Chrishoky

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Hey guys,

I have the stock wing and the clear coat has started to bubble pretty badly. Its only within the last month or so since I have noticed this. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean it up? Particularly, any advice on keeping it from getting any worse?

I recently used some rubbing compound, polish, and wax on some scratches I had and it worked out well. Would a similar process help protect and mask my bubbling problem? All help is appreciated.

laythor

only true fix is to have it reclearcoated provided the paint isnt damaged.

RogueTadhg

Bubbling? Ive never heard of the clear coat bubbling before.

Can you snap a few pictures and post it here?

Rotary-RX8

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i think hes talking about orange peel.

Chrishoky

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Added some pics, it seems that the actual paint is fine.. but the clear is starting to bubble and crack.. ideas besides having to re-clearcoat? Anything to slow the process? Prevent further damage?

Chrishoky

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What is Orange peel?

Chrishoky

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Problem is getting worse with this weekends rain. Check out this new pic. Its starting to loook more like a protective coating than a clear coat. Its starting to just chip right off with no effort whatsoever. I would think a clear coat would have more sticking bite than this.

Any ideas?

unr8ed

Did you ever find a fix for this? Mine has started doing something similar but the bubbles are smaller.

bse50

sand and paint.

willnordacgreen1211

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damn dude! whoever painted that car did a shitty job. ive never seen clear coat do that on paint less than 20 years old. lol

Chrishoky

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I never found a cure to this problem, I will post the most recent pics I have of the wing tomorrow when I get a chance. I have since taken the wing off and I am plugging the trunk and de-badging it. Ill post pics of that in a month or two when its complete (Im doing it on my own)

RX8 Dyno Dan

I have an 04 RX8 AT, Nordic Mica green that bubbled up on top of the driver's rear quarter (next to the trunk) your right, its BS