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Just to have closure on this one, it did get resolved and the hood now looks perfect. The installer checked the job, did some testing and acknowledged it as a case of incorrectly applied (or accidentally removed) Ceramic Pro Light top layer in one location, which caused a viewing angle specific pale blotchiness only visible in direct sunlight (which is why I didn't notice it at first and why it was so difficult to capture it). He ended up compounding the top layer off the entire hood and reapplying it, which fixed the uneven reflection. I had never seen or would have thought of such an issue as possible, but now I know what to look for next time when receiving a ceramic coating job Thanks guys for your helpfulness and the advice again, I've already switched to Ceramic Boost from the detail spray.

Tried another wash, made no difference. The ceramic coating was applied a little over two weeks ago, and I was advised not to wash the car for 1-2 weeks, this was the first wash 'after the fact'. Now, of course I did review the car when the coating job was finished, and I don't recall seeing this problem even out in the sun, but maybe the coat had still not fully cured and either I glossed over it or it wasn't visible back then and got worse over time. The tricky thing is that it only shows under natural light, I tried LED, halogen, incandescent, nothing gives the spot away indoors, it's only revealed by sunlight and even that only at certain angles (but then it's bad, worse than the photo would suggest). So eventually I called the installer and, along the respectable lines of what you're saying, Shane, he was honest and said it was possible that the coat overran a bit in that area, which can cause a similar slight difference in color. Then told me to take the car in, he would take a look and chances are he can fix it with nano polish and a reapplication of ceramic pro light, or if not, he'll polish the ceramic coat off and redo the hood from scratch. The shop and I are both pretty busy, so it will take at least a week before this gets solved, but I'll post back, if only as a reference in case it might help others in the future. Thanks a lot for all the advice and pardon me the lengthy posts, I'm trying to curb my linguistic diarrhea even if it doesn't always show

Thank you guys, I knew you would be gentle to the noob trying his best not to panic, heh . Will try another wash tomorrow, see if that helps and post back. I know the picture isn't overly helpful, but it's almost as if the maroon hue changed to a ligher shade under the clear coat, because the surface has the same gloss as in the surrounding areas, but that's next to impossible, I swear I haven't done anything that could have caused that. The paint is a tricoat, and I'd love to avoid any overly expensive routes at this point... Ah, just thought of one more thing, the ceramic coating was applied by an installer and there's some warranty on it. I'll also contact him and ask him what gives. Not happy that this thing is so delicate after all. Shane, extra thanks for the tip about detail spray, looks like I'll have to switch to ceramic boost.

Hi everyone, new and somewhat disheartened user here... yesterday I washed my car, and after drying with great white microfiber towels and applying some detail spray as a final phase, I noticed some ugly discolored lighter spots on the hood, see the middle of the picture. They aren't always visible, only in the sunlight and not under LED or fluroescent lighting, and only at some angles, but then they look horrid. First I suspected the detail spray (I know, I know...), but it turns out one of the towels had been washed with some Tide purclean liquid detergent when I wasn't watching, and I suspect this may have caused the blotches. Is there any hope can I get this off the car somehow? (It may or may not be relevant, but the paint has ceramic pro applied.) Any help would be vastly appreciated Thanks a lot in advance. Oh, and probably should've said this first, these products are indeed top notch and make cleaning the car almost a pleasure, heh.