Re: Clearcoat cracking and peeling

slim <pickin's@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:4314B0E9.221822F6@xxxxxxxxxx:

>
> Hello!
>
> I just noticed that my '96 Civic's clearcoat was beginning
> to crack and peel off at certains points.... (Damn! Its a thicker
> coating that I expected!)...around the headlamps, side pass
> windows, edge of wheelwells.


Sounds like a lousy repaint, like TL says.


>
> Is this normal?


Not for factory paint.


>
> What can I do about it short and long term?


Repaint. Get a quote from a body shop.


>
> I am not interested in looks as much as protecting the
> orginal paint against rust.


If there's paint still there, it won't rust, but it will look pretty lousy.
If any parts are down to primer, put some paint on top, otherwise it will
rust.



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