clear coat failure

[hari-bhari]

has anyone experienced this? etching on the outer layer of paint, and roughness even if you wash and polish/wax. is this covered under rust protection? my car only has 34k, but its a year 2000. any ideas?

[Mole]

just wondering, wasn't your car red before?

anywho, roughness can be a cause of overspray of a clear coat.

if that's the case, there's nothing that can be done (i think) unless professional help is done.

[hari-bhari]

yea man it was. it got faded so bad the paint looks silver now.

lol jk

i sold my old one and got a v6 5spd

[Mole]

man... i dont know what kinda weather hits over there, sounds scary.

are you sure the previous owner did not have any paint work ?

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

hari: if i were to guess, i'd say your previous owner had some bodywork done. and they roughness is most likely overspray (from a bad painting process..well bad masking process before painting). I'd say, clean her with dawn soap (for dishes), then clay bar her smooth, polish and wax accordingly. GL

[hari-bhari]

when i had the car inspected before buying, he said all the parts had the original serial numbers, but thefront left fender had been repainted. i bought the car in texas, and i dont know where the original owner was from. the damage definetely isnt from atl weather

[ICrazyChrisI]

Try claybarring. Worked for me.