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CLEAR-COAT SUGGESTIONS
ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ADVANCES IN PAINT TECHNOLOGY OVER THE YEARS – BOTH IN THE WAY IT’S APPLIED AND ITS IMPROVED DURABILITY AND APPEARANCE – PERHAPS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENT IS THE USE OF CLEAR COAT “SYSTEMS,” ESSENTIALLY A TRANSPARENT LAYER OF PAINT THAT PROTECTS THE COLOR FROM CHIPS, SCRATCHES AND OXIDATION.
IF A PANEL NEEDS REPAIR, THE NEW AND OLD COLOR LAYERS CAN BE BLENDED AND A NEW COAT OF CLEAR APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE PANEL TO GIVE IT UNIFORM GLOSS. UNLIKE MOST COLOR COATS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIX THE SMALL SCRATCHES IN THE CLEAR COAT WITHOUT REAPPLYING THE COLOR OR CLEAR.
SCRATCHES THAT APPEAR WHITISH IN COLOR HAVE LIKELY NOT PENETRATED THE CLEAR COAT AND CAN USUALLY BE POLISHED OUT. PATIENCE AND A LITTLE ELBOW GREASE IS ALL IT TAKES. LIGHT SCRATCHES IN THE “CLEAR” ARE EASILY REPAIRED WITH A LIGHT RUBBING COMPOUND SPECIALLY FORMULATED FOR CLEAR COATS. HOWEVER, ONLY EXPERIENCED AUTO DETAILERS SHOULD REPAIR USING A POWER BUFFER.
HOW MUCH YOU CAN POLISH DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH CLEAR COAT WAS PUT ON AT THE FACTORY OR BY THE BODY SHOP.
POLISHING, BY USING A COMPOUND SPECIALLY FORMULATED FOR REPAIRING SCRATCHES IN CLEAR COATS, ACTUALLY SMOOTHS AND POLISHES THE EDGES OF THE SCRATCH, MAKING IT INVISIBLE. CONCENTRATE ON ONE SCRATCH AT A TIME RATHER THAN A WHOLE PANEL.
SCRATCHES THAT HAVE PENETRATED THE CLEAR AND COLOR OR HAVE GONE THROUGH TO THE PRIMER AND/OR METAL MAY REQUIRE REPAINTING AND A NEW CLEAR COAT. (SEE OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WITH BRUSH/CAP BOTTLE OR SPRAY CAN OF TOUCH-UP PAINT.)
These instructions are presented as a guide and should in no way be considered as a guarantee of success in any particular project
Information taken from THE FT LAUDERDALE SUN SENTINEL, August 25, 2005/ WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS
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