Clear Coat issues

[CrnCnn]

I could always tell my passenger side had been painted but never thought a lot about it other than the glue they dripped out of under the VehiCROSS logo and some pealing above the cladding.

Well, now it bothers me. If you see the pic below you can see the problem progressing. It started with a few bubbles and has grown a little and new spots down the line. I might just paint it OD green after all. I though about Urban Camo too, but I think that would be hard to accomplish.

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/IMG_0063.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/16051)

[Triathlete]

Have you thought about a "wrap"? Can get any color/pattern you want and when it gets scratched or boring peel it off and replace. Not sure of cost but yea, its probably more than a do it yourself paint job.

[circmand]

$2500

[CrnCnn]

Well unless everyone wants to chip in for a VX.info inspired wrap then I wont be getting one. I was thinking a rattle can job. We have all the equipment at my parents so maybe I'll take a stab at doing it correctly.

[handeeman]

Ya, I'd say do it as near correctly as ya can, prolly gonna be real tough to match, but will look better than the peel. i've got some issues on my hood. PO got the VX keyed and had some paint work done...good match but a clear coat fade on the hood, not peeling yet.

[Y33TREKker]

I have a silver vehicle with similar issues. It too is a result of poor prep when part of the body had to be resprayed under warranty (the fact that the issue was caused by a poor prep and respray by the factory dealership is a whole other issue I won't bore you with though). I think the peeling near the cladding is the giveaway as far as poor prep goes. Rather than take off a piece of trim on my door like should have been done, it was merely taped, meaning that the trim piece prevented the outer edge of the area being painted from being scuffed well enough to promote proper adhesion. I imagine the same ting was done with your cladding. Rather than take it off, it was just taped off, causing the same result at the edge of your painted surface.

Your clear may still be able to be salvaged, although it depends on how far gone those discolored spots are, so getting an opinion from a body shop might be worth a trip. If the one(s) you talk to end up being similar to the ones I talked to though, be prepared for prognosises (sp? :confused: ) that steer you towards a total repaint.

If you go the spray-can route, which I've also been considering just to keep the current state of my clear/paint from getting too much worse, at least until I can get the whole thing done right, this stuff should work pretty well.

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-diamond-clear-gloss-painted-surface-11-oz.html

I've used this similar product on sets of bare aluminum wheels before with good results, so I imagine (would hope) the stuff for painted surfaces would works just as well.

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-diamond-clear-gloss-bare-metal-aero-11-oz.html

Seeing both of our results though, it would seem that prepping the surfaces well before painting can't be stressed enough.

Here's to wishing us both success on our projects. :_beer:

[CrnCnn]

Im not sure what color I like better... I am leaning towards the brown.

Olive Brown Satin
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/kusHRF236b.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/16061)

Olive Green Satin
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/kusHRF235b.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/16060)

[Triathlete]

$2500

Wow, did not realize they were that much. When I talked to SBC he said his was WAY less than that...but maybe he had some connections due to his business.

[circmand]

Wow, did not realize they were that much. When I talked to SBC he said his was WAY less than that...but maybe he had some connections due to his business.

They did 4 pickups but it is as fancy as you can get a rainbow of colors and designs so it is top of the line it was also done in Vegas where stuff costs alot