right now my z has been off of the road for a while and has been kept in a dry lockup while i try and do the work on the gearbox. now its getting a bit dusty and the other day i check to see if everything is ok with the paint (call it paranoid)

 

anyway i think i have found a problem..........

 

 

what i seem to have on a section of paint on the roof is what i can describe as tiny bubbles (not rust) but at first glance looks like overspray on the t-top and mid roof section.you have to look really closely to see them but on closer inspection i can press the bubbles as if the are air!!!

 

these are tiny about 0.5 mm diameter but there are loads of them :sad:

 

wtf is it?!?!?!?!

G3 them off mate.

Could be microblistering a reaction caused by the paint on there. Might G3 out but could cause the tops to come off them so I would suggest to try it by hand first.

G3 them off mate.

 

its UNDER the paint mate:( if i compound them off i would end up with bare metal :no:

 

thank you for the input tho mate appreciated :)

Could be microblistering a reaction caused by the paint on there. Might G3 out but could cause the tops to come off them so I would suggest to try it by hand first.

 

it hasnt been painted its the original paint as far as my ownership is concerned (since 2005) what your suggesting is new paint reacting with old paint which it cannot be .... im gutted!

Edited January 20, 201015 yr by hellraiser

its UNDER the paint mate:( if i compound them off i would end up with bare metal :no:

 

thank you for the input tho mate appreciated :)

 

you saying that it's air bubbles in the primer?

you saying that it's air bubbles in the primer?

 

dont know. the reason i put my car in my garage before xmas was to fix my gearbox. its been sat there doing nothing since (while i do the work on the gearbox) gathering dust. what im saying is i cleaned off some of the dust to check the paint and i found these bubbles.

Still think you would need to compound them, if your worried try G10 first on a cloth though not a polisher/compounder.

Take some pics, I bet the car had paintwork there before you owned it.

Take some pics, I bet the car had paintwork there before you owned it.

 

probably.... but why would it appear now . been fine since i have owned it till now :(

 

 

whats an average respary cost these days for a good job in original colour.

 

will get some pics when i next go to garage

The main causes of blistering are;

 

Corrosion under surface.

Paint applied over oil or grease.

Moisture in spray-gun lines.

Trapped solvents in paint layer.

Prolonged or repeated exposure to high humidity.

Moisture absorbed in body filler.

Inadequate cleaning of panel surface.

 

To cure sand and refinish blistered areas.

 

All taken from my bodywork book.

The main causes of blistering are;

 

Corrosion under surface.

Paint applied over oil or grease.

Moisture in spray-gun lines.

Trapped solvents in paint layer.

Prolonged or repeated exposure to high humidity.

Moisture absorbed in body filler.

Inadequate cleaning of panel surface.

 

To cure sand and refinish blistered areas.

 

All taken from my bodywork book.

 

so a bodyshop job then. bugger bugger bugger!!! :(

do you still live in that big house 7 miles from Chernobyl or did you move???

do you still live in that big house 7 miles from Chernobyl or did you move???

 

reckon its a mugwi and been splashed with water. going to get gremlins if i feed her after midnight!!!!

I had a similar thing when I kept a car in a damp garage. Even though the car had a cover on, moisture had got under the paint (all over!) but when summer came around and the sun got to it, the bubbles all vanished.

I can only assume that the paint was porous and I should have waxed it more often :(

hi had a word with the man up stairs and he said, i can turn water into wine,even part the red sea, but you,ll only achieve bear metal trying to get rid with g3:laugh::laugh:but on a serious note its normally caused by trapped moisture under the paint and has now appeared being stored up idle in the cold with not using the car it will be just as cold inside as out causing almost a condensation between the layers getting it warm can disguise these a great deal so get some heating on:thumbup1:

Hellraiser, sorry to hear about this bud, and I'm sorry that it's all bad news, but it is bad news I'm affraid because if you do leave it it'll end up looking like this......

 

 

 

And that really doesn't show you how bad it actually is!

Edited January 23, 201015 yr by Daves_Zed
bad English!