Strange spot in paint - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

abutterman · 05-02-2013, 02:48 PM

I noticed this line on the side of the car just now which is followed by a lighter patch of paint below it. No clue where it came from. Mever used any harsh compounds or anything and i dont think that spot was ever even polished. Just has a coat of poli-seal on it. Could it just be that the poli seal just set in bad in that spot? Might try to polish that area but not sure what really to do with it

abutterman · 05-02-2013, 02:49 PM

I wiped down that spot so its easier to see

whaap · 05-02-2013, 03:11 PM

I would guess someone sideswiped your car while it was parked. That or else you got keyed with something other than a key.

abutterman · 05-02-2013, 03:19 PM

I thought that at first too but if u look close, the paint under the line looks like a lighter shade of blue and theres no actual scatch or anything. Maybe its just an illusion? Losing my mind? I dunno. Lol ill have to check it out in more direct light

Greg Nichols · 05-03-2013, 12:33 AM

pretty sure a nice quick polishing should fix that.

Cheers,
GREG

abutterman · 05-03-2013, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Nichols

pretty sure a nice quick polishing should fix that.

Cheers,
GREG

i tried some polish on my griots polisher but it doesn't seem to make any difference. it's only noticeable in bright light. not sure what would've caused it. don't remember seeing it before. it almost looks like something spilled on it and stained the paint

DetailersDomain · 05-04-2013, 10:16 PM

sorry about that.

anyway you can get a few more shots of the trouble spots?

abutterman · 05-04-2013, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetailersDomain

sorry about that.

anyway you can get a few more shots of the trouble spots?

Ill try to get a better one tomorrow while its clean. Its weird cause its only visible in certain lighting

Clembo · 05-05-2013, 06:51 AM

If the clear coat is intact and you can't buff it out it is more likely to be a factory defect in the base coat underneath. You may not have seen it before if the light wasn't just right or you didn't view it at the perfect angle. I've seen this on a lot of newer cars, typically domestics in bright colors with a lot of metalflake or pearlized finishes. Looks like the paint gun sputtered leaving out some of the base coat. Usually picked up on the line in QA, sometimes they miss for the same reason you never saw it until now.

Just a possibility... I've been detailing my Mustang for years and I'm still finding new places where there are aberrations in the paint.

abutterman · 05-05-2013, 04:06 PM

so i was at a big meet this afternoon and i'm pretty sure it's just something reflecting in that spot making it look like a defect as i was able to see the same thing on a few other cars. I'm going to assume it's just a reflection, of what i dont know but who knows

05-02-2013, 02:48 PM	#1
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Strange spot in paint I noticed this line on the side of the car just now which is followed by a lighter patch of paint below it. No clue where it came from. Mever used any harsh compounds or anything and i dont think that spot was ever even polished. Just has a coat of poli-seal on it. Could it just be that the poli seal just set in bad in that spot? Might try to polish that area but not sure what really to do with it Attached Images

05-03-2013, 12:33 AM	#5
Greg Nichols Paint Correction Guru Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: F150 Platinum Location: Utah Posts: 124 Thanks: 23 Thanked 53 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	pretty sure a nice quick polishing should fix that. Cheers, GREG __________________ Reflections Detailing of Utah "Detailing for the discerning owner" Meguiars/Ford detailing team SEMA 2010 and 2011 Ask a pro blog writer for detailed image duPont Registry approved detailer

05-05-2013, 06:51 AM	#9
Clembo 'Senior' Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13 FR-S,08 Mustang Bullitt,06 MX-5 Location: Southeastern CT Posts: 388 Thanks: 117 Thanked 211 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If the clear coat is intact and you can't buff it out it is more likely to be a factory defect in the base coat underneath. You may not have seen it before if the light wasn't just right or you didn't view it at the perfect angle. I've seen this on a lot of newer cars, typically domestics in bright colors with a lot of metalflake or pearlized finishes. Looks like the paint gun sputtered leaving out some of the base coat. Usually picked up on the line in QA, sometimes they miss for the same reason you never saw it until now. Just a possibility... I've been detailing my Mustang for years and I'm still finding new places where there are aberrations in the paint. __________________ "You'll never know if you don't try" - Shinroko Momose

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05-02-2013, 02:49 PM	#2
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wiped down that spot so its easier to see

05-02-2013, 03:11 PM	#3
whaap Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Drives: '13 FR-S firestorm, 6 mt - '11 CR-V Location: Tucson Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 243 Thanked 1,387 Times in 657 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would guess someone sideswiped your car while it was parked. That or else you got keyed with something other than a key.

05-02-2013, 03:19 PM	#4
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I thought that at first too but if u look close, the paint under the line looks like a lighter shade of blue and theres no actual scatch or anything. Maybe its just an illusion? Losing my mind? I dunno. Lol ill have to check it out in more direct light

05-04-2013, 10:16 PM	#7
DetailersDomain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Audi S4 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 521 Thanks: 13 Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	sorry about that. anyway you can get a few more shots of the trouble spots?

05-05-2013, 04:06 PM	#10
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	so i was at a big meet this afternoon and i'm pretty sure it's just something reflecting in that spot making it look like a defect as i was able to see the same thing on a few other cars. I'm going to assume it's just a reflection, of what i dont know but who knows

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