I knew this day would come Peeling Clear Coat
03-05-2009, 10:32 AM
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I knew this day would come Peeling Clear Coat Well, it sucks guys, but yesterday I was washing my TA and driving it around after finally getting her running again.
And I noticed something horrible.
The clear coat is peeling in two places, on the roof right behind the t-tops, and on the left rear corner of the bumper.
Yea I am pretty disappointed, I mean I know my car needs a paint job considering people in Corpus Christi have the driving etiquette of a baboon on speed.
Since I have moved here my car has gotten hit 3 times while parked
Twice in the front bumper spiderwebbing the paint and chipping the tip of my hood and once in the right rear breaking my taillamp and spiderwebbing the paint on my bumper
Anyways, you guys have any ideas for a quick fix while I save money to get her painted?
I bought an orbital waxer yesterday and I was thinking about hitting her with polish and wax and see how it turned out.
And I noticed something horrible.
The clear coat is peeling in two places, on the roof right behind the t-tops, and on the left rear corner of the bumper.
Yea I am pretty disappointed, I mean I know my car needs a paint job considering people in Corpus Christi have the driving etiquette of a baboon on speed.
Since I have moved here my car has gotten hit 3 times while parked
Twice in the front bumper spiderwebbing the paint and chipping the tip of my hood and once in the right rear breaking my taillamp and spiderwebbing the paint on my bumper
Anyways, you guys have any ideas for a quick fix while I save money to get her painted?
I bought an orbital waxer yesterday and I was thinking about hitting her with polish and wax and see how it turned out.
03-05-2009, 10:45 AM
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do you have any pics?
If it is peeling then I wouldn't buff it, it may just make it peel more.
if you repaint the Sail panel (part of the roof behind the T-tops) it is more than likely going to bubble up.. but you may get lucky.
just save up for a good paint job, and live with it for now. I would invest in some Orange Cones or a butterfly knife.. Cones are for putting around your car and the knife is to cut the tires of the people hitting your car.
If it is peeling then I wouldn't buff it, it may just make it peel more.
if you repaint the Sail panel (part of the roof behind the T-tops) it is more than likely going to bubble up.. but you may get lucky.
just save up for a good paint job, and live with it for now. I would invest in some Orange Cones or a butterfly knife.. Cones are for putting around your car and the knife is to cut the tires of the people hitting your car.
03-05-2009, 10:26 PM
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I have this too, mostly on my driver-side door and in the gap between the sail panel and fender. Do I need to get the door fully re-painted or just re-cleared?
03-05-2009, 10:56 PM
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well look at it this way... your clear is peeling for a reason.. if its old paint it is usually because of a chemical breakdown of the clear itself.. so if you just redo the part thats peeling... what happens to the part thats 12 inches away from the peeling in another year? better to just start over with fresh stuff.. or you'll be "repairing" parts for a while
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well look at it this way... your clear is peeling for a reason.. if its old paint it is usually because of a chemical breakdown of the clear itself.. so if you just redo the part thats peeling... what happens to the part thats 12 inches away from the peeling in another year? better to just start over with fresh stuff.. or you'll be "repairing" parts for a while
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03-06-2009, 11:35 AM
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why would repainting the sail panel cause it to bubble up? i had mine painted last year and it seems fine to me. if you're referring to the glue bubbles i don't think the 93-97 cars ever had that problem. I heard that GM changed the company that supplied the glue for 1998 and thats when the issues started with the bubbles. FWIW i had mine repainted due to a different clear coat problem. i started seeing all these white dots in my clear coat
03-06-2009, 12:15 PM
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well look at it this way... your clear is peeling for a reason.. if its old paint it is usually because of a chemical breakdown of the clear itself.. so if you just redo the part thats peeling... what happens to the part thats 12 inches away from the peeling in another year? better to just start over with fresh stuff.. or you'll be "repairing" parts for a while
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why would repainting the sail panel cause it to bubble up? i had mine painted last year and it seems fine to me. if you're referring to the glue bubbles i don't think the 93-97 cars ever had that problem. I heard that GM changed the company that supplied the glue for 1998 and thats when the issues started with the bubbles. FWIW i had mine repainted due to a different clear coat problem. i started seeing all these white dots in my clear coat
