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#1018 of 1025 Re: Clearcoat Failure [jipster] by oldfarmer50 Sep 16, 2009 (9:28 am)
Replying to: jipster (Sep 15, 2009 6:37 pm) "...I had some clearcoat failure..."   I probably haven't noticed cars that have small areas of failure. What I've seen are cars that have large areas (several square feet) where the clearcoat seems to be sloughing off either in one spot or several spots on one panel (like the hood).   Makes an otherwise attractive car look bad.   I figured that sunlight was the main culprit but I was wondering if there was anything special I could do to ward off premature failure. Maybe I'll wrap my cars in plastic like they used to do with living room furniture. Replies to this message: obyone (Sep 16, 2009 1:09 pm) jipster (Sep 22, 2009 5:25 pm)
#1019 of 1025 Re: Clearcoat Failure [oldfarmer50] by obyone Sep 16, 2009 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Sep 16, 2009 9:28 am) I figured that sunlight was the main culprit but I was wondering if there was anything special I could do to ward off premature failure.   Parking it in the garage usually works too.   I thought you were describing catastrophic failure of the clearcoat. When reading Jipster's reply was beginning to question my reading ability. Glad it wasn't me. Replies to this message: jipster (Sep 22, 2009 5:25 pm)
#1020 of 1025 Re: Clearcoat Failure [obyone] by jipster Sep 22, 2009 (5:25 pm)
Replying to: obyone (Sep 16, 2009 1:09 pm) When reading Jipster's reply was beginning to question my reading ability. Glad it wasn't me.   Maybe it's your poor grammar you should be questioning?
#1021 of 1025 No luck with touch-up paint by easypar Nov 06, 2009 (1:40 pm)
I've never had such rotten luck as with my '03 Nissan Maxima. I've got 5 or six decent size rubs in the rear bumper, two on the passenger door and 3 bad spots on the front clip. I did good prep, got them cleaned up with 1500 and 2000 grit. But I absolutely could not get either paint on without horrible looking brush marks. I tried both the Nissan 1/2 oz bottle and a 2 oz bottle mixed for me by a local shop.   I tried both the brushes that came in the lids and a very fine brush (stolen) from my wife (artist type) supply, no luck with either one. Really hacked me off because I was doing my car and her Lexus at the same time and her car looks great.   I broke down today and ordered a 12oz aerosol can online from one of the touch up suppliers but thought I'd better check in here in case there's something I'm missing.   The color is "Titanium", Nissan code WV2, kind of a dark grey (ish) metallic. I've done touch up on 3 other "silver" toned cars, Chevy, BMW and Lincoln and had much better results than this.   Any advice?   Thanks in advance.   easypar Replies to this message: obyone (Nov 07, 2009 12:16 am) Mr_Shiftright (Nov 07, 2009 8:59 am)
#1022 of 1025 Re: No luck with touch-up paint [easypar] by obyone Nov 07, 2009 (12:16 am)
Replying to: easypar (Nov 06, 2009 1:40 pm) Don't forget to order some clearcoat to spray over the touchup paint.
#1023 of 1025 Re: No luck with touch-up paint [easypar] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 07, 2009 (8:59 am)
Replying to: easypar (Nov 06, 2009 1:40 pm) There's also a chemical called a "leveller" that you might be able to apply after you brush. A lot depends on the color you are working with as well. And over-brushing can be a no-no. It requires a lot of patience. Mine came out looking bad, too, so you are not alone.
#1024 of 1025 Front Facia Repair by hammer2000 Nov 12, 2009 (9:54 am)
I have a mustang with a low hanging front facia (black) that is scrapped (hit a concrete parking space block). It has a few minor gouges and scraps. I'd like to avoid taking it into the shop, so can it be fixed by hand? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 12, 2009 10:06 am)
#1025 of 1025 Re: Front Facia Repair [hammer2000] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 12, 2009 (10:06 am)
Replying to: hammer2000 (Nov 12, 2009 9:54 am) If you take it off and buy the right filler you might be able to smooth everything out, but getting new paint on there to actually look good is going to be tough unless you have the proper equipment. It's possible you could do the body work part and then take it somewhere to be painted. I don't know your skill level, or the year/condition of your car, so it's hard to advise you.   If there are any serious cracks, that's a big problem. You should also price out a new piece and compare that to all the hassle.

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