I have a 1990 Pontiac Trans Am GTA that has its original red, clear coat paint.

The sides of the car look great. The color is good and it reflects well, just by using the Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid. The roof and hood are a different matter.

The roof has three small spots of oxidation. They are white spots and the white will scrape off with your fingernail. The rest of the roof is still red and has pretty good reflectivity, but it has a light, milky haze to it.

The hood has no white, oxidation spots, but it looks like the roof. It has pretty good reflectivity, but it has the milky white haze over most of it.

I need to find out what to use and do, to restore the hood and roof the best I can.

About 2 years ago, I tried the Meguiar's Deep Crystal System (steps 1, 2 & 3) and it didn't help. I also tried the Meguiar's Clear Coat Body Scrub, and it did no good.

I have an orbital polisher/buffer with foam and terry-cloth pads.

How do I remove the white, oxidation spots, without damaging the paint?

What can I do to make the roof and hood more closely match the sides, again without damaging the paint?

What products should I use?

Right now, the outdoor temperatures here are in the high 40's to middle 50's, which means I'll have to wait until it warms up a bit.

Thanks in advance!

 

i believe the white you see is the clearcoat itself, and nothing can help that.

 

if you want to fix it paint the car i agree that it is probably the clear to be more exact it is separating from your paint

plus side you can do som pratty cool stuff to reds

 

yeah, if it's flaking off that's your clearcoat. As for the hood, you could try some rubbing/polishing compound. Hope that helps.