Microblisters poppable?
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Microblisters poppable?
Hi, is it possible to pop a microblister or two, to drain the moisture, then seal it back up again?
I know it’s not ideal. The car was imported to the uk from Nevada, and first winter here a couple appeared.
Or should I wait to see if they go again when the weather picks up?
Cheers, Tim.
I know it’s not ideal. The car was imported to the uk from Nevada, and first winter here a couple appeared.
Or should I wait to see if they go again when the weather picks up?
Cheers, Tim.
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Leave it be for right now and is the car being covered with a car cover??? If so...STOP using it. The reason is depending on the environment of where it is being stored. The cover can cause for issues with the paint. And it may have already been there but now it is much worse.
Popping these bubbles and then sealing them back up is go doing nothing at all. You will be faced with the same problem in time again. If you pop it...leave it open so it can breathe.
***EDIT***
And YES...having the bubble open is just what it is which is why IF you do it..you need to make the smallest pin pick possible on the lowest point of the bubble....if you are concerned about being able to see the pin pick in the paint itself.
I have injected acetone in these type of bubbles on cars before using a syringe and I inject it in on the top side of the bubble and with a hole also being in the lowest area it can flow out to clean it. I heat up the area and get the acetone out and will blow air also CAREFULLY in the hole and then inject super glue in there OR a mixture of catalyzed clearcoat and when I mash it down and get the glue to stick. I can clean up the excessive glue with acetone carefully. If I use the clearcoat method...I seal it down and will deal with the clear that comes out the next day.
DUB
Popping these bubbles and then sealing them back up is go doing nothing at all. You will be faced with the same problem in time again. If you pop it...leave it open so it can breathe.
***EDIT***
And YES...having the bubble open is just what it is which is why IF you do it..you need to make the smallest pin pick possible on the lowest point of the bubble....if you are concerned about being able to see the pin pick in the paint itself.
I have injected acetone in these type of bubbles on cars before using a syringe and I inject it in on the top side of the bubble and with a hole also being in the lowest area it can flow out to clean it. I heat up the area and get the acetone out and will blow air also CAREFULLY in the hole and then inject super glue in there OR a mixture of catalyzed clearcoat and when I mash it down and get the glue to stick. I can clean up the excessive glue with acetone carefully. If I use the clearcoat method...I seal it down and will deal with the clear that comes out the next day.
DUB
Last edited by DUB; Jan 15, 2019 at 06:39 PM.
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Thanks for the info dub, I’ll leave it a while, see if they get better. Some have disappeared on their own.
The car was totally stripped back, and repainted in 2015, but I guess the Nevada weathers a bit better than our in the lovely uk, so any moisture may not have shown itself?
The garage is concrete, cold and fairly damp. I wasn’t using a cover at the time, since this happened I’ve invested in a car chamber, with fans to stop the condensation on the car, it’s now totally dry. Wish I’d done this before the weather got cold! The engine was quite wet with condensation and now totally clear.
The car was totally stripped back, and repainted in 2015, but I guess the Nevada weathers a bit better than our in the lovely uk, so any moisture may not have shown itself?
The garage is concrete, cold and fairly damp. I wasn’t using a cover at the time, since this happened I’ve invested in a car chamber, with fans to stop the condensation on the car, it’s now totally dry. Wish I’d done this before the weather got cold! The engine was quite wet with condensation and now totally clear.
Leave it be for right now and is the car being covered with a car cover??? If so...STOP using it. The reason is depending on the environment of where it is being stored. The cover can cause for issues with the paint. And it may have already been there but now it is much worse.
Popping these bubbles and then sealing them back up is go doing nothing at all. You will be faced with the same problem in time again. If you pop it...leave it open so it can breathe.
***EDIT***
And YES...having the bubble open is just what it is which is why IF you do it..you need to make the smallest pin pick possible on the lowest point of the bubble....if you are concerned about being able to see the pin pick in the paint itself.
I have injected acetone in these type of bubbles on cars before using a syringe and I inject it in on the top side of the bubble and with a hole also being in the lowest area it can flow out to clean it. I heat up the area and get the acetone out and will blow air also CAREFULLY in the hole and then inject super glue in there OR a mixture of catalyzed clearcoat and when I mash it down and get the glue to stick. I can clean up the excessive glue with acetone carefully. If I use the clearcoat method...I seal it down and will deal with the clear that comes out the next day.
DUB
Popping these bubbles and then sealing them back up is go doing nothing at all. You will be faced with the same problem in time again. If you pop it...leave it open so it can breathe.
***EDIT***
And YES...having the bubble open is just what it is which is why IF you do it..you need to make the smallest pin pick possible on the lowest point of the bubble....if you are concerned about being able to see the pin pick in the paint itself.
I have injected acetone in these type of bubbles on cars before using a syringe and I inject it in on the top side of the bubble and with a hole also being in the lowest area it can flow out to clean it. I heat up the area and get the acetone out and will blow air also CAREFULLY in the hole and then inject super glue in there OR a mixture of catalyzed clearcoat and when I mash it down and get the glue to stick. I can clean up the excessive glue with acetone carefully. If I use the clearcoat method...I seal it down and will deal with the clear that comes out the next day.
DUB
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I am glad that you have taken steps to stop the condensation because THAT alone in itself would have been the one major factor that would cause this car to begin to show signs of rust and major problems in the electrical system along with other areas of the car where ,moisture is not good.
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