flash1034

Does anybody know if Porsche paint is a clear coat type finish from the factory? Specifically Guards Red?

Thanks,

Flash

Vancouver83LTD

Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding just what you mean.
Do you mean, is it a clear coat sprayed overtop of the paint?

MJones

No clear coat for GR

Moogle

yep

flash1034

Just to confirm. There is no clear coat on Guards Red, right?

Thanks,

Flash

Chris C.

MJones- are you sure? I recently buffed my GR car and I believe it has a clear coat

skier8dude

So how do you tell?

RS man

Use a gentle polishing agent such as 3M Imperial Hand Glaze and there will be a faint red colour on the cloth (i.e. tiny amount of paint comes off).

Harry

Crazy Canuck

I'm pretty sure the newer cars have a clear coat applied on top of Guards Red. I believe Porsche made the switch in the late 90s. Some 993s did not have a clear coat while some did.

BRUCE

All new cars have a clear coat finish.

flash1034

Does anybody know for sure if a new Guards Red car has a clear coat? Zaino has two formulas and I want to use the right one.

Thanks,

Flash

gr8330

I would be very suprised if it doesn't have a clear coat

BRUCE

[QUOTE=flash1034]Does anybody know for sure if a new Guards Red car has a clear coat? Zaino has two formulas and I want to use the right one.

Thanks,

Yes, I know for sure. It definately does have a clear coat.

OCBen

Wrong.

They ALL get clear coated. ... It's been that way for years.

OCBen

Thanks to Deanski's help and my follow up investigation, 3M's IHG is not a polishing agent. Use a swirlmark remover product or other true polish for that test. Sorry if you were mislead by some of my posts regarding the use of IHG. Spoke to a chemist at 3M and posted my findings in another thread.