Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

[96hb]

Hey all. I've been browsing these forums for the past couple days and I must say, there is TONS of info here.

I own a midori Honda Civic hatch and ever since I've had it, it's had this severe oxidation on the hood. Is there any way I can remove/repair this myself?

What products will I need and methods, if it's possible? The rest of my car looks decent for being 12 years old. I plan to fix this area, if possible, this weekend. Then I plan to clay wash/clay the car, clean the car with ColorX, and then add some #7 glaze and finish with either some #26 or NXT 2.0.

Please critique my plans and please give advice on the oxidation. Thanks!!

[96hb]

Re: Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

There probably isn't anything to be done with this place on the hood short of repainting. I have been reading here about clearcoat failure and I believe that is what I have here. Oh well.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

If you look at the pictures in this thread,

The Clearcoat Failure Photo Archive


You'll see that what you have is not oxidation, but clear coat failure and the only honest fix for clear coat failure is repainting the affected panels or the entire car.


The above article can be found in "Hot Topics", at the time of this post there are 4 pages of threads in "Hot Topics", lots of meaty info in there.

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[Andy M.]

Re: Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

You are correct. It certainly does look like clearcoat failure.

Welcome to MOL!

Andy

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

Hello and welcome to mol.

Sure looks like clearcoat failure to me. Looks like a repaint is the only way to fix it.

[yalerd]

Re: Noob here...need advice....PICS!!!

Hi and welcome to Meguiar's Online!
Repainting that panel is in hand.