I'm wondering the same thing as Bob, can you feel it on the paint?
Fixing a bird bomb blemish
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Brady, read this thread from a forum. I was searching for paint issue photos like were close to yours, and I found this one. I'm more posting it for how an issue like this is addressed, vs. positively identifying what it is. Some think it's from bird droppings that stayed on the paint too long. Others think it is paint crazing. I lean towards paint crazing myself. But it could be bird crap etching.
Here's a photo from that link.
Tiny Cracks In My Paint!
Hi all, just given my car bonnet a cut and polish as the swirl marks were annoying me. Now what I found while polishing was that I have about 6 or 7 small patches of these little white spiderweb looking cracks, at least I think they are cracks. I had noticed them before i polished the car but...
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Here's a photo from that link.
Thanks for the info Bob. I can't feel it on the paint. It's smooth to the touch. I'll contact Scott.
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I responded to his PM. Basically saying the same thing as the article that was linked here said. Clear is failing or it's crazing/checking.
And again, sorry to have had to break that news to you.
Scott
And again, sorry to have had to break that news to you.
Scott
There's no way to diminish it?
She’s a goner Brady. I’ll give you $1K for it.
I’d go $1500.
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I guess I'll keep it forever.
It's not worth much anymore
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I'll go $1750, but my offer is good for a limited time only. Act now!
Not a bad offer.....but I think I'll keep it.
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Thanks for popping in, Scott. We all value your expertise in this area.
Man, Brady, so sorry that the paint looks to be an issue now. I'm sure that's not an expense that you had in your plans.
It's fine. Nothing I'm going to worry about too much. I'll leave it be for now. I'd rather keep it original.Thanks for popping in, Scott. We all value your expertise in this area.
Man, Brady, so sorry that the paint looks to be an issue now. I'm sure that's not an expense that you had in your plans.
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$1751
Yep, it’s called patina.
Bob, nope, nothing can be done to it except keep it protected.
I agree, I'd want to keep it original as well. And like I told Bdubbs, it's not like those areas are horrible and ruining the car or anything. IMO, perfectly acceptable to have that with OE paint on it.
I agree, I'd want to keep it original as well. And like I told Bdubbs, it's not like those areas are horrible and ruining the car or anything. IMO, perfectly acceptable to have that with OE paint on it.
I know Brady doesn't want/need to fix this but what if he did. Could that be fixed by lightly sanding the clear of lets say just the hood or maybe the whole car and re clearing it?
Just wandering how someone would correct their paint if the buffed/sanded through the clear coat.
Just wandering how someone would correct their paint if the buffed/sanded through the clear coat.
Yeah, the more I read the last few posts, the more I'd just absolutely leave it alone. I wouldn't do anything except regular washing and cleaning.
@oldstv, it would appear that an attempt to fix it would be expensive. And, the patina is then lost. Some collectors prefer original paint, even with it imperfections.
I agree Bob, I wasn't thinking about Brady's car. I was thinking about any car that the clear might have been damaged by some means. This is always going through my mind when I do a paint correction. What if I go too far
^^^You would generally have to re-spray/clear that panel. I've seen a few people attempt to spot repair/paint/clear an area where they burnt thru, but it never turns out well-not good 'adhesion' for the new paint/clear and it usually will fail, and looks bad.
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