9t8z28

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I just had my car painted about 4 weeks ago. The shop painted it base coat/clear coat. The original paint on the hood was base coat/clear coat but it was about 3 years old. They sanded it down beofre painting but I don't know how much they sanded it. I just noticed that there are these teeny tiny bubbles all over the hood. (about the size of a tip of a pen) What would cause this?

toplessHO

iTrader: (25)

solvent pop maybe

SparkyJJO

iTrader: (11)

Whatever caused it, take it back and ask they fix it, the right way.

9t8z28

iTrader: (19)

What is solvent pop?

toplessHO

iTrader: (25)

bubbles that pop from the solvent in the paint.

9t8z28

iTrader: (19)

What did the shop do wrong to cause this?

toplessHO

iTrader: (25)

laid paint on too thick
didnt wait for it to flash off
could also be moisture bubbles and or silicone
hard to tell without a closeup

223HAWK

iTrader: (11)

^

This..

take it back and see what can be done with it. Hopefully its something that can be sanded and buffed out, but might need to be resprayed.

toplessHO

iTrader: (25)

a bubble wont go away with sand and buff

223HAWK

iTrader: (11)

Most likely it wont, but if they were very small and in just the clear it would be worth a try was what I was getting at. I can not see it as you cant I was just quessing!

9t8z28

iTrader: (19)

Yes, they are very small. You have look at it in a certain light setting or reflection to even see it.

fastlane Cole

solvent poping is caused by lack of drying time of the base coat before spraying the clear.