Salt Etching

[itlnstal2]

Ok, my girlfriends dad parked his car at the airport for about 2 weeks. This was about a month ago now. When it was parked there the water and salt from the road and cars parked above him dripped down and made three huge spots on this hood. He washed the car and it didnt come out. Then he tried rubbing compound and it worked a little but he it not real good with working on cars so I dont think he really did it correctly. I just wanted to know how to remove this, if still possible without repainting the whole hood. I rubbed my hand across the spots and you can actually feel where its still really rough. Not sure if thats good or bad. I was thinking Wash, Clay, 83, and then take it down from there. I have a rotary with wool pads and a DA with foam, and a regular orbital, and am quite farmiliar with both. Any suggestions to get him out of this situation as cheap as possible?
Thanks a bunch.

[Murr1525]

Do the least aggressive first.. Try the #83 on a spot with the DA, see what happens. Step up if you have to. You shoudlnt need to do the entire car to see if it works, starting on one of the spots should tell you right away.

[everglo]

Sounds like it's pretty deep. Without looking at it I would say start with ScratchX since they are isolated spots. Then go more aggressive depending on how much clear coat exists. You may have to just settle for an improvement as opposed to a complete removal of the flaw.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Try the #83 DACP and the W-8006 Polishing Pad with the rotary spinning 1750 RPM. Work the area until the #83 is a light residue/dust; then re-evaluate. If after 2 passes with the #83 does not do it, you may need to move more aggressive with #84 Compound Power Cleaner and a W-7006 Cutting Pad. After the #84, you will need to work back down through #83 and possibly #82 SFP or #80 Speed Glaze.

If you are experienced with the rotary, using #84 should not be a problem. If you have only used a rotary a few times, I would suggest staying with the #83.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Tim

[itlnstal2]

great thanks for the advice guys. Im doing it this weekend, as long as its nice out. If I remember Ill post pics too.