(sorry I might catch some flack, wrong forum I know, but no one was responding to me in the paint forum. I didn't wait too long I just wanted to get an answer quicker.)

ok so i'm not sure how to explain this..I had some gunk on the side of my silver teg (long story) but I used a soft brissle type sponged (greeny weenie) some might call them. to lift it up then spray it off. and after my car dried it looked like it had abrassions where I rubbed the spots of tar off. and when I wet them it doesn't look like they are there, but when it dries they reappear.
Is this just a matter of having to wax up the ride again? or is it worse and it was paint lifted off? sorry i don't have any pictures it's dark and I just wanted some piece of mind before i sleep.

Thanks.

 

it could be the wax having a chemical reaction or maybe u damaged the clear coat somehow.

 

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either way it should be fine. just wetsand that area with 2000 grit paper and buff it out with some rubbing compound and you should be straight.

 

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either way it should be fine. just wetsand that area with 2000 grit paper and buff it out with some rubbing compound and you should be straight.</TD></TR></TABLE>

A picture would be nice but as long as you just scratched the clearcoat, you should be fine. Going straight for the sandpaper is a little extreme for the first step. Try using a polish/compound first, starting with the least abraisve then moving up from there. If it's still there, then wetsand. If you went through the clear coatcoat and paint, down to the metal with the green thing, then there is not much that can be done.

 

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either way it should be fine. just wetsand that area with 2000 grit paper and buff it out with some rubbing compound and you should be straight.</TD></TR></TABLE>


exactly what i was gonna say, thats the nice thing about paint,you can wet sand it and buff it out

 

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exactly what i was gonna say, thats the nice thing about paint,you can wet sand it and buff it out </TD></TR></TABLE>\\
to a certain degree that is.

 

How exactly does westanding work? I understand the process but I don't see how it can make things better?

 

the fine sand paper removes old clear coat and cleans up the scrathes or bad surface, then when you polish or buff it, it brings out the shine and the paint, but it has to be 2000 grit , i wish i werent so lazy and tired, then i wudve shown you some pics that prove its better, wet sanding gives you the best reslut in ur paint job takes out all that orange peel or scrathes out for a nice clean flawless paint job

 

thanks guys for the info, once again I can't post a picture because it's pouring rain here in san diego
I don't know if I trust myself to wetsand my car without ruining it. what kind of place would I go to get this done? a detailing place, paintshop, or body shop? thanks guys for the info!
you guys keep savin my *** and my integra!

 

doesnt matter they all pretty much do wet sanding but try paint shop or a waxing shop. they do wetsanding and buffing as well