Orig. Clear Coat Turning White-'88 MK1

Benesesso · 10-09-2009, 12:37 AM

Looks like years of UV exposure has taken its toll on my clear coat. Many areas have turned white, but I can scratch it off with my fingernail. The paint below is fine.

Anyone know a good way to remove the clear w/o damaging the paint?

Carlz0r · 10-09-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Benesesso

Looks like years of UV exposure has taken its toll on my clear coat. Many areas have turned white, but I can scratch it off with my fingernail. The paint below is fine.

Anyone know a good way to remove the clear w/o damaging the paint?

There's no real way to remove clear coat without removing some of the base coat. Even if you could, the clear provides protection for the base coat. Unfortunately, short of respraying the affected areas there's not a whole ton you can do.

badluck · 04-14-2011, 05:05 AM

uh, its single stage, as in no clear coat, thats oxidation. mine is red and turns pink, i buff it up and it shines like new.

Benesesso · 04-14-2011, 07:57 AM

Thanks, but this car seems to have clear coat on it. Oxidized pigmented paint is easy to fix, but buffing does nothing on it.

dirocyn · 04-15-2011, 04:33 PM

I have a similar issue with my black 86. It's definitely got clear on it. As far as I've been able to tell, there is no fix except sandpaper and new clearcoat. Although rattle-can clear on top of oxidized clear does seem to make it less obviously oxidized.

rainman73 · 04-20-2011, 08:59 AM

I had the same problem when I bought my MR2 more than a month ago, the red was like white but if I scratch it with my fingernails the red would come out. I bought a orbital polisher, medium cut polisher by turtle wax and after two episodes of polishing, the car definitely looks better and redder!!!
There are some area where the paint definitely needs retouch, the trim in front of the headlight and the spoiler. So I bought from autozone the Duplicolor exact match , super red II, and would retouch these areas as soon as I get back from the Philippines.

toyotaspeed90 · 04-20-2011, 04:17 PM

what color is it?

if it's a solid color (red, blue, white, black) then it will be a single stage from factory (no clear). If it's a metallic color (mica's, some silvers, etc) then it will have a clear coat.

there isn't a lot you can do either way, though.

Maruki-kun · 04-20-2011, 05:15 PM

resprays are possible guys....

10-09-2009, 12:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Benesesso No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Litchfield Pk, AZ Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Orig. Clear Coat Turning White-'88 MK1 Looks like years of UV exposure has taken its toll on my clear coat. Many areas have turned white, but I can scratch it off with my fingernail. The paint below is fine. Anyone know a good way to remove the clear w/o damaging the paint?

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04-14-2011, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
badluck No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cny Posts: 20 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	uh, its single stage, as in no clear coat, thats oxidation. mine is red and turns pink, i buff it up and it shines like new.

04-14-2011, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Benesesso No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Litchfield Pk, AZ Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Thanks, but this car seems to have clear coat on it. Oxidized pigmented paint is easy to fix, but buffing does nothing on it.

04-15-2011, 04:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
dirocyn Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 14 Thanked 110 Times in 108 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I have a similar issue with my black 86. It's definitely got clear on it. As far as I've been able to tell, there is no fix except sandpaper and new clearcoat. Although rattle-can clear on top of oxidized clear does seem to make it less obviously oxidized.

04-20-2011, 08:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
rainman73 No Skills Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I had the same problem when I bought my MR2 more than a month ago, the red was like white but if I scratch it with my fingernails the red would come out. I bought a orbital polisher, medium cut polisher by turtle wax and after two episodes of polishing, the car definitely looks better and redder!!! There are some area where the paint definitely needs retouch, the trim in front of the headlight and the spoiler. So I bought from autozone the Duplicolor exact match , super red II, and would retouch these areas as soon as I get back from the Philippines.

04-20-2011, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
toyotaspeed90 No Skills Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,401 Thanks: 0 Thanked 148 Times in 143 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	what color is it? if it's a solid color (red, blue, white, black) then it will be a single stage from factory (no clear). If it's a metallic color (mica's, some silvers, etc) then it will have a clear coat. there isn't a lot you can do either way, though.

04-20-2011, 05:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Maruki-kun Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Millington, MD Posts: 2,487 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 67 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	resprays are possible guys....