Thread: Chalky Paint
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Old 06-06-2020, 10:33 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by GM Lifer View Post
Agree. I tried fixing shoddy clear coat on my previous car (not really understanding what was going on), and all I did was make it worse. If your clear is coming off, rubbing on it just takes off more of it. The fact that this stuff came off and there's no sign of it makes me think it was a surface contaminant. I'm slightly nervous that the cleaner/wax just covered it up, giving it the ILLUSION of being fixed, but I don't think that's the case. It looks for all the world like I got it off, whatever it was.
Easy enough to confirm- just use a wax remover (or IPA) and see if the defect is there.
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