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Old 07-05-04, 02:06 AM
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different types of Clear Coats?

i am buying an 88GTU and the owner of it says it might need a new clear coat. What i'm wondering is are there different types of clear coats out there? can i get one to darken the color of the car or one to add a flake or something. also what price range do clear coats run in? the car is red.
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somebody has to know...come on.
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needs new clear coat- needs paintjob or a really
good buffing if your lucky

the 88 red wasnt clearcoated orginally, so it may only need a buffing
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Originally posted by Rob XX 7

needs new clear coat- needs paintjob or a really
good buffing if your lucky


It's generally recommended to re-paint and re-clearcoat, not just the latter. Or, you can machine buff the old paint to try and bring back some of its previous luster.

And clearcoat is a clear, shiny layer of paint that is applied over the basecoat. It protects the paint from UV light and is necessary to make the paint shine. It will *not* darken your color nor can you add flakes to it.
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If you want to darken your car you could throw on a dark colored pearl; my honda's purple looked like *** until i threw on a lavender pearl coat and it looks alot better.




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