Chipped Clear Coat Repair

That soon to be rusted chip on your car hood door or trunk doesn t mean the end.

Chipped clear coat repair.

Some paint manufacturers provide two bottles. Keep the coats thin so the paint doesn t run. Clear coating the repair. 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.

I m working on repair of a paint chip on one of my harleys. Two small bottles vivid black and clear coat. Spray 3 to 4 thin coats of clear coat paint onto the wheel. This colored filler comes in 11 popular boat colors and is ready to use straight from the tube.

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. Work side to side rather than up and down. I have pretty much followed the procedure outlined by david bynon a touch up guru. It s irregular in shape but about 1 8 inch in diameter.

A stage 1 chip or scratch would have only affected the clear coat. How to make the peeling clear coat virtually disappear. So just don t buy white cars. I have the official harley touch paint kit.

Car paint chip repair is easy to take on as long as you can find the right paint and let your layers dry. Stage 2 damage shows peneration past the clear coat layer into the base coat. A paint chip or scratch can be categorized into one of four stages of severity. Hold the can 6 to 8 inches from the surface and use light even strokes.

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. 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. This repair will by you some time so you can save the money to eventually have it repaired profession. Then soak 2000 grit sandpaper in water for an hour before sanding around the damage to blend the repair area with the clear coat.

After 2 3 days sand the area with damp 1500 grit paper to blend it with the old coat. Apply 3 layers of clear coat letting it dry for 10 minutes between coats.