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Possible paint defect with Granite Crystal Metallic

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#1 ·
Last night I was out in the carport adding some things to my Jeep and noticed something I'd never seen before. Maybe it was because it was dark outside and the carport lights were shining but I saw what looks like 3 circular areas on my hood where there is noticeably more metallic in the paint. Anyone else seen this sort of thing? Thanks.

 
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#5 ·
I think it is just the lighting. If you look towards the loop there is a 4th spot. Move the vehicle either forward or backwards and see if the spots move.

Metallic paints are very hard to lay down. They almost always have bright spots and dull spots because of the way the light hits the flake.
 
#9 ·
Yeah, maybe so but I kept looking from slightly different angles but the spots didn't move as I changed the angle. I plan on looking a little closer this weekend. It's almost as if the paint nozzles just paused briefly while spraying. I don't notice any on the sides.
 
#6 ·
It's called tiger tiger striping, very common in metallic paint, most don't notice it. Even more common in body shop repaints.
 
#8 ·
I got a look at her's this am, she has the power dome hood. and I didn't see any clumps of metallic in the paint. On the door ,Driver's, I thought I found one but it was just a hand print...........I have seen what you were talking about on a a couple of paint jobs from a shop here in So-Cal. Maybe your Jeep was painted on a Friday before a big weekend, but now days all paint is done by robots.......
 
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