clear coat pealing

unfortunatly your only option is to strip & respray the bonnet

Unfortunatly i have the same problem on the bonnet of my gq, started as a lil blister and has grown and grown.

i belive it was someones great idea to spray the hole car in it, basially like contact for your car, i must admit it used to look pretty good, but now ive noticed it just below the windscreen too, starting to spread, i havent spoken to a pannel beater yet, basically cause in scared of the answer he will give me :o(

if any 1 has any idea of who the hell invented this product id love to give them a piece of my mind, but in the mean time i guess i got to live with it.

Lazy

I have the same problem with my hair.
Every time I wash my head the shinny grey coating dissapears a bit more.
The only good thing is I dont have the problem with the dirt.

I hope we both get an answer to our problems.

All the best
Eric

www.capeyorkconnections.com.au

That's why I won't own a metallic.
The only sure fix is a complete respray. $$$$$

are the cars listed above silver by any chance.

I had a silver MQ for over 12 years with no problems at all. When I sold it, from a few metres away you couldn't pick even one of the fine scratches in the paint surface. The clear coat that is overlaid on all metallic paint (and others for that matter) and is not a problem unless something has gone wrong, or it's been done later and not correctly prepped.

If this is happening, then as another suggested, the only solution is a complete re-spray. Has yours by any chance been resprayed or has something got onto the surface at some time?

Hi Myfourby,
sounds like they got you with the "shiny object syndrome".. I was getting some paint from my local shop a couple of weeks ago to redo a bonnet and tail gate and the man told me that nearly all paint these days is done as clear over base, not only the metallics. A good way to make a tired paint job shine again.
Obviously there is a an adhesion problem. Check to see if the exposed white paint has any indications of sanding or scuffing to get a key for recoating. If there isnt any (and they can be really fine, like from a grey scotch brite) you might be able to peel it all off, and be left with the original white enamel.
With the clears you could try patching it, but that means having the compressor, spray gun, paint and thinners etc, and its not cheap if you are not already set up, or have a mate with the gear. You could patch it with acrylic laquer clear, and cut it back to level it, but its a job for a pro to do it right. You could even try brushing some clears over the patch( depending how big it is) and blocking it down to level it with the old clears, but its all fiddly.
I doubt that you would find a panel shop that would not sand it back and re do it .
good luck
Sails

I had a 300zx that this happended to, the panel beater suggested it was possum pee. I went home and discovered I was parking under a power line where possums regularly traveled.....