clearcoats(or lack thereof?)

[Brett Dikeman <brett@arthur.malebolge.com>]

I was under the impression that my 87 5kCST didn't have a clearcoat(paint
is Alpine White) from something I read a while ago...I am further convinced
because of the nice oxidized white paint that comes off every time I use
clearcoat polish once a year or so.

However, our insurance inspector _and_ the guy from the body shop(which is
excellent) are convinced otherwise.

While I'd love nothing more than for the entire car to have a clearcoat,
I'm firmly convinced it _doesn't_, and more so that repainting the sections
that were damaged with a clearcoat will make the car look funny.

Can someone nail this down for me with some hard info?  I thought Audi
didn't start with clearcoats(excepting Pearl) until several years later.

Thanks
Brett

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