Phyxius Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 The clear coat on parts of my grand am has started to lift and flake away. Is there anything I can do to stop this and refinish it? I've heard in order to repair clearcoat, all of the clear has to be stripped off and reapplied. Is that true?...i really hope not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom'sZ Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Phyxius, you didn't mention what year car or if it is a factory paint job. Short answer, clear must be sanded and repainted. But... you might not be as bad off as you think. History - I was a body guy for 25 years. You said it was a Grand Am. GM and all the domestic car makers had adhesion issues in the mid to late eighties and early ninties as they transitioned from high volitlie paint to waterborne. The waterborne clear just didn't 'bite' into the base coat. A lot of times the factory will warranty the paint job. (repaint the car for free) even if there is no warranty on the paint. Even if it's an older car, sometimes they will split the cost with you. Even if your not the original owner. If it is a factory paint job, bring it to a dealer and whine about how well you took care of the car. If it is a paint shop paint job, bring it back to the guy and say WTF. If it is a home job, bust out the DA and start sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyxius Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 it's a '97... do these fit into that category? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom'sZ Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 That makes the car seven or eight years old... that was right around where we would cut it off and start making folks pay half. But I worked for a Chrysler dealer. The deciding factors were mileage and how clean the car looked, we were more apt to do one if it looked well cared for, so clean it up. Anyhow... try it... can't hurt. BTW all the clear doesn't need to be stripped, just what isn't sticking. The rest just needs feather edged back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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