Clear Coat going on 94 Camaro

HemiGottaLuvIt · #1 05-06-2005, 01:29 AM

Hey paint and body gurus, I've got a polo green 94 Camaro that is loosing its clear coat on the RH fender. The surface area affected is about 1/2 square foot rectangular bit just on top of the fender.

My question is this: Can I just buy a bottle of clearcoat and apply to the affected area to bring it back? Must I prepare the surface in anyway prior to hitting it with the clear?

bag91 · #2 05-13-2005, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiGottaLuvIt

Hey paint and body gurus, I've got a polo green 94 Camaro that is loosing its clear coat on the RH fender. The surface area affected is about 1/2 square foot rectangular bit just on top of the fender.

My question is this: Can I just buy a bottle of clearcoat and apply to the affected area to bring it back? Must I prepare the surface in anyway prior to hitting it with the clear?

Is it oxidized? If it is, it needs to be sanded down and primed then painted...

Morley · #3 05-13-2005, 05:23 PM

Metallic green? Good luck.
You'll need ot sand and repaint the entire fender, just reclearing it will not work, it'll peel in a short time.

GTStang · #4 05-13-2005, 05:42 PM

Anytime primer/paint/clear peels it means it is not properly bonded to the level underneath it. If you spray something on top of something that is peeling it may stick but when the clear underneath peels it will take the new clear on top with it.

Next problem is your base color is metallic, you can sand metallics at all or you start lifting the metallic flake and ruining the color.

What you need to do is sand all the old clear off, throw on a fresh coat of base and clear. so basically repaint the whole peice.

instantkevin · #5 05-13-2005, 07:34 PM

i researched this for a year. chances are you have defective paint. eventually your entire car will begin to peel just like that fender. see this post http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=378097

bag91 · #6 05-13-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by instantkevin

i researched this for a year. chances are you have defective paint. eventually your entire car will begin to peel just like that fender. see this post http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=378097

LOL....trying to get him to sue...

Wasn't the defective paint for 3rd gen Camaro's...?
And by the way oxidation is normal if you don't wax, now if the paint was peeling then you could get a lawsuit.

Morley · #7 05-13-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bag91

LOL....trying to get him to sue...

Wasn't the defective paint for 3rd gen Camaro's...?
And by the way oxidation is normal if you don't wax, now if the paint was peeling then you could get a lawsuit.

Yes it was. By 94 they had given up on all of the gimmics they had tried to use to get off cheap...ie base coat that needed no primer....failed, a water based primer...failed, paint the base coat and letting it sit over a weekend instead of paying over time to get it done...bad idea. You have 24 hrs after the color is shot to shoot the clear...then you have to respray with base.

HemiGottaLuvIt · #8 05-14-2005, 11:44 AM

No metal oxidation is observed. The base paint is still present and fully intact. It's just the layer of clear that is gone. It's only in this one spot. I believe it may have had very slight stone chip in that area. I'll post a picture today

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