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Sanded off clear coat
Hello all. Glad to have found this forum and appreciate in advance any guidance, suggestions, comments. So I recently decided to take care of what I thought was a clear coat light scratch on a 2013 VW Passat.
Long story short, I used 3000 grit sandpaper and wet sanded a small portion of long scratch to test it out. Well, there is now a dull spot on that area the size of maybe 1 ½ to 2 inches. I guess I rubbed the clear coat off? It’s no longer bright metallic in that area but seems to be the color coat exposed. Is there something out there, or a method besides taking car into body shop to get that small portion back to normal? I tried polishing with Chemical Guy’s All In One Polish+Sealant. I gave it two runs by hand with microfiber towel but no difference at all.
The whole scratch is a long one from middle of driver’s side door to the beginning of rear quarter panel. It is thin, but the area I tried to work I could feel it with my fingernail. Other parts of the same scratch I cannot feel.
These are things I have: DA polisher, orange, black and yellow pads, pad lube/spray, clay bar and lubricant, polish, liquid wax, turtlewax compund and microfiber towels.
Any help on this spot and scratch is greatly appreciated.
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Re: Sanded off clear coat
Have you tried a more aggressive polish? Post pics?
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If the dull spot(s) are simply remaining sand scratches that you have not completely polished out yet, then additional polishing may be the answer.
OTOH, if you have actually gone through the clear coat and exposed the basecoat, you are SOL. Repainting the panel is the only fix in this case.
At this point you really have nothing to lose, so I would continue polishing. You might get lucky.
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Originally Posted by vobro
Have you tried a more aggressive polish? Post pics?
I have not. What would be more aggressive? I will post pic. Thanks
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Originally Posted by 2black1s
If the dull spot(s) are simply remaining sand scratches that you have not completely polished out yet, then additional polishing may be the answer.
OTOH, if you have actually gone through the clear coat and exposed the basecoat, you are SOL. Repainting the panel is the only fix in this case.
At this point you really have nothing to lose, so I would continue polishing. You might get lucky.
I will post pic hopefully can tell a little more, but yea I think went through.
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I doubt you went through with 3000. You have standing scratches. They only really come out with a very strong orbital that’s firced rotation or a rotary. Rather than screwing around with it and trying different things, and spending money for product left over, run it down to the body shop , they can clear it up in about five minutes.
you can also try about 100 strokes with a towel and some Maguires 105.
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Yup, more aggressive product or pad (or both). I've yet to meet an AIO that can tackle sanding scratches.
What is the "polish" you have? I've not used Turtle Wax Compound but i'd be leaning towards something between that AIO and the TW Compound...on the DA and orange pads.
Also, who's yellow pads? Lake Country or Rupes? Big difference in firmness and cut potential
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Originally Posted by Paul A.
Do you have access to a machine and pads?
He mentioned that he did at the bottom of his post.
I'd try the yellow or orange pads with something like Griot's Fast Correcting Cream.
It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.
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There are the pics guys. Thanks for replies. What are your thoughts now?
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