Small specks in paint?

**StubbornGoat** · 05-13-2018, 06:42 PM

So,
I opened up my new GG6” and got to work on the hood of my daughters Altima

Washed first
Then hit it with the Meguiars claybar
Then Griots compound
Followed by Griots AIO polish/wax
Finished up with Meguiars ultimate paste wax.

Came out quite good, swirls and light scratches are gone just some paint chips and a deep scratch left,
Except the hood has small specks that look to be in the paint.

What is it?
Where did I go wrong?

(Tried to take a picture for reference but with my phone all I got was a mirror image of me taking the picture)

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**Mantilgh** · 05-13-2018, 07:35 PM

Look up “solvent pop”.

It’s not your fault. I don’t think you could cause it to happen by polishing but polishing may reveal it more.

Possibly the hood has been repainted?

**StubbornGoat** · 05-13-2018, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mantilgh

Look up “solvent pop”.

If if it is then it’s not your fault. I don’t think you could cause it to happen by polishing but polishing may reveal it more.

Possibly the hood has been repainted?

The hood has not been repainted we got the car new in 2013.

Googling solvent pop now......

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**custmsprty** · 05-13-2018, 07:50 PM

If it's factory paint it's definitely not solvent pop. I've owned every genreation of Altima since they came out and my daughter currently has a 2016.

Really need to see pics to diagnose. Try taking them in a garage or early in am out of sun. What color is it?

**StubbornGoat** · 05-13-2018, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by StubbornGoat

The hood has not been repainted we got the car new in 2013.

Googling solvent pop now......

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Took car out of garage and was able to pick this up the spots in the photo.

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**StubbornGoat** · 05-13-2018, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by custmsprty

If it's factory paint it's definitely not solvent pop. I've owned every genreation of Altima since they came out and my daughter currently has a 2016.

Really need to see pics to diagnose. Try taking them in a garage or early in am out of sun. What color is it?

The car is black.
I was able to get this picture in the garage.

(Man does the camera really show those paint chips. They don’t stand out nearly that bad in person

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**sudsmobile** · 05-13-2018, 09:05 PM

Can you feel them? Could it be some kind of chemical that compromised the clear?

**MikeC78** · 05-13-2018, 09:09 PM

Don't be to sure on the "original paint". Lots of new cars get damaged in transit and they will respray and sell as new. That does look like solvent pop, but hard to tell, I've had what looked to be the same specs on my repainted black hood. Most did disappear for me with a compound/polish.

**StubbornGoat** · 05-13-2018, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by sudsmobile

Can you feel them? Could it be some kind of chemical that compromised the clear?

I don’t fill them with me bare hand but when I pass a microfiber towel over the hood I can fill that there is some thing going on.

When I get really close to it, it looks like really small pitting maybe?

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