Noticed tiny bubble in factory paint on new truck

Well I may have asked someone to follow the recycling rules so the apartment complex didn't get fined a couple weeks back... But that seems like a long time to hold a grudge. They drove their car with the muffler dragging the 30 yards from the building to the dumpster and were wearing a shirt that said "not your bae" so who knows. Other than that it's an apartment complex... Not that different from parking in a Walmart parking lot 24/7.

 

That's good advice thank you. If I did remove a lot of clear coat could I spray on more just clear coat and buff/blend or would I have to do color paint and then clear coat? I will probably find a detail shop to deal with it but I am asking all of these questions and really appreciating everybody's answers so that I can be informed about what the detail shop is going to do and what will/will not work.. ya know?

 

Your best bet on the scratch (if you can feel it with a fingernail) is to have it buffed and aim for improvement, not total correction.

Blending clear coat is an art form and comes with its own set of potential issues (don’t do it). I’d have the whole panel painted before blending. But then color match/texture becomes an issue.

On a brand new vehicle, I’d rather live with it than open a can of worms. Especially if it can be somewhat improved with a little correction work.

 

You're well out of the realm of detailing when it comes to the clear coat being compromised. If you could just add clear coat easily, every detailing brand would have multiple variations of it in their lineup from scratch fillers to respray kits. Optimum makes a Clear Coat Restorer product but it's really only a stop gap to extend that last little bit of clear coat you have left before it fails and the paint turns dull. If the paint is already dull it wont help a bit. If this was something that could be done easily with good results then you'd have detailers that would specialize in it.

If you're going to maintain your truck in the future I'd recommend you skip the detailer, unless your time is significantly more valuable than the detailers fee. Check out some videos by Apex Detail, Ammo NYC, Car craft auto detail and several others. Nothing is particularly hard about any of it, obviously experience will help you master it. But I don't have a doubt there are plenty of meticiculos dudes in their driveway getting better results than guys that do it for a living. Besides you can put all the time and effort into your job than a pro that has other work to get to.

 

Absolutely correct! In fact most reputable collision / paint shops won't blend / feather clear due to those potential issues. They'd rather paint whole panels to be safe.