Can Ceramic Coating Help Peeling Clear Coat?
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2021
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Today I am going to be using a dual action buffer to buff and polish the base coat under the peeling clear coat on my Honda and see if it can restore any life to the color before I pull the trigger and get it painted. Does it work? Stay tuned and see! - Авто та транспорт
This is the method that I use. Level and feather the damaged clear coat either by wet sanding or cutting with a compound, then polish as-needed to restore the finish. Properly prep the area as one would if installing a professional grade coating; this part is key (various methods are on youtube). If the substrate is not properly prepared the area will, over the course of a few weeks, revert back to dull. You will do this at various times in the process (both before and after cutting), especially on oxidized paint. Lastly, invest in a prosumer/professional grade ceramic coating and apply according to manufacture suggestions. What you are essentially doing is coating single-stage paint, which takes to ceramic quite nicely. Your clear coat will still be damaged, but if done properly it'll be very difficult to tell the damaged area and you will slow decay by several orders of magnitude. Cheers.
Thank you for adding that information!
@@ktecgarage You're very welcome.
Thanks for taking the time to make this! I was thinking about trying that ceramic turtle wax on my 95 f350 where the coast coat is coming off; just something to clean it up till I get around to a new paint job, but it looks like it isn't worth the time. Loved the comparison with chemical guys and traditional wax too
Your welcome! Sanding and repainting is the only real fix.
Thanks for that demonstration. I worked a summer job at a Ford dealership back in 1989, cleaning used cars. My old man never did any maintenance on his cars, no oil changes, no washing, nothing basically other than putting gas in- yeah, hard to believe. Anyhow, he had a red 76 Malibu station wagon, looked like something a fire chief would have, and the paint was faded from age and from the lousy weather of NY/PA and the salt they put on the roads. I brought it in one day, and used whatever the polishing compound and wax Ford had at the time, and the paint shined up almost like new- it looked almost burnt before, and now you could see your reflection in it. I was really surprised. 1976 cars had to have been before clear coat though. I've lived in NC a long time now, and it seems most cars over 15 years old have the clear coat issues your Honda has.
Yep. I'm not sure when clear coat became the norm. I know my 91 GT Mustang did not have clear. You can really brighten up those old paint jobs with just a cheap can of wax.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for making this video. Success or failure, it was informative.
Thank you!
First of all, I appreciate you taking the time to make this video! Interesting to hear your thoughts. I will throw in my two cents if it can do you any good.
My personal opinion- stay away from Chemical Guys. They are not quality chemicals or products, they simply just have a KILLER marketing team hence why most consumers are swayed toward them. I recommend something like CarPro or Koch Chemie, and for equipment, always Rupes.
As for your paint correction, you must do one pass in vertical & horizontal lines ONLY with your cutting compound. Spray a micro with rubbing alcohol and take the excess chemical off. THEN do the same with a polishing compound. You must always polish after you buff, because you are clouding the paint with a buff and only when you polish afterward does that shine come through the way it’s intended.
Chemical Guys ceramics like the one you used here are not “true” ceramic coatings, they are monthly products. Check out System X and CarPro’s ceramic coating options.
Once again, thank you for your work creating this video! Hope the new Tesla is treating you well!
Thank you for adding that information. It appears you have quite a bit of knowledge on the topic.
That paint job was 100% dead, so I thought I'd have a bit of fun seeing if I could get any improvement.
Still have that Tesla 2 1/2 years later. It's been a great car, and I'd consider buying another.
Thank you for taking a moment to comment!
I think if you followed the heavy cutting polish with a fine polish and lighter pad, result would have been better
I'm sure you are right. Thanks for commenting!
Have you tried lukat fixit ? Worked kinda good for my messed up clear coat on my car and it’s black
You would need to light compound and polish, then apply the ceramic.
Putting ceramic on a hazy paint only locks in that haze, it’s not thick enough to fill in and smooth it out but it ads a very minor shine. The technique with the polishing pad was also very uneven.
Lastly you only need 1 or 2 sprays with spray ceramics. Too much and it bonds very poorly.
Thumbs up. But, it looks a LOT like the hood was preped in some way (wet sand perhaps) before you started? If not please clarify. Nonetheless good vid.
No sanding before or in this video. 99% of the clear had peeled off by itself. In a future video I do some sanding, but the base coat is so thin that you will burn right through it with anything less than 2000 grit.
Thanks for taking a moment to comment!
It looks good but you can only get the best result if you have a clear coat
Thanks I've always liked Turtle wax!
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I was hoping that ceramic coat would make that peeling clear coat shine😂
I tried!
The difference is probably just the amount of oils in each product. None of them last
You are not using a Ceramic Coating...A spray and polish is not a coating..
Nothing chemical guys or Walmart is good. Ever. Everyone talking about mguires having fillers etc. well that’s why you don’t buy Walmart or any store stuff professionally. Turtle wax is just as crap.
So I should have wasted a ton of money on that ragged out paint job? Thats pretty funny!