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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: terry paget on 18 April 2016, 08:36:36
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I understand that due to EU rules car paints are now water based, leaving a dull and soft finish, which is given a top coat of lacquer to make it shiny. It peels off eventually, leaving dull patches. Is there any simple cure?
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The simple cure is the only cure: sand the paint back to a good surface and repaint.
The lacquer peels because it hasn't bonded correctly with the lower surface. There are a number of reasons for this from poor application to mixing the paint incorrectly. It isn't a new problem caused by water based paint(and it's only the base coat that is water based, the clear is still solvent) Ford metallics in the sixties suffered badly from this.
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You are right there, Nick. On all points. Its just bad finishing causes that. I had peeling on a repaired Rover 820, which was done by the supposedly best repairers in Wycombe.
Cure....sand back and repaint, Terry
1960's Fords were a nightmare....how many I repainted, I will never remember :o
*Footnote*.... waterborne clear coat is available, but not sure how many repairers use them
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Both passenger doors on my 2001 saloon are peeling from under window downwards,otherwise burgundy paintwork is good.I think the hard winter a few years ago started it...
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Dont know if its relevant, but the bits that are losing the lacquer on my elite are the plastic bits, ie the boot spoiler & patches on the bumpers.
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Big patch missing on my 2003 bumper. :'(