 What to do about clear peel? |
 Jul 16, 2013 - 5:36 PM
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Since I've decided to keep my Celica after all, figured I'd do something about the only thing really holding it back: the clear peel... Obviously the first thing I'll try doing is wet-sanding the afflicted area and try to touch up the clear, try and save the paint that's there. My concern though is the paint that's exposed will disappear in the process, then that leaves me with an even bigger problem. The only aerosol can I can find for my colour costs $30 per 10oz can... Though doing that it won't match the existing paint. Another option is a full car respray, but then we're talking multiple hundreds and lots of work for a colour I don't even like. Yes I could respray the car black, but then every time I open the hood or peel back the carpet and saw red I'd twitch and collapse. So the only other option is to just cover up the areas that're bad and hide it. My thought was maybe to just sticker bomb the areas that've peeled. Which I'm not crazy about the phase, but it has to look better than peeling clear... That or paint something on in the area, I don't know. I'm thinking about painting the door handles, mirrors, tag bezel, and maybe the headlight "pockets" in black. Anyhow, some pictures are below to illustrate the issue at hand. Any suggestions that don't include PlastiDip are welcomed.
     
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Jul 16, 2013 - 7:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Really just want to take care of the issue at hand for now.
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Jul 16, 2013 - 8:33 PM
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QUOTE (Box @ Jul 16, 2013 - 8:31 PM)  Really just want to take care of the issue at hand for now. Problem with repairing clear is any more that you put on will be out of place with the rest of the car... --------------------  ------------------------------| White '94 Celica | Bought 11/05/12 | Sold 12/05/15 |------------------------------ |
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Jul 16, 2013 - 9:19 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (rentaspace @ Jul 16, 2013 - 8:33 PM) QUOTE (Box @ Jul 16, 2013 - 8:31 PM) Really just want to take care of the issue at hand for now. Problem with repairing clear is any more that you put on will be out of place with the rest of the car... I'll overlap it so it'll feather in, and there'll just be spots of nicer paint. Less noticeable than flaky dull spots anyhow. QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 16, 2013 - 9:00 PM) have you thought about a two tone paint job or some racing stripes as a temporary setup? I'm not much into it but hey it might look better than peeling clear. I thought about painting the spoiler black and then running stripes that follow the edges of the spoiler to the front of the car. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Box What to do about clear peel? Jul 16, 2013 - 5:36 PM
rentaspace QUOTE (Box @ Jul 16, 2013 - 5:36 PM)... Jul 16, 2013 - 6:19 PM Box I thought about buying a black shell. Would be su... Jul 16, 2013 - 6:52 PM
rentaspace QUOTE (Box @ Jul 16, 2013 - 7:52 PM)... Jul 16, 2013 - 6:59 PM cheela have you thought about a two tone paint job or som... Jul 16, 2013 - 9:00 PM The_enD Sand down all the bad clear coat and put on a new ... Jul 16, 2013 - 11:52 PM Box QUOTE (The_enD @ Jul 16, 2013 - 11:5... Jul 17, 2013 - 12:26 AM The_enD You know you want another color Jul 17, 2013 - 12:50 AM Box QUOTE (The_enD @ Jul 17, 2013 - 12:5... Jul 17, 2013 - 1:07 AM nics Plasti Dip! Jul 17, 2013 - 2:15 AM rentaspace QUOTE (nics @ Jul 17, 2013 - 2:15 AM... Jul 17, 2013 - 2:29 AM Box He said it just to annoy me. Jul 17, 2013 - 3:10 AM fatherof4 I think the question is...Does Box hate PlastiDip ... Jul 17, 2013 - 5:54 AM Box QUOTE (fatherof4 @ Jul 17, 2013 - 5... Jul 17, 2013 - 12:33 PM rentaspace just buy a black one an swap everything slowly ... Jul 17, 2013 - 6:52 AM JoshuaM A black car with a 1MZ swap - the true way to Box... Jul 17, 2013 - 7:16 AM rentaspace QUOTE (JoshuaM @ Jul 17, 2013 - 7:16... Jul 17, 2013 - 8:12 AM njccmd2002 Rusty Dip...
or do what the man did to avo... Jul 17, 2013 - 10:23 AM richee3 Check this thread out. It might help you out befor... Jul 17, 2013 - 2:16 PM Box QUOTE (richee3 @ Jul 17, 2013 - 2:16... Jul 17, 2013 - 4:38 PM nics I hated plasti dip at first but lately it has been... Jul 17, 2013 - 3:29 PM cheela Your problem really is that your car is RED. They ... Jul 17, 2013 - 4:52 PM Box QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 17, 2013 - 4:52 ... Jul 17, 2013 - 5:57 PM Box Well after two days of busting my ass, mostly my l... Jul 20, 2013 - 1:08 PM njccmd2002 slap a trd sticker.. Jul 20, 2013 - 3:33 PM Box NOOOOO.... I refuse to be like certain people and... Jul 20, 2013 - 5:03 PM Box Well that didn't last long..... For whatever ... Jul 25, 2013 - 12:32 AM cheela let it peel and just make your car pink. Jul 25, 2013 - 7:55 AM Box QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 25, 2013 - 7:55 ... Jul 25, 2013 - 12:18 PM cheela I hear you. I come so close to buying these red GT... Jul 25, 2013 - 1:30 PM Box The only cars that should be red are those made by... Jul 25, 2013 - 3:17 PM Box ... Jul 25, 2013 - 3:17 PM Box ... Jul 25, 2013 - 3:18 PM Box Screw double posting, quadruple posting is where i... Jul 25, 2013 - 3:18 PM cheela hahah. wow. never seen a quadruple post before. ni... Jul 25, 2013 - 3:56 PM Box Exactly.... Would say find a GT with a blown engi... Jul 25, 2013 - 4:00 PM Liam_c Not really alot to do with clearcoat apart from co... Aug 3, 2013 - 2:09 AM Box I got it to where it's not as blatantly notice... Aug 3, 2013 - 3:19 AM Liam_c QUOTE (Box @ Aug 3, 2013 - 3:19 AM) ... Aug 3, 2013 - 3:29 AM Box The only reason I bought it is because it belonged... Aug 3, 2013 - 3:48 AM Liam_c QUOTE (Box @ Aug 3, 2013 - 3:48 AM) ... Aug 3, 2013 - 3:50 AM Box I can't, we didn't get it over here. I... Aug 3, 2013 - 3:54 AM Liam_c QUOTE (Box @ Aug 3, 2013 - 4:54 AM) ... Aug 3, 2013 - 4:02 AM Box Over here they have to be 25 years old or older to... Aug 3, 2013 - 4:44 AM rentaspace QUOTE (Box @ Aug 3, 2013 - 5:44 AM) ... Aug 3, 2013 - 6:44 PM Box All the ones over here are trashed, so maybe your ... Aug 4, 2013 - 10:35 PM |
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