The surface you’re looking at was painted about 7 years ago. The finish was excellent all around when the car was completed back then.
Over time, welting has appeared in varying degrees in limited areas. The front hood has it the worst. The rear hood comes in second place. The rear fender flairs in third.
Front fenders as well as the doors and remaining parts have
absolutely none of this. All these parts look excellent.
I’ve spoken with the body shop that painted the car to see about getting this corrected.
They’ll get the front hood as a test.
Before delivering the hood…
I’d like to know what I’m dealing with and if you have any recommendations.
(The body shop suggested I replace the hood. Not happening because… while that might solve the hood problem, there’s still the issue of the rear hood and rear fenders --- the point of doing the front hood is to see if they can correct the problem. If so, they can treat the other parts to the same procedure.)
Various views from front hood:
