Sanding is the only method I know of - but as you mentioned, you risk
sanding through the color coat which is just there to lightly cover the
primer. Often the color coat will have damage also so trying to patch
things is a waste of time & money. Then you run into the problem of
matching the colors which is impossible to do without the computerized
measuring equipment the painters normally have. You can spend a lot of
money and still not get it right.
May as well get it repainted. The quickie painter is having a 1/2
price paint sale at the moment - but you usually need to pay extra to
get the color you want. But if you do some prep yourself - like
washing the car with Dawn to remove the wax, then go over it with a
automotive wax remover available at a local store that sells auto paint
- I like PPG products. Then remove as much trim as reasonably possible
will get a decent color/clear job for around $1000 plus any rust repair.
Good luck -
LarryT
91 300D (which will get a repaint as soon as I have $1000)
On 02/28/2017 11:41 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
I have a question to put to the group.
Seems many have cars with clear coat that has degraded, I have several with
that happening.
The question is: Does anyone know of a way to remove just the clear coat
and leave the base coat intact? Is there a chemical process to strip clear
coat only?
I've looked everywhere I can think of and not found one. Sanding it off
also ruins the base color coat.
Anyone?
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 7:11 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
You will loose you're paint!
--FT
On 2/27/17 6:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
The color coat is falling apart (depolymerizing) and nothing is gonna
keep the clear coat attached to loose powder.
--
--FT
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“Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small,
large or petty,
never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of
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