Jason E

Even though my car has a 12 yr old paint job, it isn't original! The car was repainted under warranty when it was 3 months old due to a peeling clearcoat and a HAIR stuck in the hood

So anyway, 12 yrs of constant waxing have kept it looking great, but I noticed the other day that right around my driver's side mirror the clearcoat has begun to peel away. The entire area of expose paint is smaller than a penny, but I wanna stop it before it gets worse!!

What's the best way to deal with this? Are there spray clearcoats I can spray over this area to keep it from getting worse? Thanks to anyone who can help!

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
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kiztope

Best way? I would just try not to look at it......

Otherwise, I dunno

Jason E

Hehe...uh, no

With all due respect, I like keeping my car looking absolutely perfect, even though it is a daily driver. I get too many compliments on the car to let it go to hell. I can't afford to repaint it for another year and a half (I graduate May '02), so until then I have to make it look as good as possible...which if I do say so myself, is just about perfect

I'm thinking maybe DuPont or PPG sells an aerosol spray clearcoat? Help guys! I don't want my door looking like crap if I can help it!!!

turbo497

wet sand it with 400 grit paper add some base coat then shoot with clear I used the touch up spray cans on my wing with good results. to make paint look good remember serveral light coats of paint are better than one coat with paint runs.

airbrushguy

Relax, if the paint is as good as you say,the clearcoat isn't going to come "flying off" the car. You probably have a typical spot near trim(mirror etc) where it wasn't prepped well enough, and now it's lifting. If it's not an extremely obvious area touch it up with a one stage urethane(no clearcoat) if you want it perfect..do what turbo497 says but remember you'll need to put hardener into clear so you can sand and rub it out for blending. That's not your most economical way ,if money is tight(basecoat, thinner, clearcoat, thinner, hardener etc.) maybe price the products at a body supply then compare to a bodyshop estimate, some times smaller jobs are done cheaper by the people who have the supplies on hand . Good luck but don't ignore the urethane solution it could solve the problem if it's not too obvious an area. I've had clearcoats I've done lasting 12 years on my cars and still look great.

Jason E

Thanks guys for the responses.

airbrushguy, you hit it best. Indeed it is in a spot where it wasn't prepped very well (right where the mirror post mounts to the door, right near the window weatherstripping). Hehe...I know the clearcoat won't come flying off immediately!! I just remember my old beater '87 Skyhawk where on the edge of the trunk, the clear kept peeling and no matter what I tried it kept on coming!

The urethane idea sounds best, as it isn't hardly noticeable to anyone but me It'll be good enough to tide the car over until the repaint...thanks again.