Ugh. This isnt fair! Clearcoat peeling

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So I posted this picture awhile back. I believe a rock chip had hit this spot and the clearcoat started to peel. It had looked like this for a good 6 months. It seemed pretty stable.

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Fast forward these past few months. That spot now looks like this. Sorry for the picture quality. And it is getting worse. That is bare naked paint and I could easily chip off a good bit of clearcoat that is peeling off.


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And thats not all! I noticed this for the first time today. This is the same panel with that patch of clear missing. This is very recent because I washed my car a week ago and they were not there. It is bubbling up! I can press down on it.

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Last week when I washed my car. I now noticed these spots. The car has always had that faded spot on the handle since Ive owned it. But these spots were NOT there. I have noticed that the handle paint never looked very good. Not glossy.

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What in the heck is going on here! My paint is ruined! I could deal with that patch of clear missing because it was isolated. But it seems it is now traveling down the whole panel. The door handle now looks like crap.

I have that along with a front and rear bumper that are repaints that the dealer didnt inform me about. The color match is poor. (this was pre-autogeek, I wouldnt have bought the car if I knew what I know now). The rear bumpers clear coat is peeling along the seems because they were to cheap to remove it to paint it properly. It is also oxidizing on the bottom.

I love my car and it pains me to see the paint going downhill like this. I dont have a job so I cannot afford to get these panels repainted. And even if I did have the money, I have little faith that someone could paint two bumpers, and fender and door handle and actually get the color match correct. :awman:
 
OMG!!! WTF?! I'm sorry that this is happening!
 
Sorry to hear. What kind of car is it and how old is it?
 
Seems 1 out of every 5 Altimas around here have that problem. A Woman at my work has NO clear on the roof of her 04 Altima.
 
:(

I took a look at the fender in the halogens at the gas station and it is actually worse than the pictures show. I thought it was just little bubbles. But it appears to actually be that whole top edge has delaminated from the paint.
 
Your only solution is to sand the car and have it reshot with a top quality catalyzed cleacoat.

I guess I was lucky. My 1992 Ford Explorer didn't start to develop clearcoat failure until 2010

I would like to do the respray myself. I am looking to rent a pint booth to do it in. Or I may just plastic sheet my garage.
 
Looks like clear coat failure. Has the car ever been repainted? If it is still the factory paint I would take it to the Nissan dealership and have them look at it.
 
all this talk about cc has me wondering what Oscar is up to...
 
The clear in beginning to bubble in spots on my 2005 Altima as well...Maybe it has something to do with the clear they used that year???
 
Bobby B. said:
Looks like clear coat failure. Has the car ever been repainted? If it is still the factory paint I would take it to the Nissan dealership and have them look at it.
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I know for sure the front and rear bumper are repaints.

I dont think that fender is though because the paint is a perfect match, unlike the two bumpers.

Ill give nissan a call and see what they say.
 
Sorry to see this man. My grandpa had the same thing happen with his Mitsubishi Endeavor and Mitsubishi paid for it to be repainted. Make sure if they do send it out its a reputable shop because the shop who painted my grandpas truck went out of business and the clear coat failed again.
 
qaz393 said:
wow, maybe i should cquartz my nissan this spring too!!!
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Would that stop my other panels from possibly suffering the same fate?

I would be willing to apply a permananet coating if it meant keeping my paint from falling off.

I think I am going to attempt what 02nissanISR did in this thread. Ive been putting it off for too long

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...21-11-clear-coat-failure-repair-all-pics.html

I just need to buy the supplies and do some reading on how to go about doing it. Like how much to sand and what not. At this point. I am not afraid of making it worse. I will either fix it for now, or I could just let the paint fall off.
 
timaishu said:
Would that stop my other panels from possibly suffering the same fate?

I would be willing to apply a permananet coating if it meant keeping my paint from falling off.

I think I am going to attempt what 02nissanISR did in this thread. Ive been putting it off for too long

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...21-11-clear-coat-failure-repair-all-pics.html

I just need to buy the supplies and do some reading on how to go about doing it. Like how much to sand and what not. At this point. I am not afraid of making it worse. I will either fix it for now, or I could just let the paint fall off.
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i guess u could spray more clear, but i think you will end up with some ghost spots. I think it is better to spray clear. should be more cost effective.
 
I see a lot of nissans in my neighborhood with clear coat failure. Mostly on the hood and top of car
 
qaz393 said:
crappy reliability too. not just paint.

the paint quality is really nice (basecoat). i love how my silver car sparkle so nicely. maybe clear coat is just thin
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I dunno about that. Ive had my altima for 2 years now and put about 27k miles on her and she has been fairly trouble free. All thats been done is a new oxygen sensor, air filter, serpentine belt and oil changes.

Yes it has it has a few other problems (timing chain rattle, engine rattle on startup), but those are known issues that just about everyone who owns an altima has.
 
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