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Good Lord that looks horrible! Sorry this happened but I've never seen a car cover do this. Did you buy the car used?
It appears that either:
A. An inferior clear coat was used on your hood in the past or
B. Perhaps there was a chemical poured on the cover. Is it possible an envious neighbor or vandal did this?
I once worked at a summer camp where a kid poured soda on the trunk of my 82 Z28 and bragged how cool he was to do so.
In your case, I would smell the cover and inspect it thoroughly.
You could try to use an orbital on it iwth light compound or polish. But you may end up needing a body shop to fix your hood properly with a full respray.
It appears that either:
A. An inferior clear coat was used on your hood in the past or
B. Perhaps there was a chemical poured on the cover. Is it possible an envious neighbor or vandal did this?
I once worked at a summer camp where a kid poured soda on the trunk of my 82 Z28 and bragged how cool he was to do so.
In your case, I would smell the cover and inspect it thoroughly.
You could try to use an orbital on it iwth light compound or polish. But you may end up needing a body shop to fix your hood properly with a full respray.
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I purchased the car about a year ago and it had some discoloration on the hood and deck lid. I purchased a sealskin cover and it has leaked. I took it to a body shop and they said water is getting under the clear coat. The remedy they said is to repaint the car. It’s not a cheap fix!
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Car covers are worse than leaving it uncovered IMO. For a small amount of time they're great like if you park under a tree at a lake house or something. But 6 mths? Nope. That being said, I keep one in my car. Just in case.
LOL! smell the cover
LOL! smell the cover
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That did sound awkward. 
Let me re-word that: "Check the cover for odors of any substance that may have been poured on it."
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Is it all over the car, or just the hood?
Not sure why you would paint the whole car if it's just the hood, unless you just want to.
A good body shop should get a very good match. It should not be that drastically expensive to repaint just the hood.
Not sure why you would paint the whole car if it's just the hood, unless you just want to.
A good body shop should get a very good match. It should not be that drastically expensive to repaint just the hood.
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So what’s the price for a paint job?
If the paint or clear are not lose, maybe you could try having car wrapped?
Someone here had their C5 wrapped, and it wasn’t that flat black primer most wraps look like.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-wrapped.html
If the paint or clear are not lose, maybe you could try having car wrapped?
Someone here had their C5 wrapped, and it wasn’t that flat black primer most wraps look like.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-wrapped.html