Buffer Trail/Mark? Opinions??

Its hard to tell from those photos-- how about a little history on the area, if you know it

Did the medium pad and "whatever compound" you used make any difference?
 
The fact that this forum won't allow high resolution pictures make it really difficult to see what you are seeing.
 
I hate that the pictures aren’t high resolution. I’m actually a detailer so I know what I’m doing. I’ve just now noticed this though. And it’s barely visible in person unless the perfect light hits it. Both doors on this side have been repainted as I was backed into last year. I just don’t remember seeing this. I even went up to a more aggressive pad and still no change…
 
Coreykeyz said:
If that is what it is, should i wet sand over it and Polish it out?
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Only if the paint is thick enough with a paint thickness gauge. Repaints are normally thicker than OEM but the cost of being wrong is going through the clear.
 
luckydawg said:
I thought that you were actually a detailer and knew what you were doing??-- Thats a quote from you and not out of context
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I said that so you could throw whatever opinions at me and I’d know what you were talking about. Also that I didn’t inflict the mark myself. No need to be a smartass lol. Also just because I’m a detailer doesn’t mean I’ve seen any and everything in the book
 
Hard to tell looking at these pictures. Looks like it could be pig tails or maybe even bird crap etching? If these doors were recently painted it's more than likely pig tails from wet sanding.
 
Bobby B. said:
Hard to tell looking at these pictures. Looks like it could be pig tails or maybe even bird crap etching? If these doors were recently painted it's more than likely pig tails from wet sanding.
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Would you wet sand the mark and polish it? Obviously checking the thickness first though. I don’t think it’s bird droppings. I wash my vehicle weekly by hand and have never seen poop on that panel. I just don’t know how deep the etching is, as I’ve tried to cut and had no results
 
People are going to be reluctant to tell you to sand on your finish-- as they dont want to hear anything back from you if it goes south-- something like " well you said to wet sand it"

Good luck, hope it works out for you
 
I see absolutely nothing in the picture to make any assessment... This really is a "need to see in person" situation.
 
Coreykeyz said:
Would you wet sand the mark and polish it? Obviously checking the thickness first though. I don’t think it’s bird droppings. I wash my vehicle weekly by hand and have never seen poop on that panel. I just don’t know how deep the etching is, as I’ve tried to cut and had no results
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Since the doors were recently painted they should have enough clear coat for you to wet sand the surface. I would recommend using a paint thickness gauge first. Just be careful and take your time. It's very easy to go through the clear coat when sanding. You could also contact the body shop that painted the doors and see if they can correct the issue for you.
 
Bobby B. said:
Since the doors were recently painted they should have enough clear coat for you to wet sand the surface. I would recommend using a paint thickness gauge first. Just be careful and take your time. It's very easy to go through the clear coat when sanding. You could also contact the body shop that painted the doors and see if they can correct the issue for you.
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A paint thickness gauge will do him no good on a re-spray
 
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