Hood problem - oxidation or clear coat failure?

[Rawicz]

Hi Bill, thanks for a great post, I will try to clean and compound it and will keep you updated. It has to be heat from the engine combined with UV rays/sun heat because it appears only in the center part, there's nothing on roof and trunk. btw - my paint is dark blue.

And your point?

Look closely and you can see the scuff/sanding lines...unless that's crazing which is indicative of thin CC.

My point is that the hood might have been repainted, so how is that make a car certified when the repaint failed? I was actually thinking about going to a dealer since VW has paint/rust warranty for 120,000 miles. It's ridiculous that 6 years old car has such an extensive clear coat failure. We'll see what they say, I will keep you posted here.

Again, thank you all for insightful posts.

[Vegas Transplant]

...It's ridiculous that 6 years old car has such an extensive clear coat failure.

+1.

[davidc]

That should read Opti-Seal.

Don't raise your hopes. The daughters twilight metallic blue on her Ford has clear coat failure on the back side of the roof. Cleaned it up a little buffing with 205 then applied DG 601/105 and a week later with Opti-Seal. The decay continues. The only recourse is a repaint on the roof but blending is going to be a problem since there are no breaks between the roof and 1/4 panels.

Dave

[Royal Shine]

You can try the following test to determine if it is your clear coat failure or oxidation..

You can test to see if it's your clear coat by rubbing a light color compound or polish and look for color transfer from the paint to the applicator If it starts to turn into the paint color of your car that is a sign that the clear coat is gone.


If it is oxidation (which is not too common on clear coated vehicles) it could be fixed by using a compound an or polish with a machine buff.


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[Rawicz]

Hello, eventually I had to repaint the hood. Now, couple of years passed and look what happened - rear fender has signs of either oxidation or cc failure ... posting pics..

[Rsurfer]

The car is 9 yrs. old..time for a repaint or get rid of it.

[Riff]

The car must be kept outside 24/7 I'm guessing? Is there any way to keep it out of the sun?

My truck is 11 years old and the paint looks brand new. It's mostly garaged.