Poor Colour Match
Miss Match, Off Colour, Off Shade, Poor Colour Match
DESCRIPTION
Adjacent areas exhibit differences in shade. This is most freq...
Polishing Marks
Polishing Marks
DESCRIPTION
Microgrooves or smears on the surface of the film, typically in a curved or swirling pattern. Under...
Pinholing
Pinholing, Pits, Pitting
DESCRIPTION
Small cavities, generally less than 1mm in diameter, occurring over stopper, filler or GRP...
Panel Faults
Disc Marks, Panel Faults, Poor Metal Finish, Rippling, Weld Spatter, Weld Splash
DESCRIPTION
Surface irregularities, typically ...
Mapping
Contouring, Laking, Mapping, Shrinkage, Sink Back, Sinkage
DESCRIPTION
Areas of the surface with a differing texture or degree ...
Flaking
De-lamination, Flaking, Inter-coat Adhesion Failure, Peeling, Poor Adhesion, Poor Bond, Shelling
DESCRIPTION
The paint lifts fr...
File Marks
File Marks
DESCRIPTION
Heavy file marks showing through topcoats.
CAUSE
Deep scars left by coarse files without sufficient ...
Feather Edge Cracks
Feather Edge Cracks
DESCRIPTION
Cracking around the edges of a feather-edge repair.
CAUSE
a) Too much or poor quality thinn...
Dull Finish
Clouding, Colour Change, Floatation, Floating, Flooding, Haloing, Lapping Marks, Mottling, Patchiness, Ringing, Shadowing, Striping, Un...
Crazing
Alligatoring, Checking, Crazing, Crocodiling, Crows Footing, Hair Lining
DESCRIPTION
Appears to the naked eye as a loss of glos...