How to Repair Peeling or Failing Clear Coat on a Budget
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- How to fix clear coat. This is more of a budget repair without any expensive tools and you can still active excellent results. The driver’s side of this truck was paint at one time and unfortunately the clear coat is failing in spots on this side. I will be repainting the fender and fender flares to clean up a majority of the issue. #autobody #painting #paintrestoration
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Tools/Supplies Needed:
-tools required for part disassembly
-wax and grease remover
-isopropyl alcohol
-lint free cloth
-respirator/mask
-320, 400, 600 grit sandpaper
-adhesion promotor
-high build primer
-base coat paint
-clear coat
-tape
-masking paper
-bucket of water with soap
-1000, 1500, 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper
-polishing compound
-new trim clips
-weatherstripping adhesive
Procedure:
Remove the affect components such as the fender flares.
Using 320 grit sandpaper, sand down the surface going down to the base coat with the clear coat layer removed. A backing pad can be used to help apply even pressure across the surface without causing any waves.
The whole flare will be getting painted. It wasn’t required to go over the whole flare with 320 grit, however on those unaffected areas, this will be sanded down with 400 grit and the primer can lightly fade over these areas, ensuring those 320 areas are sufficiently covered.
Clean the flare using a wax and grease remover. Prime on the areas that were sanded with 320 grit. Considering these are a plastic panel, any areas where the plastic is exposed, shown by the black spots requiring an adhesion promoter for a strong bond.
Wait for about 5min and apply a high build primer to those peeling areas. You’ll be looking at 2-3 coats depending on the thickness and coverage. Wait for 5-10min in between coats, first starting with a light coat, and then medium to fully wet coats for the final 2.
Allow the primer to dry for 1hr. And then sand the whole fender flare down with 400 grit sandpaper. Considering this is metallic paint, finish up over the whole fender flare using 600 grit sandpaper.
Clean the area with isopropyl alcohol. This is being redone using a two-stage paint, consisting of a base coat and a clear coat. Apply the paint to the surface, the 1st coat will be light and I have focused on the primed area.
Wait 5-10min in between coats. Apply the second coat to the whole flare. The final 2 coats will be medium to wet coats. Applying the 3rd coat to the whole flare. Now if you are touching up a larger area, you can fade the area between the old and new paint and I’ll show you this in a moment.
Wait 30min to 1hr before applying a clear coat. Waiting too soon may not allow the paint to sure enough where the chemicals get trapped and cause the clear coat to peel.
Apply a light coat of clear coat, I am using a 1k clear coat which is the cheaper version. A 2k clear coat can also be used, this is much better quality but it is, however, more expensive. Wait about 10min in between coats.
Apply a 3rd full wet coat of clear. If you are planning on wet sanding and polishing, you’ll need to wait until the paint is hard enough to work with.
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This video is awesome, it encompasses everything I needed to know into one perfect package. I've watched 6 videos so far and yours was by far the more informative. Thank you brother!
Thank you so much, greatly appreciated :)
Same here thanks
I'm having the same issue with my vehicle but instead of sanding down the clearcoat i used automotive body tape(really sticky stuff) and laid it on the clearcoat then peeled back and it took all of the clearcoat off like you did on the fender. Saved me some sanding time.
Great tip, thank you for sharing!
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I never knew you can paint in the winter.Good job thanks for the lesson's
Thank you! It’s tough to paint in the winter but possibly. The paint runs easier and you have to worry about moisture.
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Thank you so much for the kind words, feedback, and support. I really appreciate it! Comments like yours definitely keep me going and I'm certainly not the type of post some random nonsense or clickbait stuff.
@@4DIYers that's why you're a legend, bud. Be well
Great informative video without annoying music
Thank you!
Thanks a lot taught me the right way to fix clear coat peel and blending clear coat
No problem, happy I could help! I also have some other auto body repair videos if you're seeking more info on other areas.
@@4DIYers I'm learning was never good at metallics have minimum tools no compressor just using rattle cans and trying to blend in paint where clearxoat has pealed on a section
Nice job! Got nearly the same color maroon on 15 year old Toyota Scion. Peeling on all the horizontal surfaces. If I repair I'm going go the simple route and simply put matte black on. But thanks for the tips.
Exactly what I needed to fix the clear coat on my Rangers fender flares 😀
Remember guys to remove a little bit the glue of the tape before mask the side panels as hood and door in this very helpful video to avoid peeling in those panels, it happens sometimes, as he explain it on the fender panel🤔
Thanks for using proper PPF. Too many raw dog it
Professional finish and looks the biz.
Thank you, I really appreciate it :)
Awesome video, very well explained. Thanks.
Thank you :)
Awesome video this was super helpful and easy to grasp i cant wait to go ahead and do my vehicle
Great to hear and thank you!
On a budget but with very good skills..
Thank you :)
Amazing results with a 1k clear on the flare. Well done 👍
Thank you!
Turned out great!
Really great, thanks a million 👍
Nice job,thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback!
Superb job mate. Congrats! Lots of info on sandpaper grit, temperature and timing. 👍
Thank you!
PERFECT !!!
Thank you!
came out great good job man
Thank you!
Excellent
Thank you!
Should I use primer if I have a clear coat transition line? You can kinda feel it but not really.
Would 1 can of paint and clear coat be enough for a fender and door on a mk4 vw jetta? It's already has primer where the damage was so it's not a brand new door and fender.
Why did you not wet sand until you remove the clear then add paint and clear.
Great job 👍
Liked and subbed 😎👍
Thank you, I really appreciate the support :)
@@4DIYers No prob definitely helped me out 👍
i left primer for an hour and it peels up when sanding. would definitely recommend leaving for a few hours just to be safe. although it is pretty humid right now so im sure thats keeping it wet longer. sucks though cuz now it looks like shit as there is different heights to the paint and now im worried to even try sanding it flat again...
Sounds like it's either too thick, a poor quality primer, or improperly prepped surface. My advice would be to let the primer cure, sand the area, and hit it again with primer. Use something of a better quality if you're not already, make sure the area is clean, and allow more time in between coats.
@@4DIYers Got it figured out, think it had to do with the humidity. Should of left it longer between coats because of it but justfigured i would do it the same way i did my other fender when it wasn't so humid but it didnt work out the same way.
Varnish remover will strip the clear coat right off like a wet napkin while leaving the paint untouched.. respray clear and you have brand new paint job.. ive never understood why people sand the clear off and risk damaging the paint ! They literally make strippers just for clear coat stripping.. maybe because people dont realize that clear coat is varnish ? Idk
I'll have to give that a try. I have quite a few friends who work in the auto body industry and this is the first time hearing about your method.
What was the brand of the 1k clear coat you used on the fender flare? Or can it be any 1K clear coat brand?
Awesome video ! Hey bud on the fender top fading area did you start with a 180 or just a 320 to get it to the metal ?
Thank you! 320 grit on the faded area as well.
@@4DIYers Thank you 🙏
Nice work.
Do you happen to remember where you got the spray pain base color?
Sherwin Williams in London, Ontario, their automotive store.
@@4DIYers thank you sir
Turned out good. Snow? Where exactly are you?
Thank you :) I'm in Ontario, slowly dreading the though of snow again. That time isn't too far away :(
Great job! Can I get the color name and where can I buy it please thany
Where did you get that Tacoma from? It looks exactly like one that I looked at buying a few years ago and it was obvious it had a respray. Not too many of those Limiteds out there in that generation of Tacoma!
You can do his way or strip it doesn’t matter imo.
Anyone knows if a 2 component clear coat can be applied on a 1 component clear coat that was applied a week before?
NOPE, you'll have a chemical reaction and one big mess to clean up.
@@4DIYers
Thanks for answer: So basically I have to sandpaper (1000 grit perhaps) off the 1K clear coat and that would be enough? Or do I have to sand paper the car color off as well before applying new car color (1K or 2K?) and last the 2K clear coat?
I have made a mess with my Saab 95 :-(
You might be lucky and get away with sanding off the clear coat but it'll be tough as you may not evenly sand the base coat and have patches.It's a real mess when you have to clean off paint that hasn't dried. I had a place sell me the wrong paint years ago and it never dried.
Is it snow outside and you do paint job 😲
This isn’t repairing clear coat, it’s repainting
There's no other way of repairing failing clear coat. You can't just spray clear over top, otherwise you'll be left with a terrible look and it'll fail again.