Touching up paint, question

Firstly let me start by saying I'm sure I'm an idiot and did something stupid in this process but hopefully someone can help me answer some questions.

Did I burn my clear or something? Even by only working manually, no tools.

Touched up some small spots yesterday on my truck, they were down to the primer. After letting all the touch ups dry for a day I wet sanded down the areas to try and level them out. Started with 1000 grit, up to 2000 grit, then a rubbing compound to remove any remaining scratches. It actually came out smooth to the touch polished minus a few areas that were still a little thin and need more coats.

Unfortunately after everything dried I noticed some wierd hazy areas that appeared under the surface not like scratches. What are they and how badly did I fuck up? Pictures before to help show the VERY SMALL areas.

Any input appreciated. I'm no professional by any means ,was just hoping to touch up some bare spots that stood out.

 

Yup. You 100% sanded through the clear.

If you look:

The first layer (darkest spot) is the substrate (bare metal with perhaps the factory e-coating) or the primer...hard to tell how far you sanded but it's one of the two.

On top of the dark spot is where you dabbed your touchup paint.

The lighter blue outline is what it looks like when the clear is missing, so that's your basecoat.

Been there, done that. You have to be SUPER careful doing any sanding on OEM paint because it's already so thin (typically 3-5 mils). You can sand through paint with just 2000 pretty easily if you're inexperienced, especially around edges as in your case. Nothing short of a repaint will make that look "perfect" again. If I were you, just get more of the touch up paint and apply it over the entire spot where the clear was sanded through. Sure it will look like a big blob of touchup but it will prevent further deterioration of the clear around those edges.

 

Thanks mate, exactly the explanation I was looking for. I'm okay with it being slightly off as long as it's protected, previously you could snag edges with your nails. Thank you for the input and insight.