If you're going to do all that work, you might as well sprayed a new coat of clear.

Thank you Darren. I truly appreciate you showing your mental and physical progress through this. I have a nephew (very little income) inheriting a vehicle with clear like this. Now I can assess how to tackle it.

Please tell me this is a joke. My step son works at a body shop. He is laughing his ass off at this.

I tried using polish on my clear coat (before watching your video) and it destroyed it! Now I am thinking of wet sanding down the peeled clear coat and applying some fresh wipe-on clear coat to seal in the old clear coat. It's either that or pay $2000 or more for a new paint job.

i want my 15 minutes back

@frank_texas7400

3 ай бұрын

No

@bryanoz

27 күн бұрын

It's clerr you did not enjoy it.

I'm no expert but with my little experience of paint repair, I know that clear coat isn't actually clear (like water) when wet sanding on it... It's milky looking

Helpful for my car's issues with demarcation lines with the clear coat and base color issues. This is the lesser amount of abrasive polishing to try and get the feathered look but alas, it's still going to show some demarcation issues. I have a 2001 Camry, silver type color and I'll try it. Not sure what polish abrasive you used but I have a Maguires type light abrasive polishing compound for finishing the coat of the paint. I'm using a dual action harbor freight tool that I used when restoring my 78 Datsun 620 pick up year's ago.

Loved this video. I'm interested to see the result of sanding the edges extremely deep to almost level it. Sure the protection is now minimal, however what about applying multiple layers of a ceramic coating on top, would that make a noticeable difference? :) This stuff is fun to watch!

Very illustrative. I think of a rotary buffer as a fine sanding disk. I believe the DA cannot get much heat into the paint and in this case, less effective on blending the clearcoat and basecoat.

2500 grit (I would wet sand more than you did) then da polisher with orange cutting pad and meguiar's Ultimate compound works for me. Finish with autoglym super resin polish two applications. It will then looks its best possible without being repainted.

@slavojalois1639

Жыл бұрын

Will it stop the original flaking problem as well, please?

Question. I have a 01 zinc yellow gt mustang with paint fade and clear coat failure. Have you ever spoke with an auto body person tell you what to use to "blend in" line of clear coat chipped?

I have a piece of equinox hood is peeling anything would help thank you for this video

What do those areas look like after spraying with the in a can clear coat?

Thanks for tackling this one!

People tend to freak out when it comes to the finish of a car, reality is it's only paint.

I've never worked with failing clear coat. I was asked to work on one that the client is just going to sell. I know you can get paint codes and have primers and clear coats mixed up at the local automotive shop. The problem is that multiple panels have clear coat failure. I may go the sand, buff and polish route. With It being a grey and not a black paint might get better results? Not planning on charging them just wanted to try and help them out. Thanks for the videos!

'99 c280 I'd just sand the whole top of that thing order a pint of base black and a can of 2k clear then prep and respray it two coats black let dry then sand again prep and spray 2k clear call it a day. buff next weekend. u could then sand and buff again after cure but by that point it'll look good even with orange peel. at lasts there's no paint missing. good job though explaining. depends on what you want new great look or just to look fixed and not failing everywhere. a newer car you'd want to strip the paint off take off trunk sand it down respeay base and clear off the car. wait for cure then sand with 5k grit to remove orange peel them buff polish to make it easy and perfect. I've repainted 20 + yr old cars after this happened. sanded it all cleaned n drird then resprayed base and clear with crappy Wagner paint sprayer meant for drywall it came out decent though had orange peel. my friends car he paid someone else 400 to sand orange peel a couple weeks later and polish. the paint guy said I did great with little experience and wrong sprayer if u hve the time patience and tools you can fix paint. it's only layers on a surface not rocket science. mess up a few times and then you'll never mess up again

My clear is failing in the form of changing weird off color(s) in many areas. A 2005 Tahoe. I am not original owner. Could it be overspray doing this? It has had body work but i don't know how much. Oh, its a very dark metallic green. Looks almost charcoal to me. Thanks

After trying to sand down the clear coat, that was getting the surface smooth. Should you re apply clear code?. Or just buff it out as good as you can.

Tip for viewers: turn playback speed to 1.5x speed lol way more palatable

@mamastern

Жыл бұрын

thank YOU

I made a dumb mistake and wondering if you have a tip? My car I’m restoring has a paint job that is about 8 months old. Recently I was detailing my interior and I used a carpet extractor on the floor mats. With the car covered in thin plastic drop cloth to keep overspray and dust off (was also painting the seat rails), I placed the damp floor mats on the hood of the car overnight to dry. Now I’ve noticed I have dark spots noticeable in the shape of the floor mats on the car. I don’t currently own a polisher, but I’ve tried clay bar and Meguires Ultimate Compound (mildly) so far and haven’t seen any improvement. Someone suggested I tried a heat gun to remove what they think are “moisture spots”. I guess I’m aiming to try the least aggressive or least abrasive methods first. Can’t believe I made this mistake… do you have any ideas or input? Thanks so much in advance from a subscriber and viewer!

Try some spray clear coat on the deck lid. Wonder what would happen?

Great video, Thank you. However, I am just a little bit concerned about the tassels hanging down (at 9:55) right near the spinning buffer pad. Just an observation.

Im selling my friends ‘99 CLK. It has a strange scratched looked all over the paint. It looks like the clear coat has failed in some weird way. Have you ever seen this happen?

sand it first with 400 and go to 1000 then put clear coat on

Why not use DA wet sand and then compound then polish

Yes

You're supposed to be a professional auto detailer? You didn't even sand and feather the edges. What I earned was to avoid your shop.

It needs to be sanded down, repained and clear coated. Not polished every 4 months

Great commercial for CSI and Millwaukee

Is that the forced rotation flex da?

So how many years old is that clear on the car?? I believe in having a great foundation instead of covering over old material. It's sand time and fresh paint and clear for me.

Do NOT operate heavy machinery while watching/listening to this video!! You WILL fall asleep!! FAST!!

What pad is that on the rotary?

Why does no one use an air hose to blow off the loose cc?

Low quality clear coat for mass production, once you got the bubbling the entire panel is gone so is best to sand it a apply clear coat

My personal opinion, if you're trying to make it look Good and last. You should take the trunk deck off sand the clear coat entirely and respray possibly even add another coat of base coat. If you've never done it before, take your time and do as much research as possible first, and remember nobody was born knowing how and only one way to know if you're any good or if you ever want to attempt it a second time is to try the first time...

@Tuatara1989

Жыл бұрын

I'm considering this for my car. Very cheap so I'm not too scared using it to gain experience. It has a low mileage for it's age so perhaps it could live on for a while, but the clear coat is garbage, perhaps 20% of the surface of the hood and roof are gone. You're suggesting I sand the entire panels instead, or perhaps the entire car in this case? I'll have to learn how to know I've sanded enough (i.e. clear coat 100% gone). Adding a layer of base coat would be because it's damaged (from not having protection of a clear coat) and you could make it look a bit better? I suppose it's safe to sand a bit more thoroughly, if you're planning to paint base coat too? Thanks.

@Sneakyguy7

Жыл бұрын

@@Tuatara1989 I’m about to fully repaint an older car I own and upon practice and research, I’d sand your whole clear coat off and spray a new fresh base coat and then top it off with sherwin williams clear coat. I’ve found it on Amazon for $125 and it’s really good. I’m store it’s double the price.

@Sneakyguy7

Жыл бұрын

@@Tuatara1989 it’s called sherwin williams finish 1 ultimate refinish overall clear coat fc720

Getting famous off of comments day 243, so I can live the dream, live every day like it’s your last🤙🚀🤙

I can easily sand yhat areauntil the clear coat edges are feathered and the base coat is slightly color sanded then re-clear right over the area , wet sand and polish and you would never know that paint was peeling off...easy fix

Till the first rain

Why use 2500 grit tho? That's too fine or sand paper

I would say this is an extreme waste of time however it is totally personal preference. Time to remove that trunk lid and have the clearcoat removed and resprayed. Still won't be perfect but will be a lot closer. An investment yes but if a person loves the vehicle and wants to keep it perhaps the investment makes sense.

@autofetishdetail

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with your assessment. Thank you for your perspective! But, not al body shops are created equal, so if you have it repainted by a quality body shop, it could be virtually as good as ever.

Yes, this talk is very needed when there is a vehicle that has a clear coat like that, specially in Puerto Rico since we are summer and sunny all year long. Seen lots of vehicles like that and wanted to learn how to do it properly before sending someone to a paint shop. What about also applying Optimum clear coat restorer?

@bobdylan9117

3 жыл бұрын

Optimum clear coat restorer is uber expensive.

Oh your going to hear it from the forum/Facebook crowd

Sand the whole thing down primer sealer the areas re base coat/clear coat. Wait , 2000 sand, buff it. Not worth the effort to piece meal it.

Horrible results

The paint without clearcoat looks better after buffering. But for how long ?

@flemmingjensen3202

3 жыл бұрын

That depends on the environment. A lot of sun will beat it up pretty fast. It's almost like polishing headlights: The better the protection, the longer the lifetime.

@autofetishdetail

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Nobody would know for certain as there are many "moving parts" to your observation/question. Probably not very long, as there is no clear coat for protection and that type of paint formulation is meant to be covered with clear coat and not meant to withstand the elements like old school single stage paints.

I assume it's Flex forced rotation cordless polisher you use, a beginner will be disappointed when they try to copy you with their free spinning Da!

Get it fix the right way

Why does it seem that it’s always the Mercedes-Benz and on the trunk area they must’ve not used high quality paint to last

WHAT !! if I brought my car to you to have the clear coat fixed and you presented me with this you would not see money, stars probably, you should be bloody ashamed.

This is wrong

i still think that FLEX makes the best rotary polishers electric and battery

Ok, you demonstrate, with your method, it's not possible to repait this type of damage and have a acceptable result. Thank you. Or it's a fake vidéo? It was the 1 April? 😉

thanks for being truthful etc. But would we be better after sanding, spray some new clear-coat on to deminish the 'lines' showing where the old c-c is missing. (like 'filler')? Can you do another 'Vid' cos my clear-coat Peel is like Zebra stripes all over my Bonnet (& Red color at that) thanks mate.. John from Sydney au.

@yourfather5324

2 жыл бұрын

You would have to feather out the new clearcoat with sandpaper so it blends in with the already existing clear coat

On my 15 years of experience peeling clear coat doesn’t have solutions, the only one solution is repainted or maybe weet sand and apply new clear coat...

@flemmingjensen3202

3 жыл бұрын

It won't be perfect, but yes, wet sanding ALL loose clearcoat off, prepping/scuffing up the area and laying down a shot of fresh clear, will make a difference. However, the remaining clear MUST be firmly attached or it will show... every single flake. And then again, is it worth it?

@autofetishdetail

3 жыл бұрын

@@flemmingjensen3202 You nailed it!! The clear coat is failing. It will continue to fail at different rates. If you fix this by simply sanding and blending the currently failing areas, and then apply clear coat over the entire panel that is affected, then you have essentially laid new clear over old clear coat that is in the process of failing. This means unless you have removed ALL the clear coat of the entire panel, you certainly run the risk of having all your efforts at risk due to an unstable foundation.

@mreightytwenty8709

3 жыл бұрын

Total agree with you mate.......I have 30 year in this industry......

@samsalternatives8086

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe try adding a ceramic coat over the base color to add some additional shine

@mreightytwenty8709

2 жыл бұрын

@@samsalternatives8086 Don't waste your time and money....

Dont waste your time or your clients time and money.......Sand it back base and clear coat it.....

@johnspinks3656

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, isn't there some 'clear-coat' liquid remover? Just spray on wipe off, wash then re clear coat a brand new job? thanks

@joseg6628

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnspinks3656 no you’d have to sand it off

@johnspinks3656

2 жыл бұрын

@@joseg6628 BUMMER,taa

@johnspinks3656

2 жыл бұрын

i did see can use iceatone (or nail polish remover) & quickly rinse off b4 damaging the base-coat,to remove clear-coat. dunno if i'd risk that though??

@Tuatara1989

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mr Eighty Twenty, what do you mean exactly? Sand everything and re-apply both base and clear coats?

I thought you were going to take clear coat in a can and spray the areas that had no clear coat. I would be curious to see the result of that.

@dilldowschwagginz2674

2 жыл бұрын

I know that's one of our first instincts but it won't work. Trust me

@dougfoulds6439

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I was thinking the same, if you cut the paint and clear coat back enough to key for a new clear cote applied heavily to the missing areas and then cut the whole lot back with 2500 grade and then buff with the cutting compound.

I wouldn't let you touch my paint work pal 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂🖕

So redundant..

Demonatize this video

great video and tutorial good friend. who gives a shit what the peanut gallery has 2 say.lol.b well good friend

🤣👎

He don't know what he's doing

boring

This has got to be one of the most ludicrous videos I’ve ever seen! It teaches nothing but just makes you wish you were on drugs.

It is definitely worth polishing the car anyways with failed hood, roof, and trunk clear coat just for the fact that the side profile looks amazing and that is a lot of the time what people see.

@autofetishdetail

3 жыл бұрын

You are spot on!! Something I have addressed in another video regarding cars in general. Which is that most times, you are viewing the car at a distance (5 feet to 50 feet) and you are looking at the sides of the car. And you are able to only see one side at a time on top of all that. Meaning that just because you can't "fix" problems on the top of the car, or can only partially improve one side of the car, I feel it would be worth a certain amount of effort to improve the areas that make the most impact within most of the times of life. (love the avatar pic)

I'm proud of my detailed rat rod look. or the unique polished turd look.