damaged clear coat, stg 1 or stg 2?

[andrewko]

hi guys, time has come to deal with failing clear coat. Please help me assess the damage. Got a few of these quarter sized spots on my roof. Can this be saved or repaint only?

please also note that repainting is way out of my budget so if there is anything that can be done to prevent further damage, let me know!

i was also considering decontaminating it, applying a "clear coat patch" to the damaged area, then wrapping the whole roof with some high quality vinyl wrap. ("clear coat patch" to prevent the vinyl from grabbing on and pulling the paint around the damaged area if i ever decide to remove it)

hope its clear what i am trying to accomplish!

thank you.

[E-WAY]

Originally Posted by andrewko

hi guys, time has come to deal with failing clear coat. Please help me assess the damage. Got a few of these quarter sized spots on my roof. Can this be saved or repaint only?

please also note that repainting is way out of my budget so if there is anything that can be done to prevent further damage, let me know!

i was also considering decontaminating it, applying a "clear coat patch" to the damaged area, then wrapping the whole roof with some high quality vinyl wrap. ("clear coat patch" to prevent the vinyl from grabbing on and pulling the paint around the damaged area if i ever decide to remove it)

hope its clear what i am trying to accomplish!

thank you.

If your clear coat is already peeling it will have to be repainted.

[RoadRageDetail]

It may be just the way the pics were taken, but it looks like its on top of the paint, almost how sap looks after its been left on the paint for a long time.

Random spots of clear failing often don't look as well defined as this does.

[E-WAY]

Scratch your fingernail on the paint and if it leaves a Scratch then you have a problem

[andrewko]

Originally Posted by RoadRageDetail

It may be just the way the pics were taken, but it looks like its on top of the paint, almost how sap looks after its been left on the paint for a long time.

Random spots of clear failing often don't look as well defined as this does.

i am almost sure this was originally caused by sap, and there is total of 3 spots like this one.


E-WAY i've done that and i can clearly feel the rough texture. also feels like it ate through clear coat.


so will it just keep on spreading around or can it be fixed with touch up paint + clear coat spray?

[jrs1418]

x2 it looks like something on the surface

[Eandras]

This looks like the clear coating in failing. The blue paint in the area is deeper then the surrounding area.

[andrewko]

anyone with any helpful tips/suggestions on how to fix it without respraying?

[geola1]

Originally Posted by andrewko

anyone with any helpful tips/suggestions on how to fix it without respraying?

What have you tried so far to remove the spots?

[andrewko]

nothing, i mean its through the clear coat so at this point i just want it to stop from spreading.... possibly applying something to seal it from water and such?