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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 10:19 AM
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Typical peeling. How will this look if I pressure wash the flaking off then just buff the body? Is the result worth the effort?
 
Old Oct 23, 2019 | 07:43 PM
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I would take the hood off, sand it with a 2000 grit, clean and clear coat over. Same amount of effort as hoseing and buffing, I think... just do light coats to prevent dripping.
 
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I had peeling clear-coat under my rear side window. I removed the loose bits and sanded it down to ease the edge. After cleaning I applied new clear-coat from a small spray can. Where I did not have over-spray it looked great. To get rid of the over-spray I wet-sanded the areas starting with I think 600 grit and ending at 5,000 grit. This resulted in a surface so smooth that water would bead on it.

I'd do some research on sanding clear coat first to double check the grits I used.



 
Old Oct 29, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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Pretty much scattered over the entire vehicle. Might try the spray job to the hood yet this winter and see how it turns out. Thanks for the advice.
 
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