strange paint defects

[shepgti]

ok so the paint on the bonnet seems have alot of strange marks 'in' the paint, looks like water marks that have 'eaten' their way into the paint..? car has been graged for the last 4 years.. any ideas on fixing it? will give it a clay when it warms up and see how that goes. (the car is an '89 rx7)

[Benrevs]

Have you got any pictures?? Also do they look like minature craters?!

[Dan J]

had this exact same problem on a customers Lreg astra a few years back, managed to improve it a bit with several passes with the machine and some autosmart r2 which is now called evo fine but couldnt remove it totally as i didnt want to go too deep and remove all the paint.
i remember suggesting having the bonnet resprayed and then i could seal it and wax it so it was less likely to do it again.

my mate has got an Lreg mk3 gti in red, didnt have this exact problem but i machined it sealed and waxed it back in december 07 and because he hasnt kept up with the sealant and waxing often enough its oxydised and now looks extremely tatty.

red is a pain in the arse for oxydation unless you seal and wax on a regular basis.

hope this helps,

[Benrevs]

^^^what he said!   We have also had this problem on new panels, we found that there was a fault with the black coating that comes on them. Ben

[shepgti]

yea they look like minature craters, guess i will have to get it resprayed or just leave it  .Ben

[Dan J]

are you able to get some detailed pics up if it 

[shepgti]

can try but the macro capabilities on my camera are poor so doesnt show the defects too well but will give it a go.

[AlexB]

i've got the same problem shep, oil residue when respraying was the prob of mine. Gonna have to get it re sprayed sometime

[dannydubs]

alrite shep im a valeter i work at ford  in kidlington bring it up if you get a chance im sure i could make it look better also thats where that colour concept is if you waba have a look