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Trying to identify the source of this problem (see attached image.) I don't see any flaking in my clearcoat, so I'm really unsure what it is I'm looking at. The streaks are clear and glossy, while the patches inbetween them are dull. This is on a 2002 B5. Can anyone help me by telling me...

I've picked a deep scratch which removed paint. I used my correct color touch up paint to go over the marks and I can still see kind of see the marks. Have no clue what clearcoat I'm going to use or another other things I may need. What do I need and what's thee best way to remove it?

My car has been peeling clear coat for over 5 years now. It started with the hood, which I eventually completely peeled, and then had a shop repaint it. It came out great, but it was very $$. The roof is now in terrible shape, and it will cost even more to paint that. I've been looking at...

My center console is tacky/sticky, because the outer layer of the rubber coating has been worn away. There is actually color coming up (but hasn't peeled down to the actual plastic). Is there some sort of plastic clearcoat I can apply to prevent the color and tacky problems? Has anyone...

Some of you may recall that my clearcoat started peeling last year due to sun damage :cry:. I repaired two major spots by peeling, sanding, and applying spray clearcoat. Not pretty, but it is still protected. Well, as you would expect, it has gotten a lot worse. Many many small spots have...

I searched but was surprised to find no one had run into this before. I have aluminum rims which are clearcoated and have a heavy worm-track-like corrosion UNDER the clearcoat, and I am planning to embark on the arduous process of cleaning them up. I have a fifth damaged wheel that I have been...

I'm in the process of refinishing a set of wheels, and I've been hand sanding the clear off. I'm wondering if there is an easier way to remove the clearcoat so that i can get to repolishing them faster? Thanks, Andrew

I have an '03 Passat sedan GL, black. Bought it back in '05 with 26,000 miles on it. I now have 74,000 miles on it and about a year ago I noticed that the paint on my roof and trunk looks like a turtle shell! It is only on the roof and trunk lid. I tried clay baring and waxing but it doesn't...

I recently tinted my tails and I bought a cheap 5$ can of clearcoat at a paint shop. It made my taillights look dull and gave it a thin white snow looking coating instead of the smooth clear coating look that i wanted. What kind of clear coat should i have used? I'm thinking about sanding off...

I am almost finished painting my engine covers, but it doesn't have any luster. From what I have seen in pictures here on the website, they look shiny, should I finish with a clearcoat? Thanks, -Paul

I pulled the engine covers off this weekend to paint them, and printed out Jesstzn's recommended procedure. Everything cleaned up and sanded well. On a lark, I used Duplicolor's grey primer as I knew there might be issues with hiding. I used their 500F engine enamel in (yes) Universal White with...

I was taking advantage of the warm weather today to get a good coat of wax on the car for the winter and I came across what I thought were water spots. I used a 3M Swirl Remover to remove the spots but it didn't work. I then tried 3m Fine Cut and then 3M Medium Cut and nothing. I then noticed...

I've been trying to touch-up a hood chip with no sucess - I put on and took off the touch up a couple of times because I wasn't happy with it. Question is - how much effort does it really take to start rubbing off the clearcoat? - with polishing or compound. How do I know if it is wearing...