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    Help with identifying these spots.

    Hi,
    first sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this query.

    I have some spots on my paint,they are not lumps in the paint as though something has adhered to it,as I ran a tooth pick point over them and they point goes down into it not over it.I woud not say they are very deep either

    The pics are not the best as these are very very small and I had to put the camera onto macro to get the pic.

    From what I can see they are white as by the pics,at first I thought they may be very small stone chips and as I have had the car for just over three weeks what I was seeing was residue from when the car yard gave her a polish.So made the end of the tooth pick wet and tried to loosen up and dissolve it,if it was polish,to no avail.

    The car is red with clear coat,so if anyone may have a clue to what they may be could you please say,I am hoping it is not primer showing through as this mark is so shallow that I am hoping to do a two or three stage paint correction on my car with my new DAS6 Pro kit I recieved today and if it is primer then I might as well not bother with paint correction,for fear of doing damage.

    These spots are very very small not even the size of pin head.

    Though this is irrelevant this sort of topped my day off,I smacked an electrical plug into the screen of my plasma and scratched the antiglare/protective coating,I had to an hr drive with the 3 yr old Granddaughter who decided that she would just scream and cry most of the way,went to pick up daughters new car and it had a dent in it and marks in the paint where they had buffed it prior to picking up and then found this,so as you can imagine I am over today.

    Okay thanks for any help.



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    Re: Help with identifying these spots.

    Was this panel repainted at some time? The very smooth edges to these depressions make them appear to be more like fisheyes than impact damage. Fisheyes occur during the painting process when the panel isn't properly prepped and some silicone or other foreign material is present, causing the freshly sprayed paint to move away from the contaminant. While these don't have 100% classic appearance for fisheyes, they're certainly closer to that than to any sort of impact damage from stones or other debris.
    Michael Stoops
    Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.

    Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.

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    • #3
      Re: Help with identifying these spots.

      Humm...looks like chips to me. Dr. Color Chip is my recomendation for chips.

      DetailingByM.com

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      • #4
        Re: Help with identifying these spots.

        Thank you both for answering,
        Michael,I am not aware that the car has been repainted ,I have 5 of these on the car all very very small,but I understand what you are meaning with the fish eyes.The car yard assures me it has not been repainted in any way and previous owner(though I never asked him that direct question) gives me the impression that the car is original in every sense.

        PWMD I thought they where chips as well,it just struck me as strange on there location and that there one not far above it as well.

        Though I have no clue about paint depth I was somewhat surprised on how shallow these are and if the white colour is a primer,hence the concern of doing cut/polish I want to do.

        Thank you both again for your input.

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        • #5
          Re: Help with identifying these spots.

          What part of the car is that on?

          Perhaps just go easy when you're correcting that area - maybe do it by hand..
          Originally posted by Blueline
          I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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          • #6
            Re: Help with identifying these spots.

            Thanks Davey,
            it is on top of the guard r.h.s. there will be areas I will do by hand as still wary of using this polisher in those areas where I can not get full coverage with the pad.

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            • #7
              Re: Help with identifying these spots.

              Just an update,washed the car with APC tonight and started to do section of the car where I will not be able to get to with the polishing pad and on the left side door post the same thing,small hollowed out white marks,so I would dare say stone chips they would not be,so must be some form of contamination,how and why I have not a clue.
              There is no indication of over spray or ridges where it may have been taped off if it was resprayed,so it has me baffled,no matter, not much I can do about it,other than get some touch up paint and dip a toothpick into it and cover the mark.

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              • #8
                Touch up paint never looks good unless you're going to wet sand and buff it. Doctor color chip is a fast easy wipe on/wipe off product that you won't even notice was even there.

                DetailingByM.com

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                • #9
                  Re: Help with identifying these spots.

                  Originally posted by Please Wash Me Detailing View Post
                  Touch up paint never looks good unless you're going to wet sand and buff it. Doctor color chip is a fast easy wipe on/wipe off product that you won't even notice was even there.


                  Dr. Color Chip does a damn good job of covering up/hiding stone chips, but I have found that is does not fill them in. I also have found that sometimes it takes 2 or even 3 times on the same chip to hide them. I am still exterminating with some things on my car, but I would sure us this product again. Worth a shot to try it.

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