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Old 23-04-2006, 02:15 PM   #1
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Crows Feet in Paint

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I've bought a mothers auto polisher as the paint on my BG was starting to look a bit tired. Polished it and followed instructions etc. 90% of the car has come up well but the bonnet now has crows feet ALL over it. I suspect that the car has been in some sort of prang in the front and that the bonnet and front has been resprayed.

Is there any way to get rid of the crows feet, like doing a cut and polish on it or will it be beyond repair and a paint job will have to be the fix???

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Old 23-04-2006, 02:34 PM   #2
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Strip back to metal and respray.
Probably more to do with the big hot noisy thing under it than accident damage
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Old 24-04-2006, 07:04 AM   #3
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i have the same problem after polishing once, you can only strip and respray as cosmo said - and yes its been in a accident and been sprayed with an acrilic paid which is wrong for bonnets as heat kills the paint.

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Old 24-04-2006, 08:46 AM   #4
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Hmmmmm happy days, oh well have to wait a litle while for a respray, thanks anyway
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Old 24-04-2006, 01:34 PM   #5
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dont let anyone tell you they can just give it a rub back an repaint it, cause the crows feet will come back through the new paint , as rod has said strip back to bare metal is the only way

as for polishing no you cant get rid of them its mainly clear coat paints that has this problem an it heat an age to the paint that causes this problem
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Old 24-04-2006, 06:59 PM   #6
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Can someone explain to me what, "crows feet" are? Thanks =)
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Old 24-04-2006, 08:23 PM   #7
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crows feet are small cracks all through you paint, it kind of looks like a shattered window kind of pattern all over your paint but the cracks are all in Y kind of shapes.
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Old 24-04-2006, 08:49 PM   #8
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I see... Thanks BJ_BoI
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fallen cat hairs - is another describiction
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This is an example of extreem crowsfeet.

Can be caused by heat, paint applied too thickly, bad brep work etc....
The cracks go most of the way through the paint which is why it has to be a bare metal respray. I'd be tempted to take the car to someone who specialises in restoration work not accedent repairs.
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