Swirls and holes in Clearcoat

[Sentientbydesign]

I did a de-wax, claybar, and wax on the coupe this past weekend and I found some troubling characteristics.

1st- The clear has a lot of swirl marks in it. I have an el-cheapo buffer, but using the turtle wax swirl and scratch remover with both a wool and cotton bonnet only made it worse.

Is it the turtle wax, the buffer, or both?

2nd- While claying the roof, I found what looked like little holes in my clear coat with tiny crap underneath. I had to go over the area 3 times with the clay bar to get all of the brownish crap off. Still have tiny holes.



If I was financially set, I'd go paint my coupe and replace the black interior...or maybe just sell her and get a IP coupe.

[smockers83]

When waxing and taking swirl marks/scratches out, you want to use a clean foam applicator. Wool/cotton will only trap debris and scratch it further. I'm not sure what your holes are, but I have spots where the clear coat is cracking I guess you could call it.

But what can't be removed by you can only be removed professionally.

[Beancooker]

Might be time to wetsand. You know where to find my article about it...

When I bought my buffer, it was like $20. with pads. I threw the pads in the trash can at Harbor Freight Tools.

I went to Wesco Auto Body Supply, and bought a set of "Buff and Shine" brand pads. They were highly recommended by the guys at Wesco. The set of pads was about $80. Cheap pads will give you terrible swirl marks.

[Sentientbydesign]

Gracias Hombres,

I'm thinking about prepping the bumper myself and then having someone shoot it for me. I'll probably do the same to the roof if I can't get the clear coat problem resolved.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I have a few spots that the clear coat has like a white color to it.

is that from and how do i fix it!

DJ

[smockers83]

Did you have bird poo or sap in those areas for a length of time? That'll eat away at the clear coat. I have a spot on one of my door handles where the poo made it whitish. I've tried getting rid of it, but have had no luck.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

yea sap..

Like for 1 day?

DJ

[Sentientbydesign]

Try dewaxing with dish soap and claybarring. If that doesn't work, it's time for some rubbing/polishing compound.

[joe603]

Gracias Hombres,

I'm thinking about prepping the bumper myself and then having someone shoot it for me. I'll probably do the same to the roof if I can't get the clear coat problem resolved.

That should save you some cash. Removing and installing the bumper is the expensive part! It cost me $300 to do mine.