Friday, March 16, 2012

Can I Save Money and Repaint My Car's Clearcoat Only?

Q: My 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor has started losing it's clearcoat in patches. Is there any way I can repair it without getting a new paint job?



A: No. All the clear coat is going to have to be sanded off, because it’s not bonding properly to the paint underneath it. In theory, you could then respray just the clear coat. In reality, the pigment layer will be sanded through to the primer in a lot of places. So, the color coat will have to be resprayed as well.



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