Clear Coat Repair
07-15-21, 10:26 AM
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Clear Coat Repair
I recently purchased a 2002 (2003?) Cross Check and upon bringing it home I noticed the clear coat has/is peeling away on the underside of the top tube. Does anyone have a good DIY remedy or able to direct me to a previous thread on this issue? Thanks!
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07-15-21, 11:25 AM
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Depending on how large the peeling area is…you might try clear fingernail polish.
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07-15-21, 12:27 PM
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Are you sure it's the clear coat? I tend to sweat a lot and along with splashing drink from my bottles, the underside of my top tube has at times looked like bumped up finish or bad spots in the paint.
A wet rag will clean off all the salt and sugar pretty quick.
If it is clear coat, and not in someplace highly visible, then I'd just get some clear coat touch up from the autoparts store. While feathering out the edge of the broken clear coat might seem the thing to do, I wouldn't. You'll probably sand through the paint that is missing the clear coat.
So just wipe it with some isopropyl alcohol real good before painting or acetone. But be very careful with the acetone if you use that and don't soak your rag with it. Some finishes acetone can remove very quick. It was or still is used for nail polish remover.
If you have to try and feather the edge some, then use 800 to 1200 wet/dry sand paper and be verrrrrrry careful.
A wet rag will clean off all the salt and sugar pretty quick.
If it is clear coat, and not in someplace highly visible, then I'd just get some clear coat touch up from the autoparts store. While feathering out the edge of the broken clear coat might seem the thing to do, I wouldn't. You'll probably sand through the paint that is missing the clear coat.
So just wipe it with some isopropyl alcohol real good before painting or acetone. But be very careful with the acetone if you use that and don't soak your rag with it. Some finishes acetone can remove very quick. It was or still is used for nail polish remover.
If you have to try and feather the edge some, then use 800 to 1200 wet/dry sand paper and be verrrrrrry careful.
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07-18-21, 06:37 AM
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Those are small and not in a highly visible spot so I agree with clear nail polish or better clear coat touch up. If rotated chip up for gravity to help I have had good luck with dabbed clear coat or finger nail polish thinned with acetone in thin coats until it is built up to the level of the original clear coat. the nice thing about polish is it comes right off with acetone if you don't like you work. If needed as said I have use wet sand paper down to 2000 then Meguiar's G10307 ScratchX 2.0 Scratch Blemish Remover and/or just Meguiar's Ultimate Compound.
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