Might want to see what a body shop would charge to shoot that door.
dry spot on paint
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dry spot on paint
I cant get a picture of it, but on my black C5 there is about a 6" by 6" spot on passenger door that looks like its dry, you know the rest of the body looks glossy and highly reflective, and this region has a light foggy haze to it, and it feels unsmooth to the touch too, not rough, just not glossy like the rest of the body. I just noticed it, is there a fix or did the glossy coat get ripped off by too many admiring fans? AHHHH i think im goign to cry...
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Yes, it sounds like to me a scratch or defect was "blended in". Meaning the body shop fixed the small area, and the clear was poor quality, or not applied properly, and is deteriorating. I would see if it could be compounded out, see if someone with a buffing wheel can compound it out, it just may need to be "rubbed" out. Someone prior who had wet-sanded a scratch and not buffed it out properly would also leave that dullness.
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Adam's makes some great paint cleaner/restore stuff (can't think of the actual name at the moment) that fixed some minor dull spots on my car. I'd certainly try a claybar and then the Adam's stuff (using a good buffer) before going for a new clearcoat. It really depends on the severity of the troubled area, of course.
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Yes, it sounds like to me a scratch or defect was "blended in". Meaning the body shop fixed the small area, and the clear was poor quality, or not applied properly, and is deteriorating. I would see if it could be compounded out, see if someone with a buffing wheel can compound it out, it just may need to be "rubbed" out. Someone prior who had wet-sanded a scratch and not buffed it out properly would also leave that dullness.
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