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Definitely not acceptable but better. I'll probably get it repainted next month.

Sorry for the delay. Finally got car back into garage. First pic is before. Second pic is after. Still doesn't look great (lighting doesn't help) but it looks much much better in the sunlight. I hope you can see the difference. Remember I only used FP. Last pic is the driver side door that has to get repainted.

Yes but it was in direct sunlight. I need to pull it into the garage so I a can show it under the same lighting as the previous pics. I'll probably do that today.

Thanks for the advice. You are probably right but this is an 8 year old car with 150,000 miles on it. The second body shop guy very quickly said the front door was a bad repaint job. I bought the car used in 2015 and it had a clear CarFax... This might also explain the hood. The rest of the car looks pretty good given the age of the car; the body shop guy even commented on it.

Took it to a couple of body shops to look at the hood and the driver's side door (major clear coat failure). The first body shop said they wouldn't touch it because taking the door handle off would trigger the car alarm and only the Land Rover dealer (Its a 2011 and the closest is 2 hours away) could reset it. I asked couldn't they just tape it off and he said no way. I took that as code for he doesn't want to mess with it at all (lazy). I took it to another local paint shop. They quoted $1,000 and 5 days to do both. I asked him about the door handle issue and he looked at me funny and said, "We would just tape it off..." like it was no big deal. I chuckled. The door looks awful so I have to do something. I was concerned that polishing it would make the clear coat damage worse. Now knowing that I have a repaint of the hood and door in my future, I took @falcaineer's advice and polished the hood with Finishing Polish. It definitely made a difference. The clear coat damage is still there, the swirls are still there but the mottled haziness on the hood went away. I threw a coat of paint sealant (by hand - don't have that pad yet) on there and it did not streak as it did previously. All in all, it looks much much better plus I got in some practice with the polisher! I'm thinking that the haziness was a mix of oxidation and clear coat failure. Polishing just knocked out the oxidation. I might go back and hit it with Correcting Polish to see if it improves it even more and to get some more "risk free" practice. Thanks again for all the advice!

I have some Revive. How would that indicate it if it is oxidation or not? Just to clarify, this is the way the hood looks after a car wash without any additional toppings. (I should have noted that in the photos.) The streaks occur when I try to put something on top of it. Is it safe to machine polish it? I was worried that polishing it might make it look worse if it is truly clear coat failure. I'm dying to bust out the new polisher and this could be a great first project! Thanks to all of you for your replies.

Finally got around to taking some pics of the hood. Is this clear coat failure or oxidation?

I'll take some and post.

Hand. Polisher should arrive today!

Not matter what product I use on my hood, it streaks. On the rest of the car, everything looks great. The hood on the other hand is a PITA. I know the clear coat is starting to fail. Could that be the cause? The only way to remove the streaks (Brillant Glaze, Buttery Wax, H2O G&G, etc.) is either claying or using revive hand polish. Even detail spray leaves streaks. In any ideas what is causing this and what a potential remedy might be?

Brilliant Glaze on the inside of the window is the best product hack ever! Tried it for the first time a few weeks ago and is now part of my normal routine.

@LFairbanks - thanks for the information!

Bought it used with about 38k miles on it. I don't think it has been repainted.

Here is a photo of the spot on my car after being washed and H2OGG applied . I had to use my phone to block out the reflection of the sky! The car has never been machine polished just Revive Hand Polished. It is a black 2010 LR4. The hood is very temperamental with things like detail spray and H2OGG. It streaks very easily and it is hard to remove the streaks. I have to use a dry double soft or triple soft to basically wipe them off. It is frustrating... All that to say, I think this spot is the same type as the Original Poster's. Is there a thread that shows photos of different types of paint damage with suggestions on how to repair? Might be a nice resource.

I have a spot like this on my car. Is there anyway to correct this without taking it to a shop?