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    how do you remove peeling clear coat?

    so how do you do it without destroying the paint. afterward, should a good polish make it shine again?



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    #2
    you will have to sand the finish down; with some very fine sand paper and tonne's of elbow grease and hours of labour. so look at using 1200-1500 grade water sand paper.
    Then you will need to bring the finish back up and then apply a fresh coat.

    much easier to sand it down and start from scratch. new paint job!

    at this stage the paint is obviously tired and weathered.. you'd be wasting your efforts.
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      #3
      ^pretty suck then, guess i'll have to wait to get a whole paint job. thanks ceeker
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        #4
        As stated, that can only be fixed by a respray. Make sure you sand all the clearcoat off before you even think about primer, etc. The DA and 180 grit are your friends ;)
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          #5
          For the record your car has been repainted already.
          Or at least the panels that are flaking.

          Also don't even think about using 180. 320 is the norm.

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            #6
            180 is fine and gets filled by the etching/filler primer, then you can go 320 or 400 wet/dry.
            You can start at 320 if you like doing twice the work for minimal to no gain. Myself, I don't have that time on my hands..
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              #7
              that is a repaint as the original color was enamel red. Unless they polished it and decided they would clear it over. I have a similar problem with the plastic parts on my zinno vert.
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