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Can't see clearly but some cars suffer from orange peel like that effect to the paint could it be that or has it only recently appeared
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@MrJohn91; Have you owned the car from new? If not, there’s always a possibility it might have had a repair or new paintwork on that panel before you bought the car and the panel wasn’t cleaned / prep’d adequately before being repainted. Could it be that it’s always been like that and you’ve only just noticed it?
Is the panel join on the left side of the picture the join between the rear bumper and the rear quarter panel? If so, then I’m pretty certain the reverse side of that part of the rear quarter panel isn’t exposed to the elements (it’s actually inside the car and you should be able to get to it by removing the interior trim in the boot). Therefore, IMO the issue you’re seeing in the circled area of paintwork in your picture is unlikely to be corrosion from the reverse side of the panel as it’s not exposed to water, road salt, road debris or other external elements that could cause corrosion.
If you know anyone with a paint thickness gauge, you could get them to measure the paint thickness on that panel and compare it to the paint thickness on the rest of the car. Any significant differences in thickness would help to confirm whether or not the area with the paint imperfection has been repaired / repainted.
Is the panel join on the left side of the picture the join between the rear bumper and the rear quarter panel? If so, then I’m pretty certain the reverse side of that part of the rear quarter panel isn’t exposed to the elements (it’s actually inside the car and you should be able to get to it by removing the interior trim in the boot). Therefore, IMO the issue you’re seeing in the circled area of paintwork in your picture is unlikely to be corrosion from the reverse side of the panel as it’s not exposed to water, road salt, road debris or other external elements that could cause corrosion.
If you know anyone with a paint thickness gauge, you could get them to measure the paint thickness on that panel and compare it to the paint thickness on the rest of the car. Any significant differences in thickness would help to confirm whether or not the area with the paint imperfection has been repaired / repainted.
Not from new, no. i've had the car for 2 and a half years. Fairly confident that I would have noticed it in that time. I am very particular when it comes to my cleaning habits. However i guess nothing is certain.
Yes that's exactly where it is, I will take it to a bodyshop and see what they say about it.
Thanks for the replies.
Can't really see the detail but is the paint unmarked but feel like sandpaper? if so i had the same on a previous car which turned out to be a previous paint repair. The paint hadn't cured properly before laquer was appled so the paint couldn't "gas out" - the term was solvent pop - only cure was to rub down and repaint
I've had this appear on a few area's on my motor. I was also told it appeared to be from previous repair work to the paint. It looks exactly like what you've got there.
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