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Hello.
Here is how my 3 months old-new paint looks right now, I try all I know, wax, etc.. and nothing, looks like the problem is under the clear top coat!
Also on scale of 10, the hood (aluminum) is 10, the frond fenders top side (aluminum) is 7 and the roof (steel) is 5.
The problem is only on the top of the car , both sides, and the plastic bumpers are perfect!
The shop did not know why, but it will paint the hood, front fenders and the roof again for free....
Any ideas please?
As long as the shop dont know the problem, I will never know if it happen again after the new paint!



Regards
Lefteris

I friend of the 928 forum on Rennlist find the problem
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Originally Posted by Mrmerlin
I would suggest that you wetsand the dull areas with some 1200 wet or dry sandpaper, use water and soap while sanding, then use a good compound followd by a swirl remover , if your finish still is dull then you will probably need a respray what usually happens is that when the final clear coat is applied in the booth if it doesnt have a good ventilation system the sprayed clear floats in the air and settles onto the still wet clear thats on the car and since its drier than the surrounding clear will leave micro drops of clear that make the finish dull due to the different transparency of the dried clear that floated in the air.
I wonder what was the last panel that they sprayed? You might try using a slower drying thinner, if you repaint but watch out for runs ''

''You find it!
When they paint the car (I was there) the ventilation system wont work correct (If not at all) I ask them how he can see in there...
Gest what was the last panel that they sprayed... the hood!
Thank you
Lefteris''

BUDDY.... LET ME STOP YOU RIGHT THERE.....

You just had it painted, take it back and allow them to color sand it if need be. Only they will know how far they can go down since they know how much clear they applied. If you do it yourself, you are screwing yourself if you go past the clear layer.

I know my paint guy would color sand my complete car for under $500 but your shop might offer it for free since it's not even dry.....

Good Luck,

-Eli

Hey Lefteris,

I agree with Eli, since you just had it painted and I'm not sure what you paid. If there are any defects in the paint quality it would appear that the painter would be responsible for touching up any inconsistencies.

If you happen to make a mistake in color sanding the car then you will have to shell out more bucks in order to get it fixed correctly. JMO...

Good luck,

Jitters

I will not do anything by myself om the car paint, they already told me that they will paint it again for free, the problem is under the clear coat so the only way to do it right is to paint the whole top of the car again!
Both sides and the bampers are perfect!

Regards
Lefteris