Chipped Clear Coat Repair

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Chipped clear coat repair.

It s irregular in shape but about 1 8 inch in diameter. A paint chip or scratch can be categorized into one of four stages of severity. Car paint chip repair is easy to take on as long as you can find the right paint and let your layers dry. In this video i show you how i a small independent car dealer deals with lacquer peel flaking clear coat on car bodywork without having to respray the en.

So just don t buy white cars. A stage 1 chip or scratch would have only affected the clear coat. For as little as 24 99 msrp you can purchase a tube of magicezy 9 second chip fix which as the name suggests is a fast and easy way to repair gelcoat and fiberglass damage. I m working on repair of a paint chip on one of my harleys.

To fix a peeling clear coat on your car start by scrubbing the peeling area with 1000 grit sandpaper to get rid of the damaged coat. Apply 3 layers of clear coat letting it dry for 10 minutes between coats. I have pretty much followed the procedure outlined by david bynon a touch up guru. Work side to side rather than up and down.

Some paint manufacturers provide two bottles. To apply the new coat hold your clear coat aerosol 8 inches away from the area and spray on your first coat. This is usually identifiable by the chip or scratch taking on a white color of course it s hard to tell on a white car. Hold the can 6 to 8 inches from the surface and use light even strokes.

I have the official harley touch paint kit. Then soak 2000 grit sandpaper in water for an hour before sanding around the damage to blend the repair area with the clear coat. Two small bottles vivid black and clear coat. This colored filler comes in 11 popular boat colors and is ready to use straight from the tube.

How to make the peeling clear coat virtually disappear. Optional it is not normally necessary to do this but if the chip is large and the remaining paint in the chip appears dull this can happen with some metallic colors you will need to apply clear coat to the repaired chip. After 2 3 days sand the area with damp 1500 grit paper to blend it with the old coat. This repair will by you some time so you can save the money to eventually have it repaired profession.

Wait 10 minutes between each coat and then one day before handling the wheels. Stage 2 damage shows peneration past the clear coat layer into the base coat.