to be cured. I would look the car over real well as you may see other areas doing the same thing, mainly happens on the top surfaces.
Anthony