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Guys, I need your help!!! I just took my truck home from the body shop today. They repaired and repainted my hood because a tree limb fell on it a few weeks ago. Anyways...when I took a closer inspection of the paint when I got home, I noticed these little trash stuck on the paint. I'm gonna try to buff it out but I don't have the tools to do, like the PC. Do you guys think clay will work. Thanks!!!
 
ExplEddieBauer said:
Guys, I need your help!!! I just took my truck home from the body shop today. They repaired and repainted my hood because a tree limb fell on it a few weeks ago. Anyways...when I took a closer inspection of the paint when I got home, I noticed these little trash stuck on the paint. I'm gonna try to buff it out but I don't have the tools to do, like the PC. Do you guys think clay will work. Thanks!!!
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Well I guess it would depend if it is under the clear coat or not. Otherwise I would say clay might take it off. I would take it back to the place that painted it and tell them to do it right if it was their fault.
 
TheOzzfather said:
I would take it back to the place that painted it and tell them to do it right if it was their fault.
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That's what I did. There was a piece of lint stuck just under the clear (:mad: ), so the guy said to bring it back in a day or two (he said the paint was too soft at the time :nixweiss ) and they removed it. Not sure how they did it, but can hardly see where it was.
 
Before you try to remove it yourself, try to determine if the particles got onto surface while the clear was still wet. If they did I think the shop owes you a fix!
 
I looked at it even more closer today and found that some particles are underneath the paint. So there're these little dimples. Should I just bring it back instead of taking them out myself??



Thanks for the responses guys!!!
 
Those "dimples" sounds like fisheye. Fisheye, is when there is some wax,dirt,oils,etc. left on the surface, and the paint/clear seperates around it. The only way to get imbedded trash out, is to wet sand and high speed compound, polish, and wax them out. Take it back, and see if they cant fix it. No matter how good the shop is, you might still see some imperfections, but not as much as you have stated. My wifes 2001 Accord, which we bought brand new, if you look close under flourescent light, can see some factory orange peel, and I found 2 tiny pieces of trash. Even in the utmost controlled enviroment, especially in a repaint, your gonna get some stuff. A good wet sand and buff should correct this.
 
Thanks for the insight Bumper Plus. I took my truck back to the body shop today. They said that they buffed out most of the trash off the paint but they have to respray the clearcoat because the silicone from the tire dressing ate some of the paint at the top so they have to do it again. They agreed to repair this problem for free and it'll be done tomorrow afternoon. I told him to make sure there aren't anymore trash or I won't accept it. Does silicone from their tire dressings actually cause harm to the paint???
 
ExplEddieBauer said:
Thanks for the insight Bumper Plus. I took my truck back to the body shop today. They said that they buffed out most of the trash off the paint but they have to respray the clearcoat because the silicone from the tire dressing ate some of the paint at the top so they have to do it again. They agreed to repair this problem for free and it'll be done tomorrow afternoon. I told him to make sure there aren't anymore trash or I won't accept it. Does silicone from their tire dressings actually cause harm to the paint???
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They told you the silicones from the tire dressing "ate some of the paint at the top"? This guy is either full of BS or doesn't know what he is talking about. The problem I am sure he is referring to is they either (a) did not prep the surface properly before painting and silicones caused fish eyes as Bumpers Plus referred to or (b) silicones from tire dressing or otherwise got on the freshly painted surfaces before they had a chance to cure causing a defect. Tire dressing does not "eat" paint - not even the garbage solvent based dressings.
 
I'm pretty sure that's what he meant. The silicone probably got on the paint before it had a chance to cure because they washed and dressed the tires 30 minutes after the hood was painted and I picked it up an hour after washing. They liberally applied the dressing on the tires. They were still running when they drove up. That's what probably caused the defect.
 
As far as I know, silicone doesn't do anything bad after it's been painted. Only before they spray it.... :confused:
 
Hmmm...interesting. I'll ask him about that when I pick up my car today. k He said it should be done by today so I'll go pick it up later this afternoon when I get out of work.
 
4DSC said:
As far as I know, silicone doesn't do anything bad after it's been painted. Only before they spray it.... :confused:
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It is possible for the silicone to damage the paint if it got on there just after coming out of the paint booth. Many auto body shops try to rush a car through by "baking" the paint to accelerate drying. Heat does not cure paint in a refinish paint job however - only in the oem paint job at the factory.
 
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