Clear coat failure

[irvsmith]

Am I right in thinking this is the beginning stages of clear coat failure. Respray is the only option - correct?

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[Paul A.]

Hard to tell definitely from the pics but it could be. when I blow up your pics it almost looks like its cracking a bit.

 

[irvsmith]

Hard to tell definitely from the pics but it could be. when I blow up your pics it almost looks like its cracking a bit.

It is definitely cracking.

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[rlmccarty2000]

At this point the paint should no longer be smooth and only a respray will fix it.

 

[fly07sti]

Quite possibly. Maybe crows feet.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Where is that on the car? Optimum has come out with a couple of new products, not sure when they will be here at PBMG, but they have a gelcoat restorer that's supposed to restore chalky gelcoat without having to compound off the oxidized layer. They say it's not for clearcoat...but somebody (maybe me) is going to try it for chalky clearcoat.

Then there is the clearcoat restorer, which isn't supposed to work for chalky clear, only clear that perhaps has scratches that are too deep to polish. The clearcoat restorer (CCR) is quite hazardous, and short shelf life, since it's really a one-component 2K clear, if you will. Because of the hazards, I'm not jumping up and down to try it, but it might be the thing for your car. Tell us where that damage is, how old the car is, maybe some better pictures.

 

[irvsmith]

Where is that on the car? Optimum has come out with a couple of new products, not sure when they will be here at PBMG, but they have a gelcoat restorer that's supposed to restore chalky gelcoat without having to compound off the oxidized layer. They say it's not for clearcoat...but somebody (maybe me) is going to try it for chalky clearcoat.

Then there is the clearcoat restorer, which isn't supposed to work for chalky clear, only clear that perhaps has scratches that are too deep to polish. The clearcoat restorer (CCR) is quite hazardous, and short shelf life, since it's really a one-component 2K clear, if you will. Because of the hazards, I'm not jumping up and down to try it, but it might be the thing for your car. Tell us where that damage is, how old the car is, maybe some better pictures.

Hopefully these pictures help a bit. Obviously one of those issues that our obsessed eyes will catch but I do know it can expand and get worse.




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[Paul A.]

Looks like you hit something or got hit by another.

 

[tomsteve]

yeah,not CC failure. gonna need a little paint work to fix that.

 

[RZJZA80]

Flex cracking or spiderwebbing, however you prefer to call it. Repaint is the only option I know of.

 

[TTQ B4U]

that's impact damage.

 

[SWETM]

I agree with the others after the last pictures. That's impact damage where the plastic bumper flexed to much so the paint cracked. It almost looks like it where an old damage that have been touched up.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

that's impact damage.

I agree with the others after the last pictures. That's impact damage where the plastic bumper flexed to much so the paint cracked.

That's why I asked where on the car it was, because that's what it kind of looked like to me in the first blurry pics. Sorry Irv.

 

[irvsmith]

Am I right in thinking this is the beginning stages of clear coat failure. Respray is the only option - correct?

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Thank you all for your input. I mentioned to my Mom that this was impact damage and would need a respray of the paint.

David


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[hmardown]

Looks like you hit something or got hit by another.

100 % correct. someone probably backed into something. I'm guessing a concrete wall or pillar in a parking garage.