Cracked spot in clear coat

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454Casull

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How to deal with this? I have a Dr. Color Chip kit, so should I try to fill it before compounding it or should I try to compound it before filling? It looks almost as if the clear coat is compromised all the way down to base...
 
This happened to me a while ago. I touched it up, compounded it, and polished it until it looked decent. Unless you are very skilled, it won't look perfect unless you respray the whole panel.
 
454Casull said:
How to deal with this? I have a Dr. Color Chip kit, so should I try to fill it before compounding it or should I try to compound it before filling? It looks almost as if the clear coat is compromised all the way down to base...
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I'd do some work on it *before*. That should knock loose any bits that are ready to come off anyhow and clean the area a bit. And maybe if you smooth it a bit the touchup will be easier to get somewhat level.



Just be careful to really clean off any product residue lest it interfere with the touchup.
 
Can I sand out the clearcoat and just wax over the color? Or perhaps spray some clear from a rattle can to replace it? These spots are seriously pissing me off.
 
454Casull said:
Can I sand out the clearcoat and just wax over the color?
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That's what I did on the beater-Audi, but I didn't sand, I just compounded/polished. It might not be good enough for you, but I'm OK with it. Needs redone frequently though.



Or perhaps spray some clear from a rattle can to replace it? These spots are seriously pissing me off.
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No, don't rattle-can it! Touch it up with a brush/etc. instead if you want to do that. But again, the result won't look all that hot. To really make it look decent you're almost certainly looking at a pro repair. Which, FWIW, I myself wouldn't bother with.
 
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