I just got my 2001 army green blazer back from the pro at the body shop where he spent today wet sanding and buffing out some minor scrapes and scratches. Mostly things look good, but when trying to wet sand a key scratch, he claims he just touched the car and there was little to no clear coat in that area. This left a small oval (bigger than a peanut M&M but smaller than an egg) area that is discolored and kind of looks burned. The area feels smooth, but I am pretty disappointed about the discoloration. Is there anything I can do to restore the look of this one small area?

I also have a few remaining minor clear coat scratches I would like to make disappear. There are products out on the internet (easyscratchrepair.com) that make tempting claims. Are they for real?

 

I'm kinda in the same situation. I recently did some touch up paint with a separate clear coat, I must have sanded too hard and now I have hazing around the scratch. So tomorrow I'm going to try to find 1000, 1500, and 2000 grit sand paper and some polishing compound.


You could probably sand the clear coat scratches yourself with some fine sand paper

 

I attached a pic of the damage hoping it may help someone know how to fix it. thanks to anyone who looks.

 

not sure how to fix that. but it looks like someone was sanding a bit to hard

 

If you're through the clear you can't fix it without having it recleared. It's dull because there is no clear and it won't shine right no matter what you do. Clear is what gives you the gloss.

 

I would say have the panel/door repainted. This'll do two things: 1) fix the clearcoat 2) fix the scratches that you were trying to fix in the first place.

 

Check it out, your clear looks like it is worn through in that place, you will have to re clear it. When you clear you usually have to do the whole panel because it is very difficult to to blend the new clear into the old, but it can be done by a few tricks that I have learned. Do you have access to a pro paint gun and compressor? I can walk you throuhg how to do minor spot repairs with minimal cost.