fixing the clearcoat?

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The clearcoat on the truck has milky/chalky looking spots in it. There are several of them, each a couple inches square. You can kinda buff them away with your finger, so I'm pretty sure it's not because the clear is separating from the base. Looks maybe like oxidation or something on the surface.

What should I do to get rid of these? Polishing compound? Good hard wax? Clay bar? Something short of wet sanding the entire fender, please. :lol:
 
It is!

How'd you guess... :rolleyes:
 
Clay bar would be a temp. fix for this. Perm. solution would be to sand and see if it goes away and shoot more clear on it.
 
burrellsjeep said:
My partner at work has a 99 Dakota that is doing the same thing, Almost looks like a sunburn thats bubbling up and peeling off.
Since seeing his I tend to notice others and a lot of Dodges and some Fords (mainly cars) have the same issues.
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That's the clear separating from the layers underneath. This might come to that eventually... hope not.


grnsanddemon said:
Clay bar would be a temp. fix for this. Perm. solution would be to sand and see if it goes away and shoot more clear on it.
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Sand it just to get some tooth for a new coat of clear over the old?
 
"Sand it just to get some tooth for a new coat of clear over the old?"


Yep, and to see if it will get rid of oxidation in the clear coat. This usually comes from a small break or crack in the clear coat, which allows moisture, etc. to get under the clear.
 
give it a good wet sand with 1500 grit wet sandpaper follow with 2000 grit buff with high speed buffer and compound 3m extra cut works best if it wont come back to life you will have to repaint reclearing wont help it will be like a lense to whats underneath if it does come back to life it will still be temporary keep a good coat of wax on it
 
cj5on42s said:
give it a good wet sand with 1500 grit wet sandpaper follow with 2000 grit buff with high speed buffer and compound 3m extra cut works best if it wont come back to life you will have to repaint reclearing wont help it will be like a lense to whats underneath if it does come back to life it will still be temporary keep a good coat of wax on it
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I gotta disagree,I have seen several Dodges that have doen this,also Chevy Z71 trucks.Usually the easiest thing to do is to find a nice body line to mask off.Like a pinstripe or just the top of the fenders/bed.Sand the areas with a light paper from the mask line up.Then re shoot clear.If you want to make the whole thing shine again then scuff sand the whole truck and re shoot the clear.We usually just do from mid body up but as long as the prep is good it really shouldn't matter
 
i've gotten to where i shoot my paint with clear fairly often. just rattle can clear from walmart. i've had some bad spots from oxidation, but mostly i'm touching up areas where the paint has been removed or broken by trees or whatever. long story short...clear will shine it back up a little and add a layer of protection. just don't get clear "glaze" and take your time and do even strokes with the clear.

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I just hit it with some polishing compound. So far, so good.
 
I would love to be schooled,How do you get spray can clear to come out clear?Every single time I use it I end up with a milky flat color.It never dries clear.I have tried everything from the $0.99 cent wal mart crap to the $7.99 stuff they sell at the auto store.I always end up having to go to the paint store and buy real clear and come home and drag out my gun and shoot it.Even for little touch ups and that's irritating.
 
well, make sure you don't get clear glaze to start. get triple clear (krylon i think makes it) and very light coats. mutiple coats required. the thicker you put it on per coat.....the less clear it'll be. i'll spray it 12-18 from the paint to keep it nice and thin. that's my experience anyway.
 
Thanks

That's exactly what I was looking for in an answer,thanks:beer:
 
I had this problem on my 99 Dodge Dakota. It was a black truck so scratches and paint issues were extremely visible. It only faded on the roof though, for some reason. I tried a clay bar, polised it with a buffer, and sanded + rattlecan clear coat. Nothing fixed it permanently.

I eventually gave up and stopped washing/waxing it all together. By the time I got rid of it there was a wide rough white streak on the roof, and it felt like sandpaper.
 
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