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Old May 1, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Hello everyone..I have a 1995 corvette. my question today is..how hard would it be to address some clear coat issues that are on my back section near the fuel door? It had been left in the sunshine down in Florida for 4 mths and had spots where the clear coat bubbled up and now looks sick. is this something that could be done from reading about it or does it need to be left to the professionals?
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Old May 2, 2014 | 09:58 AM
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Clear coat is not repairable. Once the clearcoat goes the base color below starts to fade very quickly. So, trying to scuff and repaint the clear coat just makes a bigger mess. unfortunately the only cure is a repaint base and clear. If your lucky and the rest of the paint is good you may get away with spotting and blending that panel.
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Yup you need to get that panel repainted unfortunately. Is it the original paint?
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Clear coat is not repairable. Once the clearcoat goes the base color below starts to fade very quickly. So, trying to scuff and repaint the clear coat just makes a bigger mess. unfortunately the only cure is a repaint base and clear. If your lucky and the rest of the paint is good you may get away with spotting and blending that panel.
tyvm. not looking to cheap out for sure just wasnt sure if it would need a complete paint job. the paint on the rest of the vette is pretty nice just from the blistering son for four mths it had a few bubble spots that app.
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Yup you need to get that panel repainted unfortunately. Is it the original paint?
i was told it had 1 repaint about 6 years ago. and the whole front clip has had 4 repaints due to the florida love bugs and excessive florida heat. the clear coat thats bad is on the top side of the rear panel which would be the flat surface above the tail lights.
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wanted to say thanks to mtnmanut and dt86 for their help...at least my vette is up in Michigan for this summer to give it some relief from the Florida sun..cause i have no shelter in Florida except a shade tree and i move it around about 5 times a day. and i also purchased a bra for the front that will be on soon.
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Could someone help in telling me how to get a corvette pic up beside my posts. Like all the other pics i see by names?

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wanted to say thanks to mtnmanut and dt86 for their help...at least my vette is up in Michigan for this summer to give it some relief from the Florida sun..cause i have no shelter in Florida except a shade tree and i move it around about 5 times a day. and i also purchased a bra for the front that will be on soon.
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I know a bra and corvette shouldnt be but....in Florida i have to have one during the love bug season because they are nasty to say the least.
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