Paint correction

[Automoglow]

My dad passed down his corvette to me this past weekend. It has some oxidation and scratches on the hood that looks like someone tried to sand or something. Does this look like something that can use paint correction to fix or does it look like wet sanding?

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[Automoglow]

Sorry added the pics..anyone else have issues using the site on a mobile device?

[ViperGuy21]

Only one way to find out! Start light, and get more aggressive if you need to

[vobro]

Can you take better pics of the lower 2 pics.? Looks like clear coat failure

[Automoglow]

I can pull it out the garage tomorrow and take better pics... anything specific?

[GSKR]

It's done needs paint.I could be wrong but looks like the clearcut has failed.

[DaveT435]

Definitely looks like cc failure.

[TTQ B4U]

Concur. There' clear coat failure there. What year is it?

I'd suggest getting it painted. Not sure if it can be sanded/prepped and wrapped even.

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

It's clear coat failure and the definitive fix is to get it repainted.

*BUT*

If I were you, and since it needs to be repaired anyway, I would use those panels to practice technique. You may very well be able to wet sand away the points of failure so it "blends" in to the rest of the paint. Then compound and polish. You can't make the panel any worse, that's how I look at it. If you've never done any type of wet sanding or paint correction, this can be the perfect opportunity to test the waters and see how paint reacts to what you do to it. It won't hurt that badly if you screw something up and it will definitely be a learning experience!

[Automoglow]

Thanks all... Its a 95 and my plan was already to repaint, but until then I'm trying to keep
It clean. I'm definitely going to is the hood as a learning experience.