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06-28-2020, 08:43 AM | #1 |
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Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
After letting the final coat of clear settle for about an hour, I was pulling tape so I could get the truck out to get some sun. While pulling the plastic I had covering the white cab, a bunch of epoxy primer and base coat flakes cane off and landed on the clear. I was able to blow and wipe most of them off, but I have a lot remaining that seem to be rather stuck to the outside of the clear.
What options do I have? I was thinking waiting a few weeks and then wet sanding. Any other ideas? |
06-28-2020, 09:09 AM | #2 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
Wet sanding should work how many coats of clear
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06-28-2020, 02:47 PM | #4 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
4 would have been better but you should be able to sand it out
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
The sooner you get on it with wet sanding and buffing the easier/better your results will be.
Some clears can be very hard buff after a couple weeks.
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
What brand clear did you use? Use a stick or a hard block so you remove the flakes without removing any more clear than you have to! You don’t need a lot of pressure Or speed let the compound do the work for you
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What clear did you use?
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06-29-2020, 12:11 PM | #9 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
The clear was TCP Global Restoration Shop 4.2 VOC.
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
Read the technical data sheet and if it doesn't describe buffing timelines, reach out to TCP and they should be able to tell you what your best approach is.
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
You’re sanding block some people use a paint stick you want to remove the chips with out removing any more of your clear than necessary something hard or stiff will take the tops off which are your chips something soft will sand everything more equally removing unnecessary clear
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Can be sanded and buffed after 6 to 8 hours they do not give any more information than that personally I never sander Or buff anything that soon I’d give it for five days And remember let the compound do the work you don’t need a lot of pressure or speed that’s when you get in trouble
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06-29-2020, 10:50 PM | #14 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
you can squirt clear in the morning and sand/buff that afternoon. it's done everyday in collision shops.
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If you're sanding slick sand, wait at least 5 days and hit it with 80 grit.
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If it was in reference to my statement that I let my paint sit for 4 or 5 days, I don’t work in a collision shop never have. In six or eight hours your paint is still pretty soft. I feel that after 4 or 5 days I get a better finish especially on single stage paint.
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
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07-01-2020, 02:17 PM | #20 | |
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07-01-2020, 03:51 PM | #21 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
No you want to use sandpaper start with 1500 grit and then used 2000 grit to remove the 1500 grit scratchers. One thing to take into consideration the areas that have been sanded and buffed will have removed any orange peel you might want to consider sanding and buffing the rest of the truck while you’re at it
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
That paint looks like its got a lot of metal flake. Any more pic? That color looks nice, and would like to see how the top color combo looks like
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07-02-2020, 08:36 AM | #23 |
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Re: Any hope of fixing this? Chips/flakes fell on clear coat.
If you have some scrap metal or old body pieces, replicate the clear coat on those and sprinkle with some of the same type paint flecks. Now you can experiment without damaging your real paint job.
If the solvents are different for the paint and clear coat, might be as simple as a rag damp with paint solvent rubbed over the clear coat. |
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Thanks for the ideas and tips. I was using a razor blade yesterday a little to see if that would work. Seems to be working well, but I'll have to sand and buff a lot of them anyhow. |
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