Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Hi guys.
Hoping someone will be able to have some idea what's occurring here??
Basically. Not driven the car for about 3 weeks now. Just been sat in the driveway.
So come to move it to its new home (just moved house) and noticed some pimpling of the lacquer on the bonnet!!!. This is only in the bonnet and no other panel. I was the car regularly and never seen it before. You can feel the when you run your hand over the bonnet. They are perfectly clear and not blisters. They feel solid and can't pick them off with my nail either. Tried a light cutting compound to no effect!!!.
Here's a few poor pics
i know the bonnet has been sprayed before but I've had the car for a year now and it's seen all seasons and many washes previously!!!!
Any ideas on why this happened and what the remedial action would be to sort this would be great!
Hoping someone will be able to have some idea what's occurring here??
Basically. Not driven the car for about 3 weeks now. Just been sat in the driveway.
So come to move it to its new home (just moved house) and noticed some pimpling of the lacquer on the bonnet!!!. This is only in the bonnet and no other panel. I was the car regularly and never seen it before. You can feel the when you run your hand over the bonnet. They are perfectly clear and not blisters. They feel solid and can't pick them off with my nail either. Tried a light cutting compound to no effect!!!.
Here's a few poor pics
i know the bonnet has been sprayed before but I've had the car for a year now and it's seen all seasons and many washes previously!!!!
Any ideas on why this happened and what the remedial action would be to sort this would be great!
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Looks like a slow chemical reaction that's pushing up bubbles of gas.
Well, actually it looks like corrosion, but you say it's just the lacquer.
Well, actually it looks like corrosion, but you say it's just the lacquer.
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Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Shoppinit wrote:Looks like a slow chemical reaction that's pushing up bubbles of gas.
Well, actually it looks like corrosion, but you say it's just the lacquer.
Yep. Looks just like spots of lacquer as they are clear!!. Tried picking at the them and they aren't lifting or coming off. Think the bonnet was sprayed 2-3 years ago now and this has only just shown up literally from nothing to quite bad over a few weeks!!!
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Bad paint job, most body shops use cheap paint too, that doesn't help
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RIV wrote:Bad paint job, most body shops use cheap paint too, that doesn't help
Yeah perhaps!!! Would it take 2 years or so for it to show up ???
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Poor paintwork , a body Shop will be able to flat it back .
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
That's osmosis where the paint has absorbed the moisture in the air. All paint does this, however badly prepped primer will have contaminants in it, mixed with absorbed moisture in the air, the paint lifts.
Try getting out the hair dryer and if you heat the area, some may recede. But that's a repaint job I'm afraid. It can happen behind the top coat right through to the primer, with you leaving the car for a period of time, it's given the moisture time to build up.
Hate to say it but if you'd had a cover over the car it wouldn't have happened - obviously it shouldn't happen anyway though!
Try getting out the hair dryer and if you heat the area, some may recede. But that's a repaint job I'm afraid. It can happen behind the top coat right through to the primer, with you leaving the car for a period of time, it's given the moisture time to build up.
Hate to say it but if you'd had a cover over the car it wouldn't have happened - obviously it shouldn't happen anyway though!
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
I had something similar with mine the lacquer went dull water was trapped water not sure if its the same, I kept spraying the effected area with isopropyl alcohol that draw the water out eventually, could be worth a punt,
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Cheers for all the suggestions guys. Massively appreciated
Sort of resided myself to a respray as Jay has suggested so will give the other options (isopropyl, flat back) just to see what occurs anyway.
Bloody nightmare hey. Car is off the road now until spring so no rush to get it sorted .
Cheers again guys for the help
Sort of resided myself to a respray as Jay has suggested so will give the other options (isopropyl, flat back) just to see what occurs anyway.
Bloody nightmare hey. Car is off the road now until spring so no rush to get it sorted .
Cheers again guys for the help
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
Another term, I think, is micro blistering which is caused by moisture in the layers of paint underneath. I understand it happens if paint is applied over a prep'd surface that hasn't dried sufficiently i.e after wet flatting. Definitely looks like it.......
Re: Weird pimpling on lacquer!!!!!
johnnydog wrote:Another term, I think, is micro blistering which is caused by moisture in the layers of paint underneath. I understand it happens if paint is applied over a prep'd surface that hasn't dried sufficiently i.e after wet flatting. Definitely looks like it.......
Certainly a strange occurance and even more so as it's been fine for the best part of 3 years. Oh well. I guess getting the bonnet re-done puts in line with the bumper and wings and stone chip free lol
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