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My Grandfather was over and he was look at my car. I told me it looks like my paint has "ojos de gato" or cats eyes. Is this a mexican slang saying or does it translate to english? I have no idea.
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Re: Cat's eyes?
Could be like "fish eyes," when there are little craters or dimples in the paint. Usually happens with the car isn't prepped properly or perfectly clean before it's painted. -
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I would guess orange peel or fish eyes?2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR BlueComment
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In the old days. Didn't this term apply to marbles.I think "cats eyes" were a certain type that had a lot of sparkle to them.quality creates its own demandComment
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I'm not sure what he means but why don't you just ask him what he means?
I once put swirls in my paint just to see what it looked like.
I don't always detail cars, but when I do, I prefer Meguiar's.
Remove swirls my friends.Comment
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Just speculation but I can remember having some paint work done quite some years ago and when finished the guy in the body shop who was a friend gave me some of the paint for touch ups. He also gave me a small bottle that said "fish eye remover" or something of that sort. I am guessing it was an additive for the paint. Maybe your Pop sees someething you're not. Can you post a pic?
Fisheye
Fisheyes are tiny crater or pock-like openings (like on a cheese pizza) that appear shortly after one sprays a coat of paint or primer over the intended area (primer is more forgiving and sometimes can be repaired by smoothing the afflicted area with deadened masking tape). Fisheye is caused primarily by spraying over a surface that's contaminated with oil, grease, or silicones found in car wax. To prevent fisheye you will need to use a pre-cleaner and possibly fisheye eliminator in the paint. If you end up with fisheye, there are a few ways to address the problem. First, you could let the area dry and then sand it to a smooth surface (below the fisheye craters) and respray the area. Or, if they show up in a basecoat, you can let the coat flash-dry and follow it with a real light mist coat to try and seal and bridge the fisheye. For really bad fisheyes you might want to grab a can of thinner or reducer and wash the entire area off, and start over.
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I asked him about it and he showed me a spot on my rocker panel that I had resprayed. It looks like its dipping in or bubbling out. So I guess he ment "fish eyes"Comment
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Problem solved.quality creates its own demandComment
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