[s-cars] deteriorating clearcoat

[Theodore Chen]

the attachment didn't make it through, so here's a link to the
picture on geocities:
http://www.geocities.com/tedebearp/CIMG2544.JPG

-teddy

--- Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> tom,
> 
> i haven't had a discussion with a body shop yet, because i wanted to
> seek the list wisdom first so i know what i'm talking about.
> 
> the car is emerald green.  i've attached a small picture to this email so
> you can see what i'm talking about.  the surface is rough and looks white
> instead of green.  when it rains, the white disppears completely and you
> can't see the deterioration, which is why i think it's the clearcoat and
> not the base color.
> 
> the problem is only on the roof of the car.  both the hood and trunk have
> been repainted previously due to rock damage and vandalism, and look OK.
> 
> i don't need the result to be perfect, since it's on the roof of the car
> where nobody really sees it closely, but it looks pretty ugly now.  i'd
> also like to deal with this problem before the base color gets damaged
> (if it isn't already).
> 
> -teddy
> 
> --- Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Teddy,
> > 
> > I'm sure you will find this a widespread problem among the s-car  
> > owners since
> > they are all 10 to 15 years old.  The problem is just a matter of  
> > degree and the
> > owners perception.
> > 
> > Have you discussed this with a body shop that you would trust ?   I  
> > have been
> > told that the clearcoat can not be replaced or recoated to eliminate  
> > the lines
> > that sparkle when the sun catches them right in the pearl white  
> > paint, and the
> > solution is sand and repaint.  This defect is in the base coats and  
> > not just the
> > clearcoat.   Not a pleasant prospect, you will agree, considering the  
> > cost and
> > uncertainty in the outcome.
> > 
> > I have a local shop that has done some repaint on the front and did a  
> > great
> > job with the pearl white.  So it's a matter of cost here, about $3.5  
> > K.  Yeah,
> > big K's.
> > 
> > The black avant paint suffers mostly from failure of a poor repaint  
> > job.  The
> > original sections are intact except for roof spots that look like  
> > acid rain or
> > whatever they get in Nevada (mine smelters or power plant  
> > fallout ) .  Zymol
> > carbon wax hides it pretty well.  Just hides it for a while, though,  
> > another big
> > K infusion is the real fix.
> > 
> > This is just my lament.  I haven't seen your problem, and I forget  
> > the color.
> > There are some cars where the clearcoat does appear to just peel off and
> > this may be repairable.
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Original message:
> > > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 10:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
> > > From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [s-cars] deteriorating clearcoat
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Message-ID: <20060406171057.10683.qmail at web50608.mail.yahoo.com>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> > >
> > > what's the right way to fix this problem?  can the old clearcoat be
> > > wet sanded and covered with new clearcoat?  does all the old clearcoat
> > > have to come off?
> > >
> > > -teddy
> > 
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