Machine polish get some cutting compound on it and see what you can salvage
Yes, it does look as if you’ve gone through the clear coat. If you have, then polishing won’t rectify - you’d be likely to remove more clear coat from around the edges of the area where the clear coat’s been rubbed away, or the base coat colour where there’s no clear coat. The only way to rectify clear coat ‘strike-through’ is to get the area of damage repainted.Any idea what it is? My fear is I’ve gone through the clear coat? Surely that would make it worse?
Josh.
Black Leon FR 2.0TDI 184 DSG
yes gone through clear coat, the repair section is still proud too but looks like it could take a drop of clear in the middle too. did you use primer by any chance as I wouldn't have bothered as what happens is as you sanding/polishing you end up seeing a coastline of primer as it doesn't fully sit below the surface.
as a future tip when repairing localised chips you can use some masking take around the chip whist sanding, this way it stops damaging the surrounding area (the smiley bit you now have!), that part now need building back up with clear coat but I think you may very well make it worse if you're not careful
So the top boy was a repair by the previous owner, it seems he used primer but I haven’t been on my other repairs and I’m happy with the results of others, you can still see them but as I cover a lot of miles I figured it’s not worth getting properly repaired so I’ll do em myself, what would be the best thing to do with the damage caused? I’ve got some clear lacquer off the neighbour she used it on her blue Audi, would I be able to paint this on then wet sand and polish and be a half decent repair or not? Thanks for the sandpaper tip!
Josh.
Black Leon FR 2.0TDI 184 DSG
well you could add more clear but I fear it could be made worse.. it's an art to do chips properly especially metallic finishes.
Make it worse how? So might be best to get it re-sprayed? Any idea how much this would cost, would it be a spot repair or full bonnet?
Josh.
Black Leon FR 2.0TDI 184 DSG
make it worse by getting a similar result to what has happened so far.. how big is the area? a profesional may be able to do a local repair but bonnets are the worst panel to repair as everything shows up..