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zen986 11-18-2017 07:37 PM

Cloudy spots in paint
 
I pulled the cover off my car after only 2 days and I noticed some cloudy marks that have seemingly come from no where. Any help to fix or what happened is appreciated. Thanks

RobertKing 11-18-2017 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by zen986 (Post 555724)
I pulled the cover off my car after only 2 days and I noticed some cloudy marks that have seemingly come from no where. Any help to fix or what happened is appreciated. Thanks

Hard to say without seeing those spots but, it could be water spotting.

zen986 11-18-2017 08:24 PM

here is the pics
 
sorry just got to a computer to post pics. it seems to be in the clear coat and its extremely noticable.
These spots came from nowhere and I am very unhappy as you may tell.
One is located on the front passenger fender (driver side in us) and the other is on the flat part of the rear boot


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particlewave 11-18-2017 09:24 PM

Humidity/moisture. Once the cover has been off for a while, they'll go away.

zen986 11-19-2017 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 555727)
Humidity/moisture. Once the cover has been off for a while, they'll go away.

No luck. Would I have completely ruined my chances of it going away by trying to polish it

jaykay 11-19-2017 08:47 AM

Could be High spots under your paint sealant......was the car detailed before going under the cover?

particlewave 11-19-2017 08:53 AM

They sort of resemble dog markings (the first picture, anyway). Did you wash it before covering?
It may take a few days out in they sun for them to fade.

78F350 11-19-2017 10:00 AM

+1 to water spots and giving it a few days. One of my Boxsters had been sitting with a wet bra for quite a while before I bought it. The front of the hood was faded just like the spot in your pic. At first I thought the paint would never recover, but it did over about a week. The factory paint is water soluble.

geetee 11-19-2017 11:16 AM

i actually have a very similar spot on rear fender area....though smaller looks the same.
It's factory paint no repaint. It looks to be between factory clear and paint. I has not gotten bigger and has not gone away and doesn't look like it'll go away.
Is your car cobalt blue? Mine is cobalt

zen986 11-19-2017 01:47 PM

Yes the car was washed before going under covers but we did have 2 days of intense rain but the car is semi protected and has a very good waterproof cover. And the car is zenith blue. Thanks for all your help it’s fairly hot the next few days in Melbourne Australia so I’ll leave it in the sun a little bit and hot it disappears.

Teddyonine 11-21-2017 02:48 AM

Any chance there was something on the cover itself that could have contacted the paint? I just think it's odd that the areas of concern are so specifically contained and don't look to have "runs"

Flavor 987S 11-21-2017 05:01 AM

That's moisture in the clear coat. . Is your car stored indoors or outdoors? They will go away.

Frodo 11-21-2017 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by zen986 (Post 555730)
No luck. Would I have completely ruined my chances of it going away by trying to polish it

I really don't think so, unless you did something really wrong in how you polished it, ie only if you created some new problem with your polishing technique. I can't really say why, but I tend to agree with the others who've said it's likely to disappear on its own.

geetee 11-21-2017 05:13 PM

This is what mine looks like. Sorry dirt car bad lighting...
Not sure when it showed up...but it's been many many years....size hasn't really changed....but hasn't gone awayhttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1511316768.jpg

Frodo 11-22-2017 02:46 AM

Wow, I may stand corrected. That's really odd. I've loved doing exterior detailing through the years, have had nothing but great luck with the original finish on my Box.


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