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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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Default Wheel clear coat peel

I have a wheel that has a small, about 1/4 inch by 1 inch peel in the middle area. Very visable. Is there any way to fix it. Can I remove the clear coat on the middle area and respray a clear coat? If so what kind
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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Well.....once it starts, you're best to do the whole wheel..
And then the others so they match.. But thats me..
You'll want to strip the clear coat either by hand or
with the assistance of chemicals. You can get some pretty
good results if you have the patience to do it. I did all
four wheels on my 85 and they look good when you polish
them up. I think they look better than with the clearcoat.
But it is a lot of work, so keep that in mind. What year??
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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Default 1990 car- 1993 wheels

The wheels are collectors edition, 1993 I believe, the wheels had just been redone so all clears are new.
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Just redone?? No recourse to get it fixed?
Sorry, I can't advise as they've been recently
redone.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by cal camara
I have a wheel that has a small, about 1/4 inch by 1 inch peel in the middle area. Very visable. Is there any way to fix it. Can I remove the clear coat on the middle area and respray a clear coat? If so what kind
Cal
Strip them with Tal-Strip 2 Aircraft stripper and have them re-cleared by a body shop that knows what they are doing.
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