Hi guys, I just purchased a Verada and looking forward to joining the community.

Was wondering if anyone could tell me what kind of paint damage this is and how to fix it or at least stop it getting any bigger or worse. There are two coke can sized spots, one on the roof and one on the boot. You can only see them from certain angles and in certain lighting conditions, i.e you might be able to see them from the side but not while looking from on top of them or vice a versa. The surface feel is no different to the rest of the car and very smooth, you would not be able to tell they were there if your eyes were closed running your hand over the car. pics attached. The pic doesn't do justice to the one on the roof but it looks similar to the one on the boot, a white haze when looked at from the right angle. Is it sun damage or something else?

Cheers guys.

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Thats scary :(
Its a problem with the clearcoat, pretty sure it just gets wore and worse, until you get it resprayed. someone will be able to give you more information. maybe as youve caught it early something might be able to be done to slow it up?
Welcome to AMC//WA btw let me know if you need anything :D
try searching for "paint cancer" or "delamination" if you want to do some reading

Looks like clear coat damage. Yours in particular look like wear marks from items placed in these areas repeatedly. A respray will be required. Seems like your boot can use a respray anyway with all of those deep scratches.

Welcome to the forums.

Yea.... Clear coat damage? No sh!t!

Ok now seriously, its called oxidation. UV rays destroying the clear coat. Happens bacause .... Wait for it... People dont take care of the paint. That is why waxing is essential if your car is exposed to sun regularly, ie parked outside all the time. You can't reverse it, only slow it down, buy a cutting compound like meguiars, and try to cut it out by hand as much as you can but don't go to hard. Apply wax all over the car, if you don't want to spend to much I recoment Bowdens Own wax, Aussie company with big emphasis on uv protection.

Cheers guys,

I have washed/clayed/cut/waxed the car since getting it a couple of day's ago with all Meguiar's products but I might have another crack soon because I didn't go too hard with the cutting compound. Do you think the Bowdens wax will be better?

Stormie can you recommend a good place to go in Perth to get the boot resprayed if it gets worse? How much does that usually cost ball park?

Thanks

Ive never had anything sprayed in perth. know a good guy but hes in Busselton haha. i was going to use the guy that tyson used (t_double_u) near the railway line in maylands ish.

The 2 spots look like bird shit not cleaned properly or at all, this will happen on any car if not cleaned as the acid simply eats at anything in its path

No amount of wax and cutting will fix this, needs to be painted

Cheers guys,

I have washed/clayed/cut/waxed the car since getting it a couple of day's ago with all Meguiar's products but I might have another crack soon because I didn't go too hard with the cutting compound. Do you think the Bowdens wax will be better?



Thanks

Really either will do, as long as its applied regularly. If you are going to respray retain from waxing it, as it will make panel beaters life difficult since he will have to remove it in areas where he is going to blend in.

As for cutting harder, you will not get it all out anyhow, you may just make it look slightly better. Picture oxidation as dried out clear cote, your only chance is when its not severe and is only at the top of clear coat when you just cut out the top layer and expose fresh undamaged layer, but if it is damaged all the way there is nothing you can do. Other than A. Cut it as much as possible to improve the appearance and then keep applying wax regularly to slow it down. B. Respray.