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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / October 2005Does clearcoat oxidize?
...or is it a problem for just the paint beneath? I'm trying to determine if a badly oxidized pickup truck that is heavily oxidized (faded) from sitting out in a vacant lot too long is worth polishing out by machine (without ripping through the paint). Tia. Mack do a small area by hand. > ...or is it a problem for just the paint beneath? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Mack Yes, it can oxidize, turn loose, and sheet off. Year and make would help, not all trucks have clear coat. >> ...or is it a problem for just the paint beneath? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Yes, it can oxidize, turn loose, and sheet off. >>...or is it a problem for just the paint beneath? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Yes, it can oxidize, turn loose, and sheet off. Maybe it depends on thw quality of the coat. My 98 Neon has clear coat and I am amazed at the stuff. I have never waxed it, and the finish (other than a couple of stone nicks) is still great. It washes up with a really good shine, and there is no sign of oxidation in either the clear coat or the underlying metallic paint. I do keep it garaged most of time, but that was true of earlier cars whose paint didn't look like the Neon's in a few years. > Maybe it depends on thw quality of the coat. My 98 Neon has clear coat > and I am amazed at the stuff. I have never waxed it, and the finish [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > time, but that was true of earlier cars whose paint didn't look like the > Neon's in a few years. Sorry, Don, I didn't mean to imply that it could not hold up, but one often sees examples which have not been cared for, or which just haven't held up. Garaging has to help a lot. It helps regular enamels, etc, to hold up and look good. |
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