clear coat flaking off roof edge panels
A couple months ago I noticed the clear coat peeling or flaking off in a half dozen or so spots on the radiused roof edge panels on our coach. Always in the middle of the panel, never near the edge an...
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Tom/Barb wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:
House of Color urethane clear
I guess if they have any, they have more than any other.
Actually I don't know of any high quality automotive clear finish that does not offer UV protection, whether water base or polyurethane. Here is another link and a quote from this site:
"Most modern car finishes consist of a base coating that contains the color, topped with a protective clear coat that is designed to keep the pigmented paint from oxidizing. This outer clear coat adds UV protection that helps prevent the sun's rays from drying out the base paint." Clear coat finishes
Any of the clear coat finishes from the past would yellow after just a few years out in the sun. I used Dupont Imron on my airplane that sat out in the Florida sun for several years with no fading or oxidation of the clear coat.
