Detailing Noob

[Yankeefan]

Ok, hopefully someone can set me straight because I’m not exactly sure what I did wrong.
I’ve been experimenting with detailing for the first time. I used a dual-action polisher with some Chemical Guys scratch and swirl remover on the roof to get what I thought was some oxidation. It worked great on the trunk lid, but it left these white areas on the roof. Confession: I did this in the sun. So could this be polish residue that dried to quickly? Or did I somehow make it through the paint and cause damage? I’ve tried more polishing, regular washing, and rubbing alcohol to remove it but the spots won’t go away.
Advice?
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[t.er]

To me it looks like very heavy oxidation, or the start of clear-coat failure. How did it look before you started polishing, and did the trunk lid look the same? You may be able to get it out by spending a bit more time polishing. But given you said you wiped it down with alcohol, all the remaining polishing residue should've been removed.

[cakM3]

It looks like the clear coat is damaged. If a compound/polish won't restore the finish then you will have to take this car to a professional body shop and have them assess the actual condition of the paint and course of action to restore the finish on your roof panel.

When doing detailing, I never detail in direct sunlight. I see you have a garage. I would suggest going forward you use your garage to detail your car.

Good luck finding out what you need to do.

[sillieidiot]

Agreed with everyone else. It looks like clearcoat failure to me. You said that this was already on the roof when you started?

[Yankeefan]

Thanks for the input everyone. The truck lid didn't have any of this "cloudiness", it just had a lot of swirl marks which I was able to improve. The roof did have a bit of this cloudiness before I started. I don't have a great Before photo so it's hard to say if it got any worse because of my work, but I don't think it improved.