Screwed up big time. burned paint?

[photony83]

Hey i was using a DA polisher with lake country CCS orange pad with Meg 105 on a 2014 subaru to remove a decent size scratch. I had my polisher on the highest setting and i think i burned the paint trying to get the scratch off. The pad had paint residue on it so i am assuming i cut through the clear.

1) Besides a full repaint what are my options?
2) Can i try to apply a clear coat back?

Thanks for any help in advance.

[dlc95]

Looks like strike through.

I had a practice panel that I tried respraying with clear coat in a can. It could have been me, but it didn't turn out well.

[GSKR]

You have to know the limitations on situations like.that.Feel sorry for you but now you will learn and avoid mistakes like that.

[DZ302]

Needs paint now.....once the clear and paint are gone you basically have no other choices IMHO....pictures make these type of call difficult..

[BudgetPlan1]

Looks like strike through.

I had a practice panel that I tried respraying with clear coat in a can. It could have been me, but it didn't turn out well.

I gooned up the trunk of a black 2005 Mazda 3 with a GG6, M101 on purple foamed wool. It's a bitter pill when ya see that paint on the pad. Scuffed/sanded/resprayed with Duplicolor rattle can products...Earl Scheib Quality results. Was trading car in so no big deal but still quite a crappy experience.

Subaru paint is especially delicate...

[B5visser]

One of my previous employers would call that a "Bernie Over-buffer."

Unfortunately, looks like a repaint is your only option. Clearing over a burn through will not yield good results IMO.

Best of luck with the situation!

[TTQ B4U]

Sorry to hear that this happened. Hopefully not a customer car as I'd much rather learn on my own. Scratches like that can be a challenge, but I rarely use a buffer from the start on bad ones. I'd rather lightly wet sand a small area and then buff back, always being careful when doing so. Get a paint gauge too. I religiously take measurements on 2-3 points for every panel noting them on the intake form. I also use it in situations like this. Often you'll find that particular area is thinner in paint than in other areas thus providing you an even greater heads up on care to be taken.

My lesson learned was on a door handle. Twice. First time I just barely burned through the paint thinking I could buff the inside of a door handle with the buffer. Wrong, cleared the edges badly. Thankfully I was able to touch up and blend ot the owners satisfaction. The next time I bumped the buffer on a protrusion and the backing plate hit the paint. There too, I had to break out some touch up. In both cases the owners were very cool about it.

[Kamakaz1961]

OUCH! Looks like you went through the CC. Subie paint in general is really soft. Let us know the outcome.

[mrnextel]

Hey i was using a DA polisher with lake country CCS orange pad with Meg 105 on a 2014 subaru to remove a decent size scratch. I had my polisher on the highest setting and i think i burned the paint trying to get the scratch off. The pad had paint residue on it so i am assuming i cut through the clear.

1) Besides a full repaint what are my options?
2) Can i try to apply a clear coat back?

Thanks for any help in advance.

Definitely next time Wet the scratch to see if it hides away. If it does not the scratch is through the clear (into base or sheetmetal), if the scratch is just in the clear, next time wet sand across the scratch with 1000 Grit. That will do most of the work and reduce the reflective edge, then you have m105 and 205.

Your not or of luck, If you wet sand and prep that panel a body shop shouldn't charge you too much to throw some clear on. Find someone local that you know, go early afternoon when they are painting. Prob $100-$150. Thank goodness you did not go through the base coat which is even thinner, then your getting into metallic blending of base and clearing surrounding panels. Good lesson, paints vary in softness, when combined with ambition, well, you get my point. Lets us know what you do?

[mrnextel]

Ps: I like wool on deep scratches over foam, for cutting. Slow down sir.... Find out of the paint is soft or not you think this is bad, I see messed up Toyotas all the time