Clear Coat is totally F****d up.

[Migero86]

[DylanFRS]

Originally Posted by Marchy

shoulda clearbra'd the front man.

Yeah, I have one of those on my hood. It is neat and gives me a nice line of perfect paint between my chipped to hell bumper and the top half of my hood that is chipped to hell.

[tech4pdx]

Originally Posted by DylanFRS

Yeah, I have one of those on my hood. It is neat and gives me a nice line of perfect paint between my chipped to hell bumper and the top half of my hood that is chipped to hell.

Precisely why I don't put woman's clothing on my car.

[glorydays]

sounds like someone's car needs to have an "accident"

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by DylanFRS

Yeah, I have one of those on my hood. It is neat and gives me a nice line of perfect paint between my chipped to hell bumper and the top half of my hood that is chipped to hell.

I got the full bumper, full hood and full fenders done. All areas look perfect still.

[Gunman]

I had some bird stains on my hood, and roof. Sunday I washed the car, and then used a bit of cleaner wax, which helped, but it was still there. Tonight I hit it with Zaino Z-PC, and the stains are gone.

[ronboogieon]

After reading all the issues with Subaru paint, I knew I had to invest in opticoat and clear bra after I purchased the car.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

All the various droppings, seeds etc... have left numerous marks on my clearc oat, even after careful washing.......

Well, FRiSson, I wouldn't give up on it just yet.

I'd suggest you wash it with hot water and a dish soap (like Joy), to remove all the old wax.

Next rub it up good with a clay bar.

If you have any spots of tree sap, alcohol will take that off.

Then apply a good quality cleaner/wax.

If it doesn't look good, you might consider taking it to a professional auto detailer.

If it looks good to you, apply a coat of a high quality wax.

I hope you get er shined up ....

If your car isn't garaged/under covered parking, you may consider a car cover.

humfrz

[Migero86]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, FRiSson, I wouldn't give up on it just yet.

I'd suggest you wash it with hot water and a dish soap (like Joy), to remove all the old wax.

Next rub it up good with a clay bar.

If you have any spots of tree sap, alcohol will take that off.

Then apply a good quality cleaner/wax.

If it doesn't look good, you might consider taking it to a professional auto detailer.

If it looks good to you, apply a coat of a high quality wax.

I hope you get er shined up ....

If your car isn't garaged/under covered parking, you may consider a car cover.

humfrz

This type of treatment applies to "ALL" cars... not just subie paint, nor is this a defect from the manufacturer. I've owned 10 cars from different brands and their clearcoat all had issues with environmental contamination at some point in their lives... its all about care, maintenance and upkeep in order to keep it pristine.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by Migero86

This type of treatment applies to "ALL" cars... not just subie paint, nor is this a defect from the manufacturer. I've owned 10 cars from different brands and their clearcoat all had issues with environmental contamination at some point in their lives... its all about care, maintenance and upkeep in order to keep it pristine.

This. As I said, normal.

[tech4pdx]

Is it normal for the clear on this car to get gouged just by looking at it the wrong way? I barely had the car for a month and I acquired more chips in that time than I've had on other cars (different manufacturers). Cars that I had driven 2 years or more. Every "body and paint" guy I've ever talked to has stated that factory paint on certain cars is getting worse. Not normal.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by tech4pdx

Is it normal for the clear on this car to get gouged just by looking at it the wrong way? I barely had the car for a month and I acquired more chips in that time than I've had on other cars (different manufacturers). Cars that I had driven 2 years or more. Every "body and paint" guy I've ever talked to has stated that factory paint on certain cars is getting worse. Not normal.

If it is normal to the car, then it is normal. I have owned 4 brand new cars from 4 different manufacturers in the last 4 years, and I can tell you that every single forum complained of the same thing. Thin paint or orange peely paint threads are everywhere for every car.

[jeebus]

My paint seems to be holding up just fine? I wash every few weeks, wax every now and again. 23k miles so far. Sleeps in a garage but parks outside each day during work.

[Grishbok]

If you have white spots on your clear coat, thats not a fault of the paint quality, its the fact that acidic contaminents have found their way onto your clear coat.

Easy way to take the spots off is to do the following:

wash it
Clay bar it
wash it
use a rotary buffer and a light cut polish like menzerna power finish.
Buff it till the polish flashes over
wipe it off with a microfiber
inspect the results

If done properly youll get rid of any swirl marks etc as well, it will look like highly polished glass.