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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Question What cause (fixes) cloudy finish?

There are a couple of areas on my car that have a cloudy appearance to them.
Paint color is black in case that matters.

What caused this and can I fix it?

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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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Try some cleaner wax. Step 1. Something with a little abrasives. Then normal wax.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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Might try claybarring it.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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You can find plenty of threads on here if you do a search. It helped me. I would use a claybar first then use either the 3 step Meguiar's paint finisher or the Zaino line of products. If you look up both, you will hear good things about both but Zaino costs more but losts longer. If you do a search or go to the Zaino web site, they have a description of what each product should be used for and in what order. Should be no problem.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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cause = black paint
temp fix = repaint
permanant fix = get another color

I swore I would never buy a black car, but somehow I did. I guess it was because I was impatient in finding a car. I have some marring of the finish where a headlight seems to rub the bumper cover when the light is down. I tried claying. No hope. My vette will most definatly not be black.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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A claybar will not get rid of scratches or swirl marks. Claybaring only cleans the surface to a glasslike feel. Polishes and finishers are what need to be used. These work best though AFTER using the claybar. My clear coat has a lot of swirls from the dumbass at the dealer who thought he was "buffing out the swirls". Instead, he only made it very noticeable. I'm about to Zaino my car since I don't have a buffing wheel. It should fix it and my paint also has that cloudy look. It is the fine scratches and swirls in the clear coat.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by fa18007
cause = black paint
temp fix = repaint
permanant fix = get another color

I swore I would never buy a black car, but somehow I did. I guess it was because I was impatient in finding a car. I have some marring of the finish where a headlight seems to rub the bumper cover when the light is down. I tried claying. No hope. My vette will most definatly not be black.
I know, I swore I'd never have another balck car, until I saw this one
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 200TAWS6
I know, I swore I'd never have another balck car, until I saw this one
Thats ok. Nothing looks better than black when its clean.
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High speed polisher.
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You Can Try Wet Sanding It With 1500 Then Compounding It And Then Finish It Up With A Glave And A Wax
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Swirl cutter with the Porter Cable and then polish "should" take care of it.
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