[TR] Feelings about paint types

[Michael Porter]

On 10/5/2012 9:44 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman wrote:
> On 10/5/12 7:58 AM, ptegler at verizon.net wrote:
>>   clear flake off is a prep issue...and/or waiting too long before 
>> applying (base set to much)
>> In matched paint systems, there is zero reason for the clear to 
>> separate from the color base.
>>
> Then why do I see it is so many factory paint jobs?  Are the car 
> manufacturers screwing up their paint jobs?
>

Here in the southwest, it's very common to see clear-coat problems, and 
on factory paint.  The clear coat doesn't so much separate and flake as 
turn to powder, which suggests that the problem is the result of 
deterioration due to UV.


Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


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