sup org.

I have about a 3inch length of clear coat that is flaking away on my back driver side pillar.

Its about half an inch "tall" and about 3-4 inches long, running down the length of the pillar.

i've done some searching and all the responses tell me that its going to have to be professionally done and most likely will result in the entire portion of the car if not the entire car needing to be redone for it to be right.

Has anyone repaired clear coat in small patches before? i'm not looking for perfection. If the color doesnt match 100% or its noticable thats fine with me. I just dont want this to start rusting out. I have every intention of keeping this car for many more years and teaching my 19month old how to drive in this car

i'm thinking i can just clean the area really well and tape off the portions around this. I was going to sand down the edge of the "flakey" parts so that its smooth again. Then basically just keep applying clear coat spray until i can get it as even with the existing as possible.

I can snap a pic here in a little bit if that would help with the assessments from any eyes....

again .. i don't care if its not perfect. The way i see it is that a little miss coloration on the back pillar is FAR better than RUST

what say you?

 

read my post.
you can follow similar instructions, just use more clear (with the touch up pen- unscrew the car and its a brush inside)
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ch-repair.html

 

thats good info ...

do you know how much the paint and clearcoat pens were from the stealership?

 

about 9 bucks per pen. and it should be enough for about a 6"x6" area.

if your going with just clear, pep-boys, auto zone, etc have the clear touch up pens. good stuff.

 

pictures to show what i'm dealing with ... and yes i know my car is dirty haha

 

called the dealership ... the pen that they sale is two different paints in one pen i guess?

the base coat and then the white/clear coat in one?

15 bucks at the dealership .. thats not bad ...

 

to be honest with you... your gonna be there all day trying to brush or pen that job.
get a can of spray clear.

ill give you instructions on how i would do it (to avoid priming & etc)

clean the area
tape off the area. (inch extra around the damage)
sand it with 2000grit.
clean.
spray clear. (let dry)
sand with 2000 grit.
clean.
spray with clear. (let dry)
GENTLY sand with 2000 grit
clean.
sand with 3000 grit.
clean & let dry.
come back and hit with rubbing compound & a rotary tool.
hit with a polish and with a rotary tool.
wax it.

 

Any way to remove touch up paint ?

 

sweet. i'll follow those steps.

question though.
the "rough" paint that has missing clearcoat is just that .. rough. When i sand it smooth is it going to remove the paint and have bare metal?

i guess i'm just curious if i should use the touch up paint as well.

i'm cool with using a small can of spray on clear (assuming i can get the spray pattern correct), but the paint feels rough and i'm worried that sanding it down will cause more paint fade/damage to the area.


also i dont have a rotary tool or anything. can hand waxing and buffing work or would i need to buy a small brush for my dremel or hand drill?

 

yeah i agree with the steps......just when u go to mask up the car do a back mask, if u want anymore info pertaining to this go to the autobody101 forums

 

I had the clear coat going away on the hood and the top where the sunroof is. I ended up just getting the whole car repainted....I had to pay for the PPG paint. good luck.