Pacific Rider

I used rubbing compound on my daughters TL and came out with these little white marks. I tried black wax, that helped a little.
What can I do short of a paint job?
Thanks

pttcolt

Did you try wet sanding with 2500+ grit and then buffing again... or maybe even using a clay bar kit on it? Is that residue on top of paint? Or from accidental paint removal?

wannaBjdmca6

those look more like cracks?

gorillafart

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thats what is called "crows feet" or "checking"

you're going to have to sand it down, till its gone, and do a repaint.

bigislandc2

wet sand 1500 and then 2000 or finer and use Meg 105 an follow with meg 205 and it should be good, but it may need to be re-cleared when you sand youll find out.

Pacific Rider

I tried sanding on the front, they seem pretty deep.
Is there a polish that wont fill them with white.
Thanks for your input

gorillafart

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you cant cut and polish those out.

they'll keep reacting and cracking the paint even if you try to paint on top of it... you're going to have to sand it all the way down till its completely gone. then repaint.

redboost10

gorillafart, i know you have a lot of experience with detailing/etc. have you ever seen crows feet on any other make of vehicle other than honda/acura? i have not, just wondering.

gorillafart

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you dont typically see it on cars that have original paint... but it can happen to any car that has been repainted. the paint sprayed, reacts with the paint underneath, or the paint sprayed was sprayed too thick. a lot of times now a days it appears that newer cars were taken to a cheap shop to get repaired, and that shop used cheap paint products.