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...
Cracking
Cracking, Splitting
DESCRIPTION
Random breaks or crevices in the paint film, often adjacent to filled seams or panel edges. Cra...
Corrosion
Corrosion, Rust Under Film, Rusting
DESCRIPTION
Loose paint, bubbling and discolouration of the paint film, especially around b...
Chalking
Chalking
DESCRIPTION
A chalky dusting or powdering at the paint surface, often associated with old, weathered paint film.
CA...
Bronzing
Bronzing, Colour Change
Description
This defect is peculiar to certain blue, maroon and black pigments. It is formed by a loo...
SLOW DRYING
Poor Drying, Slow Drying, Softness
DESCRIPTION
The paint film requires an excessive drying period, or fails to harden thoroug...
Bridging
Bridging
Description
Paint film cracked around sharp edges (e.g. masking tape edge, joint or groove where body and guard meet...