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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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Based on that picture it looks like half of the truck has already been repainted at some point? I would be careful if you sand off the paint, you might find some old body work you aren't prepared to deal with. I think the same as some others, probably leave it alone and drive it or sell it and find one that's nicer, any difference in cost would likely be less than a new paint job, even if Hotrod black.
.02 The door was swapped, the colors are 98-2000. It's just a motorized wheelbarrow for me and I really doubt I'm going to find another Cummins powered Ram that is 99% rust free for $3500 within a days drive roundtrip that I can actually drive home in. I'll probably just have the truck buffed and clear over the places that are peeling, or just single stage over the places that are peeled. I was just curious if there was a quick and easy fix, this is the first Dodge I've owned with peeling clear coat.
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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
[Re: JohnRR]
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08/21/15 01:26 PM
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Yeah, I realize that value isn't a big concern....still everyone has a comfort level with what their stuff looks like and despite the mileage it looks like a nice truck. If I could "fix" the clear for under $1,000 using the process I'm getting done, I'd be all over it.
This particular "brand name" for the hand applied clear might be a Canadian or even a local thing (I know that it IS a chain of some sort) but there are other products that are similar.
...anyhow, might be worth checking out.
Cheers,
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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
[Re: JohnRR]
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08/21/15 02:23 PM
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Keep in mind that clearcoat & basecoat bond within a certain time frame of each other. Example: basecoat goes on, then you have maybe a few hours to get the clear on so they will fuse together. That's the way it used to be anyway - maybe there's new stuff that you can apply over fully cured paint now, I don't know.
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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
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08/21/15 02:47 PM
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It's a Diesel Dodge so it's worth spending a few bucks on it, especially if the rest of it looks as good as the pic.
Got any friends in the business? You could do the sanding, prep work and buy the materials and pay or trade to a pro to mask it and paint it.
I'm thinking $1500 or less could turn your $3500 truck into a $7000 truck.
Kevin I have a friend in the business and he has a paint booth at home in his back building so we'll see. Thanks for all the ideas
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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
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08/21/15 02:49 PM
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Keep in mind that clearcoat & basecoat bond within a certain time frame of each other. Example: basecoat goes on, then you have maybe a few hours to get the clear on so they will fuse together. That's the way it used to be anyway - maybe there's new stuff that you can apply over fully cured paint now, I don't know. You know that might be why a hillbilly friend of mine had to paint his car twice , he didn't clear it right after laying down the paint.
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Re: Peeling clearcoat fix ?
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08/21/15 02:52 PM
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Yeah, I realize that value isn't a big concern....still everyone has a comfort level with what their stuff looks like and despite the mileage it looks like a nice truck. If I could "fix" the clear for under $1,000 using the process I'm getting done, I'd be all over it.
This particular "brand name" for the hand applied clear might be a Canadian or even a local thing (I know that it IS a chain of some sort) but there are other products that are similar.
...anyhow, might be worth checking out.
Cheers,
Dave
Dave the only thing I have found when doing a search , so far , was a shop in the town you have as your location , it would be cheaper for me to paint the truck than take it there ... I'm all about doing this for a cheap as possible , if it looks good I'll be more apt to treat it better than I did the last one after I crunched the corner of the bad when I caught the tree at the end of my driveway one night.
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