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05-15-2022, 06:20 PM
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Clear Coat Repair
Hello Everyone,
I recently picked up a 1997 GMC Sonoma, it runs great but the clear coat is falling off!! has anyone ever tried to or did fix this? If you did how did you do it ad how'd it come out? Thanks
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05-15-2022, 09:38 PM
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Re: Clear Coat Repair
Never done it myself, but when I've seen it done, the clear needs to be removed
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05-16-2022, 04:37 PM
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Re: Clear Coat Repair
The clear will have to be stripped. The exposed base coat will be UV damaged so it needs to be thoroughly sanded to remove the damaged base. Then shoot it with sealer, base, and clear. Be sure to use a good quality clear and spray at least the minimum amount of coats required to provide adequate UV protection or the new base will fail and the clear will peel again.
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05-16-2022, 07:28 PM
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Re: Clear Coat Repair
Thanks for the help! I may just let it go for now!!!
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05-17-2022, 09:02 PM
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Re: Clear Coat Repair
If you do tackle this try a single edge razor blade before anything when the clear and or base fail you can remove big amounts pretty fast with a razor blade held and a angle. You will need to sand the base as stated above, inspect it well as sometimes the exposed base will have so much damage that it will need to be removed as well. In that case I take all the base then spray 2 to 3 coats of epoxy then 2 to 3 coats of high build primer then go with base and clear. if you strip it down and do the epoxy and high build you really dont need the sealer
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