heinrich

What can be done with a po that went berzerk with his Harbor Freight account and just HAD to power buff that fender till all that ugly shiny clear coat was gone on a spot? Tar and feather, yes.

But what to do about the fender?

Randy V

Not much other than tracking him down and kicking him in the nuts.

I have a clear coat burn on the BMW - on that one I had the pleasure of kicking the detailer in the nuts.

77tony

A friends wife power washed the clear coat right off of her BMW M3 convertible. Take yours to a paint shop, maybe they can re-clear it. T

heinrich

I like this suggestion best so far.

heinrich

I was thinking maybe there is a way to re-clear instead of re-paint.

Imo000

You can try lightly sand the entire fneder and re shoot it with clear only.

blown 87

That is the only way to get more paint on the car, the clear paint is gone and it needs more.
Not a big deal to shoot some clear on one, I have done it twice on mine in spots.
Clear it, color sand and buff.

heinrich

See Imo? There's no crash damage being "hidden"

Dennis Burford

My local auto paint shop has a 2 stage clear coat product in a can. You bust the seal between the 2 chambers in the can and shake, and you have 24 hours to spray the clear coat before it hardens in the can. Lightly spot sanding the bad area and hitting it with this spray can clear might be a good temporary solution to re-spraying the entire fender or the whole car. Surprising good results from a can if you make sure you are in a dust free area.

heinrich

Thanks Dennis -- that sounds interesting.... Greg I will drive to my local paint guys -- who knows.

Dennis Burford

Let me re-phrase "auto paint shop" to "auto paint store". These guys sell product, they are not a shop per se where you can get work done. I don't know how many auto paint stores are out there, seems pretty few. I'm lucky to have two retail stores in my small town for some reason...

Imo000

Yes I see!

JHowell37

Repaint is the only way to permanently fix the problem. If you look at the tech sheets for most automotive paints, you'll see a time frame that specifies how much time you have to apply clear to a base coat. That time frame is typically 24 hours or less. If you put more clear on as is, you're just asking for more trouble in the future.

The only problem with HF buffers is the attachment that moves it over the vehicle.

heinrich

JH, this is what I do not want to do --- I am going to either drive the car as-is or try to get clear reapplied --- I know from experience that

to me at least, it is not worth while to try to repaint the 928

Mrmerlin

I think you should get a shop vac and attach a thinner piece of hose to the end and then put the hose down the...........Oh wait a minute, wrong thread