cc failure

[ricadodetail]

Why does the cc seem to "peel" off? Sun damage? Not enough waxing it? I would like to teach my clienys on the reasons why. And are there ways that it van be repaired or slowed down from it spreading with out body shop cost?

[04blkpearlcoupe]

Re: cc failure

I have some small spots of cc failure on my roof and trunk and I was able to stop it from getting worse by keeping the car waxed at least once a month. It started when I neglected washing my car for a year (its a long story).

[Murr1525]

Re: cc failure

Well, CC Coat paint is just a layer of primer, a layer of colored paint, and a layer of clear paint. So the peeling is the clear paint separating from the colored paint.

Usually happens to neglected cars, so dried out, sun damage, etc. But sometimes it is just a bad paint job, and will fail no matter what.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: cc failure

Usually happens to neglected cars, so dried out, sun damage, etc. But sometimes it is just a bad paint job, and will fail no matter what.

Pretty well sums it up. There are a lot of reasons why a clear coat might fail, and it can fail in a couple of different ways. If it looks sort of chalky, oxidized or like it's breaking up then it most likely is failing from the top down. If it's peeling off then it's delaminating from the color coat so the failure originates from the bottom of the clear layer. Whether the paint was buffed down very thin in some area, or it was a problem during the painting process, or just flat out neglect can be very difficult to say but in virtually all cases, once the clear has started to fail there's usually no way to stop it from spreading.

[ricadodetail]

Thanks guys helped me understand more about cc. Ive met alot of people who've never waxed there car only car washes and their cars are pretty messed up. They always say waxing is for car fanatics. Now i can educate them a little more and maybe this wont happen to their cars

[Murr1525]

Re: cc failure

Well, for education, you would want to say more about the paint drying out over time.

The polishing oils can moisturize, and the wax can seal the polish in, besides protecting from environmental stuff landing on the paint.