During the process of removing some caked-on bird dung, I scratched the clear coat in a very visible spot on the hood (about 4" x 4" area). I'm not sure how this happened - just used a wet cloth to remove the dung. It was pretty well baked on though - must have had some abrasive chunks or something. Anyway, is there anything I can use to buff out the clear coat? I've tried a couple of wax applications with no luck. Is this something a pro could fix for me?

 

Lot's of good data in the detailing forums..

Also go look over at www.detailcity.com - great professional detailing forum.

Unless you really did some serious damage you should AT LEAST be able to greatly improve the appearance.

Pics?

 

The same exact thing happened to me. I think it was seagull sh*t that had sand in it that caused the scratches. I used Meguire's Cleaner Wax and some elbow grease to buff it out. Worked great.

 

Guys! I have a similar problem, my clear coat flaked during debadging
I now have a 2X4 patch, which looks discoloured. Should i try wet sanding the edges?
I'll post a few pics later when i get home. Any help will be appreciated. (I did search, hence the revival of this old *** thread!)

 

Wet sand using 1500 or 2000 grit sandpaper. Take your time and do it lightly. Follow by rubbing compound and then wax.

 

Porter Cable, good pads and polish.

 

This is what it looks like I really need help to fix this.

 

You can get that out. I was able to get dung etching out but I just had to be careful. I wetsanded then I compounded and polished.

Before


After wetsanding, compounding and polishing.




Just make sure the detailer takes a paint reading before attacking that spot. Hopefully the dung didn't eat through the clearcoat. A paint reading should let you know.

Hope that helps but if you have more questions fire me a pm.

CHEERS!

 

This is what it currently looks like... I sanded it with 1200 grit, I'll do it with 2000 later,
The spot is discoloured

 

Did the detailer take the PTG reading of the paint? What was the reading?

Good Luck.

 

Shouldn't use anything lower than 1500 grit. Anyway, be sure to use rubbing compound when you are done with 2000 grit. It's the rubbing compound that's going to get rid of the sanding scratches. Be sure to follow with a few coats of wax.

By the way, how did you debadge? It shouldn't look like that if done properly.

 

That needs a repaint.

If you look in the crevice where the buumper meets the taillight, that is clear peeling.


That looks like a combo, buffer burn through / old emblem that was not removed before repainting, then removed.

 

I should have never debadged this part, the "infiniti" was debadged perfectly, but it looks like the "g35x" was not removed when the clear coat was added.

How much would a spot repaint cost? Btw the whole bumper doesnt have to be repainted right?

 

Whole bumper gets clear, only a small portion gets color.

$300 is safe in my area.

 

Hey Jdoria,

Thanks for jumping in. In the original pic looked like the area where the clear coat was peeling was just salt stains of sorts. You have a great eye Jdoria. I'll trade mine for yours

Sacch keep us posted.

Cheers,
Nick