Paint defect or could it be something else!?
Discussion
Hi all,
As I get to know every nook and cranny of my recently purchased 22 plate soul red crystal MX5, 46v paint code edition, I saw the weirdest paint issue on the divers side skirt.
Now, they call this the hardest paint colour to match, ever, and it’s so low down the car that you can barely notice it when stood next to the car, I didn’t even see it after what I thought was a thorough viewing!
I’m not necessarily planning to rectify it as it’s not a big issue for me, but could any resident paint sprayers or bodywork repairers identify what might cause this?
It seems like an over saturation of paint but this would be a massive over anpplivation, and surely if this trim panel had been repainted at some point, the painter would have spotted this?! The colour of the car is spot on along the side so it doesn’t even seem like it’s ever been repainted?!
Could it perhaps be:
Some kind of sealant or underseal / sill wax that spilled over the top of the trim? Does this look similar to dry underseal?
Or is there some kind of sealant / paint protection I’m not familiar with that can be applied to body panels that might look like this if done badly?
I suppose it could have been a factory paint issue but it just seems too obvious to miss, so I’m assuming this happened in previous ownership.
Ive seen videos of soul red crystal 46v being applied, and the base coat is sort of copper ish colour which is similar to the drips, but this is a top coat issue by the looks of it.
What would be your thoughts judging by the pic?
As I get to know every nook and cranny of my recently purchased 22 plate soul red crystal MX5, 46v paint code edition, I saw the weirdest paint issue on the divers side skirt.
Now, they call this the hardest paint colour to match, ever, and it’s so low down the car that you can barely notice it when stood next to the car, I didn’t even see it after what I thought was a thorough viewing!
I’m not necessarily planning to rectify it as it’s not a big issue for me, but could any resident paint sprayers or bodywork repairers identify what might cause this?
It seems like an over saturation of paint but this would be a massive over anpplivation, and surely if this trim panel had been repainted at some point, the painter would have spotted this?! The colour of the car is spot on along the side so it doesn’t even seem like it’s ever been repainted?!
Could it perhaps be:
Some kind of sealant or underseal / sill wax that spilled over the top of the trim? Does this look similar to dry underseal?
Or is there some kind of sealant / paint protection I’m not familiar with that can be applied to body panels that might look like this if done badly?
I suppose it could have been a factory paint issue but it just seems too obvious to miss, so I’m assuming this happened in previous ownership.
Ive seen videos of soul red crystal 46v being applied, and the base coat is sort of copper ish colour which is similar to the drips, but this is a top coat issue by the looks of it.
What would be your thoughts judging by the pic?
Id agree thats likely to be a lacquer run, could it have had a small spot repair there? Possibly someone has tried to use blending thinners and its caused the run or just applied too heavy lacquer.
If youre brave, you can sand the runs back with 1000 grit on a really hard block and keeping it perfectly flat to only knock down the high spots. Once the runs have been sanded back use 1500, then 2000, then 3000 grit, then heavy cutting compound, then a polish, but if you dont know what you are doing you are playing with fire if you go through the clearcoat!
Did you buy it from a dealer? They usually have a mobile smart repairer who knocks out any paint defects on cars before they go on the forecourt.
If youre brave, you can sand the runs back with 1000 grit on a really hard block and keeping it perfectly flat to only knock down the high spots. Once the runs have been sanded back use 1500, then 2000, then 3000 grit, then heavy cutting compound, then a polish, but if you dont know what you are doing you are playing with fire if you go through the clearcoat!
Did you buy it from a dealer? They usually have a mobile smart repairer who knocks out any paint defects on cars before they go on the forecourt.
Edited by DaveF-SkinnysAutos on Wednesday 17th September 08:52
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