Paint condition / defect identification help

[bradman77]

Can anyone assist me with identifying this defect type? This defect area shows no signs of clear-coat missing as if burning or severe marring has occurred. Is this delam? Any thoughts and ideas would be helpful. Thanks!

[Evan.J]

If you are taking about the light color on the body line then I would say a burn through of that clear coat

[bradman77]

If you are taking about the light color on the body line then I would say a burn through of that clear coat

yes it's that line i am referring to - all the clear coat layer appears to be there and in the shade this defect disappears.

is there a way to confirm clear coat burn?

[Evan.J]

yes it's that line i am referring to - all the clear coat layer appears to be there and in the shade this defect disappears.

is there a way to confirm clear coat burn?

Was that part recently polished that you know of

[MirandaAutoSpa]

It appears to be burn through, but if you say it is still cleared over, it could be a repainted panel with damage on a portion of the panel and that was burn through that was carelessly clear coated over. Sometimes they repaint a section of the panel and blend it, so as not to repaint the entire panel, then clear coat the whole thing. The shop did a bad job of checking that area before he clear coated the hood. If that is the case its trapped now, it needs to be repainted again. Hopefully that is not the case and its something else?

[bradman77]

Was that part recently polished that you know of

Yes, but is it possible to burn clear without actually removing it? There is no evidence of texture difference in this area vs. the rest of the adjacent paint.

[bradman77]

It appears to be burn through, but if you say it is still cleared over, it could be a repainted panel with damage on a portion of the panel and that was burn through that was carelessly clear coated over. Sometimes they repaint a section of the panel and blend it, so as not to repaint the entire panel, then clear coat the whole thing. The shop did a bad job of checking that area before he clear coated the hood. If that is the case its trapped now, it needs to be repainted again. Hopefully that is not the case and its something else?

Hood has never been painted except original coat from factory... paint is 3 years old.

[Vegas Transplant]

yes it's that line i am referring to - all the clear coat layer appears to be there and in the shade this defect disappears.

is there a way to confirm clear coat burn?

From my perspective it appears to be a previous buffer trail with added waterspots. Both easily removable.
Edit: unless the ws's are etched.

[MirandaAutoSpa]

Hood has never been painted except original coat from factory... paint is 3 years old.

That is strange! I'm confused. It looks exactly like burn through, especially being on the body line.

[Vegas Transplant]

Take a MF with a dab of compound and rub the area. If burnthrough, then should get color on the MF. If WS's, then should get corrected appearance.

If the spots remain, then etched.
If spots remain and appear filled with residue, possibly delam.