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    Heavy oxidation

    I'm not technically a detailer, i'm a lot tech at a dealership so i generally get cars after a professional detail is done. At any rate, i don't really do any work with paint except basic waxing and buffing, but i just bought a project car, a 1991 audi. For being 20 years old the car is in fairly good shape, but it does have quite a bit of scratching all over the body, and there's some heavy oxidation on the roof. I don't want to pay $2500 to paint my $800 car quite yet, so i was wondering if there's anything to be done about the roof, hopefully at least to improve it if not restore it... Any help greatly appreciated!

    The roof:


    The rest is in ok shape... (except for being really dirty since i haven't cleaned it up yet)
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    Re: Heavy oxidation

    Sadly, what you see is not just oxidation... that is clear coat failure. In other words, your car has a two-stage paint job with the color coat topped with a clear, protective coat. That protective coat is what has turned white and is receding as it continues to fail.

    It will sadly need a re-paint as once the clear coat gets that bad, you can't fix it with buffing.

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    • #3
      Re: Heavy oxidation

      For the roof, if you don't want to get a new paint job I'd recommend maybe doing a vinyl wrap. If you know how to do it yourself you can get a big piece of black vinyl for cheap and problem not fixed, but hidden

      Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNwZ2VTGNZE

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      • #4
        Re: Heavy oxidation

        Not oxidation on the roof. It is clear coat failure. Sorry.
        quality creates its own demand

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        • #5
          Re: Heavy oxidation

          I agree, definitely clear coat failure, common on some vehicles of that time frame. I remember Fords loved to lose their clear coat as well.

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          • #6
            Re: Heavy oxidation

            I figured it was probably the clear coat because of the white. Incidentally the guy i bought the car from works at a vinyl shop and offered to cover the roof... might take him up on it.

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            • #7
              Re: Heavy oxidation

              Thanks for the help

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