Does waxing improve the appearance of peeling clearcoat & paint? - Toyota Yaris Forums

sh0rtlife · 06-17-2022, 07:42 PM

it really depends on the finish and HOW its pealing/lifting, idealy youd do a light wetsand around the edges with something in the 800grit range to feather the edge, at that point YES you can rub n buff and make it neerly invisable, but..its still a bandaid to the fact you need to re-shoot the clear

as far as how long a solid rub n buff will last is entirely dependent on where you live..here in the north wet it could easily last a few years, but if your say..in nevada it may last a few weeks to a few months

again its enterly dependent on a few factors, how rough the clear is, how much effort you put into it prior to rub n buff, the products you use(id only use meguires), and the environment you live in

for my wifes yaris, i can make the small spot on the hood vanish for a year or more, but the roof is basicly untouchable as its got more a sandblasted pothole effect going on..its tons of tiny spots from where her surf boards would drip onto it..which took its toll..."could" i save it with enough effort sure, but were talking basicly needing to wetsand a large section of the roof...at which point id much rather just re-shoot the clear up there and be done with it for another 20 years

toss up shots of what your working with and ill see what i can do to help you out..i can still get a finish out of my VERY flat n faded 67 barracuda, it just takes 2 days of work to bring the shine up and it has to be mantained every 6 months...so if your willing to WORK for a shine and the paint UNDER the exposed clear is good then you should be able to make it look good even fairly up close for a reasonable period

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06-17-2022, 07:42 PM	#2
sh0rtlife Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: pacific north WET Posts: 1,025	it really depends on the finish and HOW its pealing/lifting, idealy youd do a light wetsand around the edges with something in the 800grit range to feather the edge, at that point YES you can rub n buff and make it neerly invisable, but..its still a bandaid to the fact you need to re-shoot the clear as far as how long a solid rub n buff will last is entirely dependent on where you live..here in the north wet it could easily last a few years, but if your say..in nevada it may last a few weeks to a few months again its enterly dependent on a few factors, how rough the clear is, how much effort you put into it prior to rub n buff, the products you use(id only use meguires), and the environment you live in for my wifes yaris, i can make the small spot on the hood vanish for a year or more, but the roof is basicly untouchable as its got more a sandblasted pothole effect going on..its tons of tiny spots from where her surf boards would drip onto it..which took its toll..."could" i save it with enough effort sure, but were talking basicly needing to wetsand a large section of the roof...at which point id much rather just re-shoot the clear up there and be done with it for another 20 years toss up shots of what your working with and ill see what i can do to help you out..i can still get a finish out of my VERY flat n faded 67 barracuda, it just takes 2 days of work to bring the shine up and it has to be mantained every 6 months...so if your willing to WORK for a shine and the paint UNDER the exposed clear is good then you should be able to make it look good even fairly up close for a reasonable period