I just purchased an MK6 GTI, and the roof structure is peeling in the same spots as your car! I visualized myself doing this exact procedure and thought, "It can't be that simple." you, sir, have given me the confidence to pull the trigger.
Suggestion: If you use a sponge for a sanding block it will aid in avoiding sanding "hot spots" and your results will be superior compared to "free hand" Keep up the good work and God bless from SoCal USA
Wow, after watching about {oh, idk} 50, 100...maybe 200 videos I finally found a video I can understand. Thank You sooo much for uploading this. The accent makes it even better. Adds a nice touch :)
Wow thank you so much for the kind comments, yeah I try to make my videos easy to understand and follow, im glad its working out that way :) and Im happy u like my accent thanks again :)
I did this to my Benz bumpers last year, in 2020 it was diff to get wetsand paper from local retailers so I started buying all I could get. I started with 400, 600, 1000, 2500. and two kinds of clearcoat. I did a few patches fine but waited to shop Amazon for everything I actually needed, dealt with the wait periods and listenes to lots of music on Spotify. Clearcoat quality seemed to be the real winner to saving money going DYI. Best to work in the early mornings or under well lit auto bays when windy. I also repainted my Benz rims from 2003 and they came out great until I just bought brand new aftermarket machined stunners with new wheels. The wait period post clearcoat is the worst thing about DYI.
Thank you for the video. Would it make sense to start with 1000 grit paper and go up instead of 600-800 if youre trying to avoid base coat disturbance? I want to attempt to DIY but if I mess up the base coat that has me worried. Figured there would be no issue using finer paper and sanding longer/more to avoid base coat disturbances. Thank you in advance for any feedback
I know this video is fairly old but it’s the first time I’ve watched it. Could you put a single coat of clear coat over the damaged part as the very first step, before sanding to simply protect the base paint when you start sanding? Would that have worked? To ensure you don’t scuff the base paint? Just wondering as I am going to attempt this on my own car and it’s a very similar situation…
@@hayleydownes3392 no and no. I’m waiting for the weather in my area to get warmer as I’ll have to do this outdoors. I’ve never seen anyone try what I was suggesting so I doubt there’s an answer to it…
I'm thinking this is the way to go too, as at least it will protect the colour coat. After all, the aim is to fill the area of missing lacquer with more lacquer! The sanding is to remove excess lacquer from the original ,so the final finish is all one level. Also, I'm going to try an airline around the edges of the peeling area, to remove nay loose material. It may work, but has to be better than trying anything mechanical to remove the already-peeled lacquer
It looks good for this old of a car. Looked like there was a bit of orange peel left over at the end of the video? Would sanding with 2000 or something between clear coats make it even better?
The clear coat lacquer on my MINI r56 is peeling away although the paint underneath is ok. Can a smart repair technician repair the lacquer in this way?
From what I understand most shops wont do small area repairs as they are held to hire standards. They will want to do the entire car. Just what i've been toold.
Most car dealerships have services that do touch up work like this. I found a guy in my area by asking at the local Chevy dealership. You may have to ask more than one dealership to get one of them to actually give you that information. Those repair guys usually work normal business hours Monday through Friday, if you get a chance during those hours you can find them by simply driving through a few different lots until you see them working. Just walk up and ask if they're interested in some side work. I had my bumper damaged and was quoted 1200.00 usd at a few body shops. The guy I found did it for 250 and you can not tell at all there was any damage. And that's with a tri coat pearlescent paint too. Just have to look a little, very much worth the time and effort. Good luck!
Awesome video man really helped out! I have a red hyndai with peeling clear coat. Would you recommend ordering a color matched can and spraying a light coat after sanding or would i be okay with just clear coat?? Thanks again bro keep them coming🙌
Awesome thanks for watching ,You could get a can of colour matched to your car to be on the safe side, but if you are gentle enough when sanding and the colour coat is fine then just a clear coat will be do.
Depends how it comes out if it looks allgood and your happy you can skipped the sanding and just do a soft to med compound and a polish. :) if ot has orange peel can do a light wet sand of 2000grit or finer then the compound and polish
I have three spots like this on my hood and one on passenger's door. Been to three auto paint "specialists" and all told me the whole part needs to be sprayed anew, like 600€ per part. Strip it off the old color and paint it again. And since the car is worth like three times the service they told me just to ignore it. All three of them. WTF? They didn't even try to scam me for new paintjob. I'm so fucking pissed right now. This is what? 40€ fix that I can do myself? I'd rather have specialist do it but it seems like I know more about it now then them? How is that possible?
Just posted a video of the repair 5 months on to shows how it is now :)
I just purchased an MK6 GTI, and the roof structure is peeling in the same spots as your car! I visualized myself doing this exact procedure and thought, "It can't be that simple." you, sir, have given me the confidence to pull the trigger.
how'd it come out?
Suggestion: If you use a sponge for a sanding block it will aid in avoiding sanding "hot spots" and your results will be superior compared to "free hand" Keep up the good work and God bless from SoCal USA
Wow, after watching about {oh, idk} 50, 100...maybe 200 videos I finally found a video I can understand. Thank You sooo much for uploading this. The accent makes it even better. Adds a nice touch :)
Wow thank you so much for the kind comments, yeah I try to make my videos easy to understand and follow, im glad its working out that way :) and Im happy u like my accent thanks again :)
I did my 350z after watching this video, 2000 grit worked fine for me, it took longer ofc because finer grade but no worries about going to deep.
I did this to my Benz bumpers last year, in 2020 it was diff to get wetsand paper from local retailers so I started buying all I could get. I started with 400, 600, 1000, 2500. and two kinds of clearcoat. I did a few patches fine but waited to shop Amazon for everything I actually needed, dealt with the wait periods and listenes to lots of music on Spotify. Clearcoat quality seemed to be the real winner to saving money going DYI. Best to work in the early mornings or under well lit auto bays when windy. I also repainted my Benz rims from 2003 and they came out great until I just bought brand new aftermarket machined stunners with new wheels. The wait period post clearcoat is the worst thing about DYI.
Thanks for being so straightforward.
Thank u for your nice comment
Thank you for the video. Would it make sense to start with 1000 grit paper and go up instead of 600-800 if youre trying to avoid base coat disturbance? I want to attempt to DIY but if I mess up the base coat that has me worried. Figured there would be no issue using finer paper and sanding longer/more to avoid base coat disturbances. Thank you in advance for any feedback
1000 grit also disturbs the base coat even if being careful. I hear some manufacturers use a single coat of base, so there's very little room to sand.
Have a Pontiac Sunbird that rrreeeaally needs this done before it effects the paint. Thanks for the video.
Your welcome and nice car :)
Why why WHY must people drown themselves out with the monotonous music loop? But still a 👍 thumbs up.
Allgood may re upload with the music track off :)
Good tip hit the edges with your blow off gun from compressor. All the clearcoat thats not well bonded will flake off.
Just a quick thank you for all you guys that are viewing this video hope this helping you on your cars :)
Good job although I probably would have wet sanded the final part
This gave my confidence to try myself. Can you share what brand of clear coat you used?
I know this video is fairly old but it’s the first time I’ve watched it. Could you put a single coat of clear coat over the damaged part as the very first step, before sanding to simply protect the base paint when you start sanding? Would that have worked? To ensure you don’t scuff the base paint? Just wondering as I am going to attempt this on my own car and it’s a very similar situation…
Did you get a reply? Have you attempted that?
@@hayleydownes3392 no and no. I’m waiting for the weather in my area to get warmer as I’ll have to do this outdoors. I’ve never seen anyone try what I was suggesting so I doubt there’s an answer to it…
I'm thinking this is the way to go too, as at least it will protect the colour coat. After all, the aim is to fill the area of missing lacquer with more lacquer! The sanding is to remove excess lacquer from the original ,so the final finish is all one level. Also, I'm going to try an airline around the edges of the peeling area, to remove nay loose material. It may work, but has to be better than trying anything mechanical to remove the already-peeled lacquer
Do I use rubbing compound or polishing compound?
thanks very thorough & helpful.
it's recommended to wait [a long time] before waxing new paint or clearcoat bit otherwise 👍
It looks good for this old of a car. Looked like there was a bit of orange peel left over at the end of the video? Would sanding with 2000 or something between clear coats make it even better?
Great video sir. You saved me money. Turned out great.
Thank you, exactly the comment I wanted to see :)
Are you sanding the entire area that the clear coat has chipped off? Or just edge of the chipping clear coat?
Good video but the audio is far too low.
nice work .. looks really good .. about to do my Camry
Nice video but I can’t hear you well. Not sure why you added the beat.
There is a repost without the music
Have reposted this video without the music backing tracked due it drowning out my voice :)
The clear coat lacquer on my MINI r56 is peeling away although the paint underneath is ok. Can a smart repair technician repair the lacquer in this way?
From what I understand most shops wont do small area repairs as they are held to hire standards. They will want to do the entire car. Just what i've been toold.
@@luckybastardshawaii2834 Need a smart repairer then I guess?
Most car dealerships have services that do touch up work like this. I found a guy in my area by asking at the local Chevy dealership. You may have to ask more than one dealership to get one of them to actually give you that information. Those repair guys usually work normal business hours Monday through Friday, if you get a chance during those hours you can find them by simply driving through a few different lots until you see them working. Just walk up and ask if they're interested in some side work. I had my bumper damaged and was quoted 1200.00 usd at a few body shops. The guy I found did it for 250 and you can not tell at all there was any damage. And that's with a tri coat pearlescent paint too. Just have to look a little, very much worth the time and effort. Good luck!
@@SeventyRS 👍
Such an informative video. So easy to understand. Many thanks. (Such a shame about the music drowning out the commentary on a near perfect clip 🦻)
what compound did you use was it polishing or something
what is the compound for?
Yayy so so excited almost 40 subs, thank you so so much to the 39 that have sub so far, :D
Awesome video man really helped out! I have a red hyndai with peeling clear coat. Would you recommend ordering a color matched can and spraying a light coat after sanding or would i be okay with just clear coat?? Thanks again bro keep them coming🙌
Awesome thanks for watching ,You could get a can of colour matched to your car to be on the safe side, but if you are gentle enough when sanding and the colour coat is fine then just a clear coat will be do.
Lacquer wouldve been just fine. Using red spray means theres probably a visible patch where he repaired the damage.
Straight after your 1st clear coat your masking tape changed pattern and then it looked better blended!!!
Was the background music vital?
Yes
Never use the damn song things bro. I can’t hear a word your saying. But. Not bad I like your style
Yeah love the songs to :)
Did you use a 2k clear coat or a 1k clear coat for the repair
1k clear coat
Hi whats the name of the clear coat sir
And the rubbing compound is it?
Clearcoat brand is lyndar 1k clearcaot.
@@emkaymanasseh4358 and compound is turtlewax soft to med
Thank you very much, i will check it out
when you remove the paint i was like , he fuck it he definetly fuck it . impresive result i didn`t expect
Well done mate
the sounds very low you need an improvement higher sound
Thank you for watching :)
PERFECT !!!
So you don't wet sand after applying the clear coat?
Depends how it comes out if it looks allgood and your happy you can skipped the sanding and just do a soft to med compound and a polish. :) if ot has orange peel can do a light wet sand of 2000grit or finer then the compound and polish
Thanks for watching :)
Alright got it. Thanks for replying 👍
Music too loud, can hardly hear the explanation.
There is a version of this video on my channel with no background music :)
Is it safe to inhale that clear coat from that close ?
No its not. Use in a well ventalated area and were a mask to be on the safe side
I have three spots like this on my hood and one on passenger's door. Been to three auto paint "specialists" and all told me the whole part needs to be sprayed anew, like 600€ per part. Strip it off the old color and paint it again. And since the car is worth like three times the service they told me just to ignore it. All three of them. WTF? They didn't even try to scam me for new paintjob.
I'm so fucking pissed right now. This is what? 40€ fix that I can do myself? I'd rather have specialist do it but it seems like I know more about it now then them? How is that possible?
Can you do this on metallic paint?
Yes but u have to use the correct clear for it . best to ask the place you purchase from
@@fatandhappykid ok thank you
what kind of clear did u use?
A 1k clear coat
Hey what’s a list of everything I need? Got a bud to fix it on my car for 3500$. I am normalizing that much for a car that’s not even worth that much
Hey there the things i mentioned at the start of the vid is all i used
It cost less then $100nzd all up
Very poor sound quality. Nice video though.
Thanks for your feedback will get that sorted for the next one
still looks pretty go tho not bad for rattle can
Shut the music off
Thanks for watching :) each video will have different music track
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Well I never while watching this I fell a sleep get on with it
Awesome im glad my video helps in all ways :)
This is a great topic but terrible overbright sunlight and obnoxious, overloud music. I gave up watching, Take a videography course!
all that work to be ruined by washing it with a sponge lol
Nah hasnt been ruined still good as of today
Very poor quality, orange peal after respray clear is tragic 😟