Bit of advice following a machine polish

[Bear-n]

I've just had a machine polish done by a local bodywork place that I've used before for paint, with no problems - nice bunch.

The front is now showing shedloads of stonechips that I've never noticed before. The chap tells me the white is the compound, and it'll come out with washing, but I can't get rid of it for the life of me with a toothbrush - it looks st! Anyone have experience of this & is there some miracle TFR type product I could use?

And also, there's a bit that I've never noticed before looks like it could have been damage from a polishing machine - but then I am an idiot that's no idea what I'm talking about, but I've never noticed it before when handwashing the car, so could the machine polishing have exacerbated something already there? You can see clearly on middle of first picture - an oval damage bit.

(Bonus question, if you're still reading, they've flattened two existing little spots of lacquer peel in the process, that I was aware they would, and tell me it's a full respray job to sort it properly, rather than the 'sanding back & relaquer this areas' option I've seen on YouTube - I assume that's because they're a proper bodyshop outfit, and view that option as a bodge - but is there any merit in the sanding/laquer option as I really want it sorting, but not at the cost of mostly front end respray to blend in!)..

I will ask them these questions but grateful for a second opinion, first


Thanks!



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[paintman]

Bonnet needs a complete respray.
If you try the sand & patch you will finish up with an edge where the new clear edge sits on the old.
Might be a very thin dull line or a rainbow effect.
Once you've seen it you can't unsee it & it will get to you!

If the clear is peeling I do wonder if it's had paintwork before.
If the area under the peeled clear is shiny IMO it has had paintwork & what you're seeing is the previous clear.

Edited by paintman on Monday 25th July 22:14

[Bear-n]

Cheers. Username checks out

Any experience on the first two questions appreciated from anyone called dualactionman.

[SteBrown91]

The stone chips being visible is likely just polish resdue. Some Paint prep or IPA and a microfibre should get it out.

The damage to me looks like laquer peel from the stone chip and doesnt look fresh. If I were to bet I'd say the bonnet has had a poor respray at some point.

[Bear-n]

So that's a bugger, apparently it's not polish residue and the machine polishing has just exacerbated the existing stone chips. Whilst I spoil this car and have lavished thousands on it, a grand for a front end respray is just too much to bear right for so I'm going to try the chipex route for the road rash and live with the lacquer peel (it's the road rash that's really got me).

It's funny, I've always said that 'nice' cars in the £5-£10k category are generally the worst to buy because they'e the biggest liability. And here I am with one, and it's proved to be a liability!

At least I've nobody to blame but myself.

[996Keef]

That's a pain.

Perhaps you could find a used bonnet in the same colour , might be lucky and get a minter