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Oct 21, 2006 | 03:46 PM

dsa2402

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Clear Coat

Hey, My clear coat is coming off of my car. But only on the rear bumper. It is kinda spiderwebbing and flaking off. Any ideas how to fix this?

Oct 21, 2006 | 09:24 PM

jfelbab

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Hey, My clear coat is coming off of my car. But only on the rear bumper. It is kinda spiderwebbing and flaking off. Any ideas how to fix this?

Do you have a photo? Has the car been repainted? Could they have used the wrong clear on the bumper?

Oct 22, 2006 | 10:03 AM

dsa2402

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I will try to get a pic up soon! I dont think the car has been repainted.

Oct 27, 2006 | 11:27 PM

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sorry, i don't have any idea.

Oct 30, 2006 | 07:23 PM

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the best way to fix it is to take it to a reputable body shop and have them fix it if you have no clue

Nov 15, 2006 | 11:31 AM

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Nov 15, 2006 | 11:32 AM

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Nov 16, 2006 | 08:56 AM

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Can't you use a clay bar to get the coat off and just apply a new one by yourself? or am i just talking mess

Nov 16, 2006 | 11:23 AM

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toyemp

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clay wont do the job. You'd have to sand it down prior to trying to re-apply the clear, but I'm pretty sure that any painter wouldn't recommend just trying to re-apply clear. To do it right, you'd have to re-spray the color too.

Nov 17, 2006 | 07:36 AM

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dsa2402

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Ok...

Ok.. What could have caused this? Just normal wear and tear? or something else?

Nov 17, 2006 | 10:54 AM

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Ok.. What could have caused this? Just normal wear and tear? or something else?

My guess is that someone backed into your bumper. There may also be an issue with the type of clear coat on your bumper. The bumper uses a clear that is more elastic than that used on the metal. If your car was repaired at one time and they sprayed the wrong clear it could react like that. As I look at the damage though, it looks like your bumper was hit.

Nov 17, 2006 | 03:47 PM

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dsa2402

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paint

Well there arnt any scratches or any paint marks though but you might be right about someone backing up into me.

Nov 17, 2006 | 09:45 PM

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The clear coat might not have been mixed with a flex additive when painted. This allows for the paint to give a little bit as the bumpers are bendable parts. If it was not added, the clear coat would be very brittle and any stretching or flexing would cause the spider web effect, and eventually lead to cracking and chipping off.
Do you know if you are the first owner. People do body work to their cars outside of insurance claims.
Regardless of what the cause is, to fix this problem will require the old clear coat being stripped off and a new base coat/clear coat applied.