Vent: Clear coat peeled off a hood I sprayed 3 weeks ago

I did a full respray on a 2011 Silverado in my shop near Omaha, sanded to 600, cleaned with wax remover, laid down 3 coats of clear. Customer came back Friday saying the hood had a quarter-sized spot lifting right by the cowl. Turns out my compressor tank had water in it from a humid stretch, that spot got micro-bubbles I missed until it dried and popped. I stripped it down to bare metal, redid the base and clear with a new dryer filter, and refinished it for free. Anyone else had moisture sneak in from an old tank and wreck a perfect job?

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ellis.leo28d ago

Yanked the same trick out of my own tank a few years back on a classic car hood, right after a storm rolled through. The moisture only showed up as faint little fish eyes, but they multiplied like crazy once the clear went down. I ended up putting a moisture trap on the line AND draining the tank every single morning now, even if I think I don't need to.