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Old 28-03-2006, 01:22 PM   #1
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Default Clear Coatcoming Off Ef Roof

I Have Ef Fairmont In Heritage Green And It Appears The Clear Is Coming Off In Some Small Patches On Roof,rest Of Car Is Fine,can The Car Go To A Spray Painter To Have The Roof Clear Coated Or Does It Have To Be Totally Repainted

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Old 28-03-2006, 01:25 PM   #2
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yeah can some one key my car? and then pay my $2500 excess ?
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Old 28-03-2006, 01:29 PM   #3
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I Have Ef Fairmont In Heritage Green And It Appears The Clear Is Coming Off In Some Small Patches On Roof,rest Of Car Is Fine,can The Car Go To A Spray Painter To Have The Roof Clear Coated Or Does It Have To Be Totally Repainted
You can probably get away with just the roof and the painter will wet it down the 1/4 panel to blend it in
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Old 28-03-2006, 10:10 PM   #4
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yeh racecraaft is right, u can repaint and then clear coat the roof, then they will just do a blend down the quarter panels....im a spraypainter and thats how we do it at my shop...if that puts you at ease
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Old 28-03-2006, 10:14 PM   #5
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Happened to my EL, the clearcoat went on the rear left corner.

Anyhow the panelbeater fixed for $400 bucks, stripped the roof and blended the paint in on the pillars (he did a good job and i was quite impressed).
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Old 28-03-2006, 10:55 PM   #6
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Happened to my EL, the clearcoat went on the rear left corner.

Anyhow the panelbeater fixed for $400 bucks, stripped the roof and blended the paint in on the pillars (he did a good job and i was quite impressed).
Can you notice it at all?
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Old 28-03-2006, 11:36 PM   #7
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Mine had been blended at some stage before my ownership and i can notice but thats cos whoever did it did a bad job. i also have clear coming off around my door handle.. damn fairmonts
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:29 AM   #8
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Thanks For Help On Paint,i Will Go And Get Quote,many Thanks Again
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Old 29-03-2006, 06:45 PM   #9
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wow $400, was that through a panel shop or on the side, i would only charge sum1 like $200, lol oh well i spose if he could get $400 he would take it....?
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Old 29-03-2006, 08:29 PM   #10
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Yeh $400, The Panel shop however did a very good job.

The panelbeater was happy to have some private not insurance work- paid cash - 2 days no problem.

Oh yeah i forgot to mention, they had to pull both screens when they did it and replace both of the windscreen moulds.
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Old 29-03-2006, 09:40 PM   #11
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Happened to my EL, the clearcoat went on the rear left corner.

Anyhow the panelbeater fixed for $400 bucks, stripped the roof and blended the paint in on the pillars (he did a good job and i was quite impressed).
I've got the same problem on my roof and it also started in the same place as yours.. on the passenger side ridge.
It was slowly following the ridge towards the front of the car so i've put some clear nail polish on the edges to arrest the problem until the car gets a complete respray..

Really pi*sed me off when this little section started lifting.. my paint is (was) in immaculate condition.
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Old 29-03-2006, 11:39 PM   #12
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Yeh once they start lifting its you can say sayonara to your roof's clearcoat. Moisture gets under the clearcoat and the whole things bubbles and peels away slowly. Bit like gelcoat osmosis in boat's I suppose.

I think its just the luck of the draw if it happens to your car or not, some cars seem worse than others, ive noticed the TR/TS Magna's and early C class Merc's seem to have a bodgy clearcoat.
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Hmm That Is Very Interesting.
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