Has anybody used this DIY clear coat repair method? - Toyota Yaris Forums

bladesmith6 · 08-08-2019, 10:50 AM

well his technique is not completely wrong but he did take shortcuts. my blazing blue started peeling years ago and i started wet sanding all the places it popped off, the down side is the color coat is super thin so some places i hit the primer. thats why body shops usually wont do this, especially on cars like ours. if you prep it right it will stick but as you can see the results are less than perfect. i personally am going to plasti dip my car instead of trying to reclear. ideally you have to sand everything down to a smooth surface, shoot the color because our paint is so thin and then shoot the clear. just beware that anywhere you don't get all the clear off you will have white spots.

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08-08-2019, 10:50 AM	#2
bladesmith6 View User's Garage Drives: 2007 yaris HB Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Posts: 394	well his technique is not completely wrong but he did take shortcuts. my blazing blue started peeling years ago and i started wet sanding all the places it popped off, the down side is the color coat is super thin so some places i hit the primer. thats why body shops usually wont do this, especially on cars like ours. if you prep it right it will stick but as you can see the results are less than perfect. i personally am going to plasti dip my car instead of trying to reclear. ideally you have to sand everything down to a smooth surface, shoot the color because our paint is so thin and then shoot the clear. just beware that anywhere you don't get all the clear off you will have white spots.