paint problems

[spikinfool05]

well about late november we had a lot of snow i slid into a ditch. when we pulled it out it scratched the truck up pretty bad on some trees. got it fixed now a few days ago drove though some mud. no big deal i thought need to see how the cows were doing after all the rain. got busy didnt wash it till a few days after. now any where theres new paint and clear coat i have these little water spot stains on my fresh paint. any ideas why? all the factory stuffs ok no spots. thanks

[TNACUSTOM]

Originally Posted by spikinfool05

well about late november we had a lot of snow i slid into a ditch. when we pulled it out it scratched the truck up pretty bad on some trees. got it fixed now a few days ago drove though some mud. no big deal i thought need to see how the cows were doing after all the rain. got busy didnt wash it till a few days after. now any where theres new paint and clear coat i have these little water spot stains on my fresh paint. any ideas why? all the factory stuffs ok no spots. thanks

It is because your new paint isn't fully cured. You can't leave mud and water on a freshly paint rig. Take it back to the shop that painted it and they can buff it to get marks out.

[obsidian]

Yup. Ya need a buff. The mud may have some type of acidic compound to it that was eating at the clearcoat. Happened to my old car.

Take it to a buffer and be prepared to hand over some coin. Take this as a good opportunity to get the entire truck wetsanded/buffed and it will look like sex and candy.

[Wojo]

if it was painted a few months ago the clear should be fully cured. but it does sound like there was something acidic in the mud there. take it back to where you had it painted. they SHOULD for FREE buff those spots out. i know our shop would at least.

[spikinfool05]

ok thanks for the help guys the shop that did the work always treats me fair so even if it cost some money so be it still my fault. obsidian thats a good idea wanted to do the rest of the truck but was laid off and didnt have the money then. was pretty bad when it happened both fenders hood and left side of the truck all got new paint. dosent help the trucks black either.

[obsidian]

I completely understand about the black truck thing. It's impossible to keep it looking good.

[spikinfool05]

ya but it looks so good cleaned up we have the same two tone

[spikinfool05]

well just a update the truck sat for about 5 days before the body shop could get to it. and low and behold the spot are gone and when i mean gone i mean gone. they said something about the paint might still be curing so good news for me and my wallet any ways. by the way the hand rubed the hole truck for free. more good stuff.