I originally posted in the Detailing 101 page on some Type III water spots on this single stage paint. The car has several areas that have been repainted or touched up. It also has several areas that have been burned through by previous buffings, so it was treacherous to say the least. However, there were several areas of deep staining and water spots that needed to be remedied for it to have any shine. He intends on a full restoration in a couple years, but wanted it nice for car shows.
After a lot of trial and error, I discovered that there was little to no oxidation on this paint (except around the taillights) and most of it was staining (from car cover in the sun???) and type III water spots that are were very deep. I couldn't totally remove some of them, because it was obvious the paint was very thin in some areas.
The owner pretty much said "do what you can- I just want it to shine up a little better".
Process in a nutshell:
- wet sand hood and part of roof with 2500 grit
- M105/purple Kompressor pad on horizontal panels (rotary)
- M205/Megs polishing pad (rotary; Griots 3" DA polisher on tight spaces)
- Pinnacle Souveran liquid via DA and by hand in tight spaces
- guzzle water (almost 90 and tropical)
Now for some pics:
Before:
AFTER:
This one you can see the spot on the fender where it was painted and I had to sand the tape line:
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