What can done with Peeling Clear Coat?

[QuickSilver]

My silver '92 Q45 that has peeling clear coat in few areas. A buddy, with some clear coat painting experience, says that there not much that can be done except repaint whole panel sections. He knows of no good way to "touch up" clear coat.

Does anyone know of way to temporarily touch up clear coat to protect the colored paint until can I justify a major paint job?

This same friend said that pealing clear coat is due to a faultly original paint job and are rare. He's seen peeling clear coat in areas where poor preparation done on repainted areas. With a car that is over ten years old, is there any hope that Inifiniti be willing to take some responsiblity?

I've also been told that Inifiniti paint is some of the best, except for maybe some German manufacturers. Some of the paint on the old Infinitis I've seen look new. But maybe I'm not looking close enough, just like when I bought my Q a few months ago.

The area that are peeling are on the front side of the roof next the drainage slots and next to the wheel wells where the moldings meet the body.

[AZhitman]

Mine has some mild peeling on the platic bumpers where they meet the wheel wells... Also on the front bumper (area hidden by center of hood when closed).

Are you sure it hadn't been repainted already?

I'm sure an expert will chime in here soon....

[jefftrexler]

I have seen quite a few early model Q45's with damaged paint, but never one that had peeling clear coat! I'm thinking that previously to you owning your Q45, it had been repainted and a cheap clear coat was added. The best thing to do is wet-sand the area to get rid of the clear coat in the area, then have the area clear-coated. The bad part about that is the newly clear-coated areas are gonna be shinyer (sp?) than the rest of the car. If your gonna deal with that much hassle I would just go ahead and wet-sand the whole car and have the whole car clear-coated. It would be well worth the time. Plus if you wanted you can have a tint added to the clear coat to darken up your paint...or you can add a little pearl for some nifty effects. Anyways....thats my $0.02.

[elwesso]

I have that also, and I know my color is the origional, and hasnt been repainted. It is just on the plastic parts not on the metal.

[QuickSilver]

I'm pretty sure my most of the car's paint is orginal. The only part that isn't orginal is the front bumper and adjacent front right fender. I'm planning on getting the paint matched and repainting the whole bumper.

My main concern is "stopping the bleeding" on the roof. It would be great if I could prevent it from getting worse and patch these spots without having to clear coat the whole car.

I like the idea of tweeking the shade of a new clear coat job, but will be the cost?

The wet sanding I can pobblely do myself. Actually, my friend can help me paint pieces of my car that I can remove, as his paint booth is not big enough for a whole car.

But to fix the roof, may require the whole car being redone. I guess I can live with a few spots peeling if it doesn't get too bad. Its not like a old pair skis that you don't mind someone skiing over them because they have been scatched already. This is my beloved Q afterall.

[QuickSilver]

Now I'm sure, my paint is not original. That explains the peeling.

Sorry about questioning the quality of Inifiniti. An factory paint job should and probably will last for decades.

Steven

[infinitinut]

Sorry about questioning the quality of Inifiniti. An factory paint job should and probably will last for decades.

I just detailed my 92Q w/ 108K yesterday. It gets Finish 2000, or some such EASY wax. My Q is gorgeous! Still would rate T-3's rating of "one of the finest examples of an early Q that we have ever seen", as opined by them when it was there for guides, etc., nearly 2 years ago. I honestly believe that the early Infinitis had some of the best paint jobs going! Our 92M convertible also has excellent paint.