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This my first post although I have been a lurker for a while. I have a 2007 Chevy Silverado with Blue Metallic paint. I bought the truck in 2006 so it is just under 2 years old. A few weeks ago something got etched into my paint. I am not sure if it was water, acid rain or some chemical. There were streaks all over the hood and the driver's door. I thought I might be able to polish them out so I bought a PC 7424, some Lake County Orange/Yellow pads and Menzerna Intensive Polish and 3M Perfect-It ll Rubbing Compound. I read through all the threads on the PC and was confident on using it. I started using the PC with the Orange pads with the Menzerna and eventually stepped up to using the Yellow pad with the Rubbing compound. The etching was quite deep but I was able to polish out most of the spots. However two spots - one on the hood and one on the door - took on a weird appearance. They had a lot of hazing and marring to them. They also have a milky white spots visible. I am wondering if I did some kind of damage to the paint or the clear coat. I thought I was using the Pc correctly. I didn't have any problems on other areas of the paint. I didn't use a finishing polish on either area because I was afraid of doing further damage. Do you think using the Menzerna Final Polish will correct the damage or am I looking at getting the areas repainted? I attached some pictures of the damage. Thanks in advance for any help!
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Re: Possible Clear Coat Damage
Here's your pictures,Originally posted by kdhansen View Post
IF this isn't some kind of stain "on" the paint, then it looks like you've went through the clear and the basecoat?
Where are you at with this?
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