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Chrishoky 05-12-2011 10:58 PM

Bubbling Clear Coat on Rear Wing
 
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Hey guys, :wavey:

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. :D:

laythor 05-12-2011 11:55 PM

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

RogueTadhg 05-13-2011 02:27 AM

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

Can you snap a few pictures and post it here?

Rotary-RX8 05-13-2011 08:01 AM

i think hes talking about orange peel.

Chrishoky 05-13-2011 08:24 AM

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 05-14-2011 11:55 PM


Originally Posted by Rotary-RX8 (Post 3975904)
i think hes talking about orange peel.

What is Orange peel?

Chrishoky 05-15-2011 07:07 PM

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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 03-30-2012 10:30 AM

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

bse50 03-30-2012 03:08 PM

sand and paint.

willnordacgreen1211 03-30-2012 06:44 PM

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 04-01-2012 03:01 AM

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 04-02-2012 08:41 PM

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


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