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eddy94 · 09-16-2016, 03:16 PM

Hello guys, so today i finally decided to fix a scratch that i had. I tried wet sanding with 1500 grit and worked my way up to 3000 to get most of the scratch out, but the scratch was way too deep probably down to the primer so i stopped sanding and just started polishing. When i finished i saw this weird spot and after trying to polishing out, it still wouldn't come out.

Do ya have any suggestions on what i can do?

Gary24 · 09-16-2016, 03:47 PM

I don't see it. Top pic is blurred bottom I don't see anything but a yard and fence, sideways.

jrhagen · 09-16-2016, 03:53 PM

Looks like a fuzzy spot.

Cyber10 · 09-16-2016, 04:15 PM

Hard to tell from those pics but my guess is either you didn't polish the sand scratches out all the way so there is still a haze, or you burnt through the clear. Hard to say exactly what it is though unless you can get better pictures of that spot.

eddy94 · 09-16-2016, 08:08 PM

I'll try to post a clearer picture, it's just that the spot is very small and when I get close to take a picture of it, it becomes very distorted.

eddy94 · 09-16-2016, 08:19 PM

here's the photo that fuzzy spot

SlowSS · 09-16-2016, 10:37 PM

Judging by that last pic, I'm going with damage to the clear coat. And you are probably not going to do anything with that sractch. Looks like it's through the paint as well.

scandata · 09-17-2016, 01:31 AM

If it were me, I'd try using Dr. Colorchip (or similar).

eddy94 · 09-17-2016, 08:21 AM

Is there any way to fix the clear coat? And I have the lanka system so I'll try that out just to fill in the scratch.

scandata · 09-17-2016, 04:17 PM

When I used Dr. Colorchip, it seems to have the clearcoat mixed in. After using it, I couldn't even tell where the scratch was - the gloss blended in perfectly with the neighboring areas

nUcLeArEnVoY · 09-17-2016, 10:25 PM

Look to me like you went through the clearcoat, man. And if that's the case, then the UV protection offered by the clearcoat in that area has been compromised and that damage will begin to spread. The panel will need to be repainted. On the bright side, that will also take care of the scratch.

Looks like it also might be dried on polish residue that has been baked onto the finish. Try wetying it with some QD and then hit it with the polisher again at medium speed.

eddy94 · 09-18-2016, 07:47 AM

Thank you so much for your input, I'll ask around to get a quote because now I'm noticing chips all over my rear quarter panel lol.

chef-beavis · 09-18-2016, 11:34 AM

Yup. Through the clear and have polish embedded in the scratch. Paint time for the burn, through. Sorry OP.

Cyber10 · 09-18-2016, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY

Look to me like you went through the clearcoat, man. And if that's the case, then the UV protection offered by the clearcoat in that area has been compromised and that damage will begin to spread. The panel will need to be repainted. On the bright side, that will also take care of the scratch.

Looks like it also might be dried on polish residue that has been baked onto the finish. Try wetying it with some QD and then hit it with the polisher again at medium speed.

Agree with this based on the past pic, if it were caked on polish/compound you'd be able to wipe it off with a little pressure on a microfiber. If it doesn't wipe off though then you started to burn through the clear which will need repainting.

On the bright side like someone else said, when you get it repainted they will be able to repair the scratch at the same time so it will at least end up fixed, it'll just cost you a little more.

09-16-2016, 03:16 PM	#1
eddy94 Drives: Black 2LT W/ Rs Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 28	Weird spot after polishing Hello guys, so today i finally decided to fix a scratch that i had. I tried wet sanding with 1500 grit and worked my way up to 3000 to get most of the scratch out, but the scratch was way too deep probably down to the primer so i stopped sanding and just started polishing. When i finished i saw this weird spot and after trying to polishing out, it still wouldn't come out. Do ya have any suggestions on what i can do? Attached Images __________________ LED fog lights, 35% tint all around, 20x10 front 20x11 back, ZL1 Replica wheels, Light Smoke Tint all tailight and side markers Performance Mods. CAI cold air intake, Catch Can, mrt v2 exhaust

09-16-2016, 04:15 PM	#4
Cyber10 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 288	Hard to tell from those pics but my guess is either you didn't polish the sand scratches out all the way so there is still a haze, or you burnt through the clear. Hard to say exactly what it is though unless you can get better pictures of that spot. __________________ 491 hp/438 tq LS3 Conversion \| Comp Cam Custom Grind \| Mast Heads \| Comp Cam Push Rods \| LS7 Timing Chain \| 180 Thermostat \| Ported Intake \| Ported TB \| SLP UDP \| K & N CAI \| Custom 3800 Stall Converter \| Aluminum 1 Piece Driveshaft \| Kooks 1 7/8" LTH \| High Flow Cats \| ARH 3" Exhaust \| ARH Mufflers \| Eibach Lowering Springs \| BMR Floor Brace Subframe Connectors with Tunnel Brace \| BMR Moly Lower Rear Control Arms \| Oracle LED Halo Kit

09-16-2016, 08:08 PM	#5
eddy94 Drives: Black 2LT W/ Rs Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 28	I'll try to post a clearer picture, it's just that the spot is very small and when I get close to take a picture of it, it becomes very distorted. __________________ LED fog lights, 35% tint all around, 20x10 front 20x11 back, ZL1 Replica wheels, Light Smoke Tint all tailight and side markers Performance Mods. CAI cold air intake, Catch Can, mrt v2 exhaust

09-16-2016, 08:19 PM	#6
eddy94 Drives: Black 2LT W/ Rs Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 28	here's the photo that fuzzy spot Attached Images __________________ LED fog lights, 35% tint all around, 20x10 front 20x11 back, ZL1 Replica wheels, Light Smoke Tint all tailight and side markers Performance Mods. CAI cold air intake, Catch Can, mrt v2 exhaust

09-16-2016, 10:37 PM	#7
SlowSS Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Commerce, GA Posts: 3,873	Judging by that last pic, I'm going with damage to the clear coat. And you are probably not going to do anything with that sractch. Looks like it's through the paint as well. __________________ My Build Thread!

09-16-2016, 03:47 PM	#2
Gary24 Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Woodbridge, Va Posts: 246	I don't see it. Top pic is blurred bottom I don't see anything but a yard and fence, sideways.

09-16-2016, 03:53 PM	#3
jrhagen Banned Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 2,701	Looks like a fuzzy spot.

09-17-2016, 01:31 AM	#8
scandata Drives: 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Green Edtn Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,284	If it were me, I'd try using Dr. Colorchip (or similar). __________________ 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Edition Green Flash (2015 - present) 2014 1LT vert, Blue Ray Metallic (2014 - 2015)

09-17-2016, 08:21 AM	#9
eddy94 Drives: Black 2LT W/ Rs Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 28	Is there any way to fix the clear coat? And I have the lanka system so I'll try that out just to fill in the scratch. __________________ LED fog lights, 35% tint all around, 20x10 front 20x11 back, ZL1 Replica wheels, Light Smoke Tint all tailight and side markers Performance Mods. CAI cold air intake, Catch Can, mrt v2 exhaust

09-17-2016, 04:17 PM	#10
scandata Drives: 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Green Edtn Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,284	When I used Dr. Colorchip, it seems to have the clearcoat mixed in. After using it, I couldn't even tell where the scratch was - the gloss blended in perfectly with the neighboring areas __________________ 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Edition Green Flash (2015 - present) 2014 1LT vert, Blue Ray Metallic (2014 - 2015)

09-17-2016, 10:25 PM	#11
nUcLeArEnVoY Oldbie that nobody knows Drives: 2011 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Homestead, FL Posts: 3,459 View My Garage	Look to me like you went through the clearcoat, man. And if that's the case, then the UV protection offered by the clearcoat in that area has been compromised and that damage will begin to spread. The panel will need to be repainted. On the bright side, that will also take care of the scratch. Looks like it also might be dried on polish residue that has been baked onto the finish. Try wetying it with some QD and then hit it with the polisher again at medium speed.

09-18-2016, 07:47 AM	#12
eddy94 Drives: Black 2LT W/ Rs Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 28	Thank you so much for your input, I'll ask around to get a quote because now I'm noticing chips all over my rear quarter panel lol. __________________ LED fog lights, 35% tint all around, 20x10 front 20x11 back, ZL1 Replica wheels, Light Smoke Tint all tailight and side markers Performance Mods. CAI cold air intake, Catch Can, mrt v2 exhaust

09-18-2016, 11:34 AM	#13
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,585	Yup. Through the clear and have polish embedded in the scratch. Paint time for the burn, through. Sorry OP.