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Clear coat for 2009
Somehow I have some scratches in back of my right front wheel on the fender. I originally thought it was road spray from driving in the rain. I wiped off the area and they disappeared but reappeared as soon as the water dried. Then I felt the area and I could feel the scratches. I figure touch up with some clear coat, level, sand, and polish will take care of it. However, other than a GM product, I didn't know what would be good to use. My 2009 corvette is crystal red metallic tintcoat. Also I tried touching it up with some Meguires Hybrid Wax Ceramic so I imagine I'll need to get that out of the scratches before I start with the clear coat. Any suggestions?
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'Roadrash' on my '08 Z06 at & around brake ducts was bad, real bad, looked like crap.
Since I've JSB metallic only course I had was a pro fix at repitable bodyshop. Both rear quarters were removed, sanded & repainted. Both doors were feathered back ~12-15" for best match possible. *Acquired a set of skirts which were also painted & installed same time. Shortly after had Xpel applied so as not to do this again while I own it. Looks fabulous now, like new; although, was not an inexpensive venture. My POV is get whaat one pays for...YMMV. |
If the scratch is white it needs compounded to see if you can get it out. Then polish. If that don’t work it is through the paint.
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Clear coat
Originally Posted by Landru
(Post 1606703581)
'Roadrash' on my '08 Z06 at & around brake ducts was bad, real bad, looked like crap.
Since I've JSB metallic only course I had was a pro fix at repitable bodyshop. Both rear quarters were removed, sanded & repainted. Both doors were feathered back ~12-15" for best match possible. *Acquired a set of skirts which were also painted & installed same time. Shortly after had Xpel applied so as not to do this again while I own it. Looks fabulous now, like new; although, was not an inexpensive venture. My POV is get whaat one pays for...YMMV. I was told by a friend to polish it out but I'd rather add a little clear coat and polish it then. I'd rather add thickness to the paint than polish down to the color. |
Originally Posted by mclaren5
(Post 1606706201)
My damage doesn't look that bad now...Sorry to hear your damage required major repair.
Last thing I needed was a respectable expense. Truth is I drove whenever there wasn't snow; however, sand from previous snows abraded paint pretty bad, anyway. Went thru' this w/ my '06, acquireed Apsis front guards soon after taking possession og '08 hoping to avoid damage again. No love, while Apsis minimized damage greatly they didn't prevent it either. I was told by a friend to polish it out but I'd rather add a little clear coat and polish it then. I'd rather add thickness to the paint than polish down to the color. OTOH if it doesn't, probably looking at a fix similar to mine. :cheers: |
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