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Re: Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
Thought it was interesting that there were no replies.
I suspect we are all too scared to think about it.
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Re: Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
I was looking at a Mazda Miata and the owner insisted that it was only dry polish. I shook my head and said No it's not!
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Re: Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
Why not spray a couple layers of clear, wet sand, and buff?. Another forum member did it with great success.
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Originally Posted by anonymoususer
Why not spray a couple layers of clear, wet sand, and buff?. Another forum member did it with great success.
That is always an option. I have done it myself and have also had great success. However, in order to do it right, you have to, at a minimum, clear the entire panel.
While there are some awesome products out there that make it 'possible' (for anyone with the time, patience, and skill) such as factory-matched paint as well as 2K clear in an aerosol, the idea is to prevent it in the first place.
It's "use the least aggressive method to get the job done", not "use the most aggressive method because you can always repaint it yourself".
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Re: Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
That would be my first instinct as well, get a can of clearcoat and cover the exposed area. I am not sure how good the result will be but It must be better than a super thin layer of basecoat exposed to UV light, air and weather.
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Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
I'm pretty sure I have a dime size area of strike through on my 01 Pathfinder. The paint is pretty thin (in the 70 um area), and its on the tailgate. It happened about a year ago. I've just kept it waxed and there has been no change. Its only a small area.
I've kept area from any type of "at home" repair because I figure it would look pretty bad if I did it - I have no talent with anything involving paint. If it gets worse, I'll just pony up the $ to get a proper re-paint.
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Originally Posted by anonymoususer
Why not spray a couple layers of clear, wet sand, and buff?. Another forum member did it with great success.
I agree a person can do this. The car in the picture isn't mine and the customer didn't want to pay for the time, material and labor to do this kind of repair. So your suggestion is good for the owner of a car with this problem that is willing to put the time, investment and labor into their own car or pay someone else to do it.
The owner of the above car was tickled pink to get their car back with the swirls, oxidation, above surface contaminants all removed and a shiny black paint job. All of a sudden a couple of blemishes just didn't matter.
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Re: Clearcoat Burn Through - How to tell? Missing Clearcoat Strike-through
Sometimes those milky spots on new car are from moisture getting trapped under the shrink wrap and it will give that appearance. Take a hair dryer or heat gun and gently warm the areas being careful not to melt the clear coat. This is what we have to do at the VW and previously at the BMW dealer I worked for.
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