Technical Silicone??

Could this be my problem with my paint? Does this look like these can caps for pouring have silicone on them?

 

Not what I was expecting to see. I feel like a **** now....

 

Silicone will definitely cause problems with paint, get a car with a bunch of amor-all sprayed all over the interior or especially on the tires, then paint a fender above it and guaranteed to have problems.

With the pic it could easily be something in the plastic lid, an actual chemical in the plastic, a mold release agent that's wicked into the plastic etc. And it is possible to transfer that to the paint as your using it.

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