hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

[Car Potential]

My mom has a teal 2006 Hyundai Sonata. She partially parked under a tree every night for about 4 years and I would always see very small white flowers from the tree on her hood. I tried claying and using UC (by hand) and that did not do anything and I think I scratched the paint a little. Any suggestions? I don't have a D/A but I may get one soon.

Also, how does UC scratch the paint? There is a small section in the third pic near the hood that I think I scratched a little. Also, I used UC on my vehicle before.

Thanks.

[Car Potential]

Re: hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

[1994Gen1L]

Re: hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

I used to be in service and sales for KIA/Mitsubishi, contact a Hyundai dealer to see if it is under any type of paint warranty, there might be a recall to cover the paint repair. Not much else to be done, maybe try Ultimate Polish to add some much needed oils to the paint. In the end, a repaint will be needed.

[Detailing by M]

Re: hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

Hum. looks like cc failure but the defects could be just on the surface.
Your post is a little unclear. Is all the sap off the paint? if not you might want to use Terminator, another solvent, more aggressive clay even plastic razor blade.
Always do a test spot first.
If the paint is good and no cc failure is seen then your going to need to buff with either a wool pad on a rotary or use the MF System to remove the scratches. But be forewarned you might not have enough cc to make it perfect but you'll defiantly improve it.
Myself, I would solvent, Med clay, wool pad a little, MF a little, then wax and call it a day.
I would categorize this car as neglected and wouldn't expect a miracle, but I hope you can fix it perfectly.

[Car Potential]

Re: hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

Thanks for the replies! I think the sap is still on the hood. I clayed it twice but it didn't do anything. The car maybe gets washed 2 times a year and so for all that time the sap was collecting on the hood and I am not sure if it can penetrate the clear coat but the hood is definitely faded and feels rough.

Also, I used UC (by hand) on the whole car and it turned out good but I think I made the hood worse so I am not sure how that happened.


As recommended, I will look into using a polish, a solvent, a more aggressive clay and/or the wool pad or MF system. And good reminder about doing a test spot.

And maybe later down the road we could get a new hood because the rest of the paint on the car is in good condition and she doesn't park under the tree anymore.

Thanks

[Detailing by M]

Since it's only washed twice a year and parks under a tree = neglected.

Another option is to wet sand it.
3000 it's very powerful and might be the ticket. (Stoops did a post about 3000. Search it out) Followed by a wool pad/MF.

[Marc08EX]

Re: hood in very bad condition because of tree sap and/or pollen (pics)

That's CC failure - I'm definitely 110% absolutely sure.

I encountered that situation when I first started detailing. It took me 3 section passes of M83 to fully make it look like nothing happened. However, it only took 2-3 months before the clear coat started to peel. Here's the thread of what I'm talking about:
What do you guys think about this one? (Results are in!)

The only solution to that problem is repaint.

BTW, I had 2 incidents like this and it made me go through a detailing depression. I didn't do anything detail related for more than 3 years and my car wasn't washed for 4-6 months at a time. Of course this wasn't the only cause of my depression - there were other personal things too but it was sad. That's why I'm so thankful to my friend, Mike Stoops for explaining to me that the cars I detailed were already on the verge of CC failure and I just nudged it over. THANK YOU MIKE STOOPS!!!