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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 2005Clearcoat cracking and peeling
Hello! I just noticed that my '96 Civic's clearcoat was beginning to crack and peel off at certains points.... (Damn! Its a thicker coating that I expected!)...around the headlamps, side pass windows, edge of wheelwells. Is this normal? What can I do about it short and long term? I am not interested in looks as much as protecting the orginal paint against rust. Thanks in advance.  SignatureDonald Rumsfeld: "If you're asking if there's a direct link between 9/11 and Iraq, the answer is no." http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4865948/ On May 01, 2003, President Bush declared that, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. " - George "Dubya" Bush I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not been in a collision and repainted? The only way to really do it properly is to repaint. You can touch up, use some Loctite rust treatment on bare metal, then primer, then paint. t >Hello! > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Thanks in advance. > I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not been in > a collision and repainted? youve never seen OEM clearcoat delaminate? ever? >> I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not >> been in a collision and repainted? > > youve never seen OEM clearcoat delaminate? ever? I've seen that often on the domestics, especially GM and Chrysler, but never on Hondas. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >>>I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not >>>been in a collision and repainted? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've seen that often on the domestics, especially GM and Chrysler, but > never on Hondas. i've seen it on oem hondas, but it's unusual. i wonder if there's not one of the "oxide removal" carwash chemicals that's responsible. >>>> I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not >>>> been in a collision and repainted? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > i've seen it on oem hondas, but it's unusual. i wonder if there's not > one of the "oxide removal" carwash chemicals that's responsible. Right, like the "superwash" I've seen advertised "for white cars only". God knows what that stuff is. Yeah lets see, today alone I saw it on a 01 Grand Am, an 02 Neon, a 99 F150. Rarely do you see this on a Honda, especially when its still factory paint, even after 10-12 years. t >I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not been in >a collision and repainted? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >>Thanks in advance. > I've never seen this happen on original paint. Are you sure its not been in > a collision and repainted? Now that you mention it, in two places there were repairs and repaints done. > The only way to really do it properly is to repaint. You can touch up, use > some Loctite rust treatment on bare metal, then primer, then paint. Thanks! SignatureDonald Rumsfeld: "If you're asking if there's a direct link between 9/11 and Iraq, the answer is no." http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4865948/ On May 01, 2003, President Bush declared that, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. " - George "Dubya" Bush > Hello! > > I just noticed that my '96 Civic's clearcoat was beginning > to crack and peel off at certains points.... (Damn! Its a thicker > coating that I expected!)...around the headlamps, side pass > windows, edge of wheelwells. Sounds like a lousy repaint, like TL says. > Is this normal? Not for factory paint. > What can I do about it short and long term? Repaint. Get a quote from a body shop. > I am not interested in looks as much as protecting the > orginal paint against rust. If there's paint still there, it won't rust, but it will look pretty lousy. If any parts are down to primer, put some paint on top, otherwise it will rust. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > > Hello! > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sounds like a lousy repaint, like TL says. It is happening in repaired/repainted areas. Repaint happened six years ago, > > What can I do about it short and long term? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > If any parts are down to primer, put some paint on top, otherwise it will > rust. Thanks, TeGGeR®! SignatureDonald Rumsfeld: "If you're asking if there's a direct link between 9/11 and Iraq, the answer is no." http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4865948/ On May 01, 2003, President Bush declared that, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. " - George "Dubya" Bush
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