cheap way to fix clear coat

[@maxly501]

Once I saw you with the Max 2k clearcoat I knew it would come out great

[@PREDATOR07]

The best clear coat in a can

[@francophysique5192]

I got a turbo can of 4k clear, will it leave my car looking good? 🥺

[@unknowmysteries5925]

So no paint? Just clear?

[@BjorgenEatinger]

The most difficult part is the taping.

[@slammingbrutaldegeneracy2561]

Honestly

[@joseconstante1321]

Do you have to tape

[@internetexplorer7303]

@@joseconstante1321 masking tape would be advised so you don't spray your glass by accident

[@joseconstante1321]

Can I send it down with 400 grit paper then spray the 2K over it and that's it real question LOL

[@shaneintegra]

Wetsand the clearcoat with a high grit, then buff it all out n it'll look good

[@brandonsantillan6336]

Wym buff it out how do you do that

[@self-madejacobo8281]

@@brandonsantillan6336you can use really high grit sandpaper or a compound that shops sell to make it smooth

[@evemito]

Thanks 4 this comment

[@mcskittlez6159]

​@@self-madejacobo8281what compound?

[@fistfirst7355]

@@brandonsantillan6336buffing means polishing

[@seniorxj2931]

I use the same clear. Best clear coat in a spray can for sure!

[@rikityrik]

I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing it this way. I used to work in a RV paint and body shop and we did it for customers from time to time. If the paint is in pretty good condition go for it. Your project turned out awesome!👍

[@flyinghighlm8391]

I've used 2k clear on several older vehicles. It surely qualifies as good enough. Trick I learned was heavier coats are better than light ones. Looks good from 20ft but most importantly stops the clear coat peel from spreading :)

[@eDriftingAway]

So my roof is dirty and crusty. How do I clean it the best to look at the clear coat that is left?

[@joseconstante1321]

So wash my car let it dry use 400 grit paper then use 2K and spray it on there and that's it

[@talking_tree_0451]

I actually thought about this in my sleep the other day I’m glad you made a video on this it like tickles my brain

[@APerez89]

Tickle deez

[@TonyYesi]

​@@APerez89nutz

[@krashdown102]

Beats a full respray

[@balentincamargo5248]

Are you repainting and clearing or just clearcoating

[@TopVillain]

Honda is notorious for this issue and they have done nothing to fix

[@147dad]

Dude my clear coat is chipping away on the front bumper , I’ve been pretending I don’t see it 😂

[@dannymiller7187]

@@147dadget one of those leather bumper/hood covers cars used to rock them all the time in the 90’s and early 2000’s my cousins 94 mustang had a real sweet leather bra on it. Make that shit cool Again I’ll follow your lead.

[@147dad]

@@dannymiller7187 well unfortunately my Honda was totaled 😫, drunk driver ran a red , I no longer have a clear coat issue 😂😂

[@smooth_ops2942]

​@@147dadI do the same with my wife... 3 months now and im single. Still not sure who these kids are and why their calling me daddy though...

[@147dad]

@@smooth_ops2942lmao I’m supposed to be “babysitting” my brothers kids I’ve been hiding in the restroom for the last 30 minutes idk who these kids are 😂

[@sele509]

I just came for the comments, lol. But to be fair, he did say it wasn’t the right way and just an experiment. So disclaimer there! 😊

[@Carnage488]

Give me an excellent idea 😂 but how long did it last ?

[@DNOJ]

That’s way better than where it was !

[@notorious_4043]

you could go down even to a 160-200 grit for the clear removal, maybe even down to 120 grit. And for home paint jobs, using low pressure air (40-60 psi) you can blow off the car in between coats to help minimize the dust trapped on the surface to cut down on the cut and buff at the end

[@Fhwgads11]

That’s pretty aggressive, you’d have to come back up to 400 (ideally more like 800) unless you want sand scratches all throughout your clear. The risk of going through the exposed paint would be way too high if all you want to do is just re-clear

[@NjBoriG35]

120 is crazy

[@bubahercsooshhercules4292]

400 is the lowest I’d go tbh

[@garygarner482]

I like single stage, with multiple colors., it's a lot of work, but the paint doesn't peel, 🎉🎉 it's awesome.

[@jeremylarson7506]

Fantastic job bro!

[@sk8erdude3216]

You clean with wax and grease remover or rubbing alcohol. Not mineral spirits.

[@outlandishbottle9279]

Isn't mineral spirits just for bare metal?

[@FarikoPacer]

@@outlandishbottle9279mineral spirits is like a baby version of lacquer thinner.

[@lexWest612]

Thanks boss! After doing this I should have no problem selling this old civic.

[@PastaIsNotNoodles]

For cars that are renowned for being reliable, they have terrible paint. My civic’s lacquer is peeling on the rear tailgate.

[@jcel5870]

Thx for the advice my truck needs this. Gonna attempt this

[@adamjlogeren6628]

How’d it go?

[@jcel5870]

@@adamjlogeren6628 got most of my materials just waiting for the wind to stop, since I only have a car port. I Wana out up some tarps to help with the wind but the wind has been nasty lately

[@ImLvgging]

any update?

[@DumpsterFien]

If you do this do yourself a favor and wet sand with high grit wet sandpaper. Like 1 or 2 thousand grit. 400 is a bit harsh.

[@LJC5865]

For painting or window tint... IT WILL BE WINDY THAT DAY PLUS 2 MORE. SONOVAMFRRRRRRRARGH

[@holdenbaldassi3697]

All it needs now is a good cut and polish and coating and it would look mint.

[@georgeyoung613]

Great results. I ordered the same 2k clear coat almost a year ago. I have just been debating myself on how to prep the car. Thank you for the video. It gave me the push I needed to jump in. Much respect 🙏 🫡.

[@IsaacMendoza0301]

Dam that’s real nice I’m gonna have to do that soon

[@sbe0001]

“I’m gonna teach you to fix your car, this ain’t the correct way just an experiment” wtf

[@crackedthieves]

It's still fixed though

[@user-qy1vs7jo7b]

@@crackedthieves nah

[@oksu132]

​@@user-qy1vs7jo7b it's better. idk why paint shops think we want perfection

[@ILARYAH20]

Tf stop veing rude

[@infernaldaedra]

I'm giving him the still made it work seal of approval. 👍 So many cars on the road are much worse condition than this and many auto body shops just spray on eurethane coats and wheel buff it down anyway. 😂

[@spookyduzit]

You made it happen though. Nice work

[@johnny07652]

Thank you! I have a 2005 Acura which is in pretty good shape except the clearcoat and I don't want to pour a lot of time or work into it because with 215K miles and at almost 20 years old I don't plan on keeping it much longer so a fix like this is good to make it look good for the rest of its realistic life (the interior has irreversible damage like cracked dash and perforated seats that are tearing between perforations)

[@mustang.]

Have a 2007 Camry and trust me. My interior was worse than you could imagine happen aftwr what monstrosity you already described. Google Toyota cheap interior issue on 2007-2010 Camry and Lexus if you want to know. The dashboard would melt and stick to your hands. I got it fixed by going to one of those car seat and upholstery shops, they put a faux leather same color as my dashboard and now my dash looks brand new. The upholstery all over the car got changed as well and it looks brand new. Now was thinking to get the car poloshed but wanted to paint clear coat, which the paint shop duped me out of by claiming he will do it all, but did a bad job of polishing ( no wet sanding, just polished portions of the car and then shampooed and slightly waxed)

[@Mr_Gabbles]

I’m bout to do my whole ‘02 accord like this. Won’t be perfect but it already ain’t perfect sooo

[@bfisher9826]

It even made the faded spots look good

[@thegman4759]

That still looks great I'll have try this on my truck roof noone will see it anyways

[@WillFull_Truth]

All right you convinced me 2kis the way

[@DestinyA83]

How long does it take before it starts to wear??

[@wetuhtang7019]

Think u forgot the most important, (wet sanding)

[@realpeopleoftheinternet]

Great job

[@alexdyess5143]

It looks good but the dry sanding with such a rough grit is scary, could’ve took too much off

[@liiita6981]

Ohhh so he's a painter too niiiiiiice

[@jacobshank9362]

I would definitely get a plastic car cover for the car, cut out what you’re spraying and tape edges again. Otherwise you risk overspray on your other panels, plastic

[@ambientsounds1416]

It came out super hazy, because the rattle has not got enough preasure and any kind of wind would cause oversprays. Can you show the after cut and polish?

[@brbert02]

You could put a couplenlayers of base on before the clear because judgingbby how much clear was missing the base had probable started fading too, but thats not bad if someone just wants an improvement and notba perfect paint job, do you know how well its held up?

[@APerez89]

Good shit Luis! You made me feel confident in doing it. I jusy got done using some mcguires conpound shit but i can still see the oxi marks so maybe ill do this in a few months. I was worried about doing this wrong and drips and unglossed surfaces as i did with desk top several days ago. Lol

[@1995RangeRover]

Good results!

[@EsotericHashira]

I respect it

[@trentulloa5848]

Hey so my camaro got some clearcoat peeling on the wing only pretty much. Could I sand the whole car down and spray clearcoat 2x on it? Just to revive the whole clearcoat? 400grit max on the paint if not repainting?

[@josiahshane3339]

So brother all You did was re apply clear coat? No paint and it turned out that good? That’s sweet man thank you !! Have a car similar color and condition have you had any issues since you did it? How’s it turn out after buffing?

[@godalmightyismysavior197]

It’s probably cause the area he sanded wasn’t through the base coat went through just some clear coat

[@gustavrodriguez910]

@@godalmightyismysavior197Is that ideal?

[@christopherwright6814]

You should be using denatured alcohol to clean not mineral spirits. Mineral spirits is for cleaning after using oil based paints. It will leave a residue behind on the surface when used the way you used it here

[@baddonkey75]

My oaint chipped down to the netal so i have to fill it after sanding and smooth then do paint process. Any tips for filling 😊

[@Gnik4144]

I just plastidipped my accord back in the day when the roof was bad lol nice video though

[@Heartsanime]

Didn't the sanding leave scratch marks on the parts where there was almost no clear coat left?

[@backintogear9071]

Members only jacket lol. I'm barely old enough to remember that

[@firstname-qq3xp]

how is this turning out long term now?

[@brianadams8748]

So you sprayed right on top of the clear coat oxidation?

[@AlrightMykol]

By paint do you mean using actual paint or just clear coating it?

[@Bonked_YT]

pretty

[@m_recon5092]

So after you use sand paper ,you clean the area and then just use clear coat?

[@bayfinest1938]

Did you paint the top first or just clear coat ?

[@balentincamargo5248]

Thats what im thinking

[@sneakerempire6306]

How many coats did you put

[@Wizkid490]

Just be careful with that 2K clear. Super dangerous stuff. Technically, you should have an forced air mask, but at a MINIMUM, you should be using that outdoors or in a VERY well ventilated area with a respirator and paint cartridges.

[@The1Music2MyEars]

So many DIY guys say it's easy, and then break out the 2k. You need a face shield respirator for something as poisoning as that. That no longer makes it as easy as these vids are saying

[@nollieflip1]

Just did this and you left out the painting part before doing the clear coat. Now it looks like I sanded the shit and then did just clearcoat. It looks terrible.

[@kolejim9016]

😂

[@raffikkiz]

Went too hard with the sanding or your paint is too far gone. He didn't paint it. Only clear coat.

[@wagwanyute8156]

Doesn't mineral spirit leave residue?

[@elchinolas777]

I don’t see the paint spray you use for this ?

[@baddonkey75]

Finna do this to my whole car

[@therealsolo23]

It’s better than what it was. It’s actually what i was thinking of doing just haven’t had time since ive been lazy. And who cares no one is gonna look at the top part anyways

[@brandonwebb7771]

good job

[@rikutakahashi4381]

Did he duplicolor then clear or did he just clear it?

[@ralphjackson6309]

You should really be adding plastic at the bottom to at least protect the unmasked areas from overspray, other than that, nothing beats that 2k aerosol clear!

[@keithf7976]

Follow up the 400 grit with 600 grit

[@brightkreations1300]

mmmm 🤔 did you use an oil remover or cleaner after the mineral spirits!! then use a micro cloth.. then use the clear coat???

[@jsavoy1]

I need to do mine also. How many cans did you use?

[@3n3ly7m9]

He said 2 cans

[@altairtheeagle]

Lol hermano, man this was brave. Sand it down with 800 grit and water with a block, less scratches to fill for a smoother surface but it’s not a repair that will hold or look great

[@whatugonnadu]

Please....go check out channels with professional auto painters. Most of them have videos of how to do this simple fix properly and affordably at home

[@billygr7628]

And incase you live in an apartment and you're not a home owner with a backyard like homeboy here, ask the management for permission. Some places don't allow tenants to work on cars. 😅

[@NjBoriG35]

Is this lasting?

[@jasonfranks1096]

That’s. Great airesol clear

[@swanginfleet]

You went 80% there. Should have went to orielly and got a spray can of matched paint for $30. Didny turn out bad though.

[@hakman239]

Wet sanding to fix the roof then buff

[@asliozgulgokdemir7225]

U didn’t use any paint right ? Just a clear coat?

[@idronecharpifpv89]

So what you should have said is I am going to teach the wrong way of working on cars one part at a time! But is cool as long as the job gets half way done and it works is all good

[@mjflores4170]

The obs chevy next door thoe 😍

[@williamardenjr116]

Definitely told this the right way. I usually use 91% alcohol mixed 50/50 with distilled water to wipe everything off. It's easier on the tape of you are taping things off. Also can make the stickie part of cheaper tapes stick to your trim aka make you $@$$_#_$ like a mofo getting that 💩 off 😂

[@Calualu]

Nice nice @calualu #music

[@aps5524]

You can sand bad clear coat and re clear it without needing to paint it. Panel paint repair shops don’t like you doing it because it is not profitable enough

[@EnriqueHernandez-qt9pp]

I Didn't understand, did you paint with actually blue paint or just sand and clean it and then just apply the clear coat? Am I right cause i have the same problem in my car so I'd like to fix it myself

[@joseconstante1321]

That's what I got but I think when he said he painted it he means he sprayed the clear coat

[@ricebowlasmr]

i’m gonna use black car paint on mine today and see how that goes. it obviously won’t be as nice but the clear coat is so bad that i don’t have the time to sand it all off

[@Arraxis]

Spraying black paint on messed up clear coat? That will be a disaster...

[@ricebowlasmr]

@@Arraxis it worked out great actually

[@NjBoriG35]

I have a black car too did u sand first or add clear

[@jeanlawson9133]

More gooder more better.. AIN'T IT JUST AIN'T IT 😜 lols....👍

[@Forgiveusall01]

So you just sanded and clear coat... No paint?

[@MyRcGoSlow]

How much was the 2k ?

[@seniorxj2931]

There about 24 bucks on Amazon. It's literally the best clear coat in a spray can.

[@klejdirusta3643]

I don’t get it, so you just sanded and then clear coat no paint at all?

[@KenzertYT]

The clear under the new clear will continue to delaminate or fail but this works for a year or two or more, and it’s cheap, so fuck it lol

[@gm_muscle0671]

Tried this on my truck and the damaged white clear coat was still visible under the sprayed on layer. Had to use some spray paint on it, wet sand it, and spray another layer of clear coat for it to look decent. To be fair my truck is black so the damaged clear coat was extremely visible

[@boolay8317]

Did you said it enough?

[@roseanneking8984]

Could you just spray clear coat on it without sanding and painting?

[@godalmightyismysavior197]

You need to polish it

[@roseanneking8984]

@@godalmightyismysavior197 polish it with what? Do I have to repaint it too? My car is starting to peel bad on the back end and top and a strip on top of each door. It’s a 2004 Toyota Corolla and runs good it’s just the clearcoat is peeling and leaving white places just like in the video.

[@angelseliteautodetailing]

Yes you can just won't be 5 years or 10 might fall off in 2-3 years

[@godalmightyismysavior197]

@@roseanneking8984 polish it was mequire ultimate compound then mequire polisher

[@FarikoPacer]

No. Sanding the car creates scratches in the paint for the clear/paint to bond to. Without that bond. It’ll flake off in less than a year. Trust me. I’ve been paining over a decade.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

I was quoted $1100 to fix a 12x4 inch clear coat problem.... Like, b-itch byeeeee that's like a $500 dollar touch up. I will be taking it to Maaco.

[@johnydeadboy]

2k clear needs a catalyst

[@carkid7640]

No shi, those cans come with it there’s a button on the bottom to press and it releases it when u ready to paint

[@jakobbull4309]

how is it 2k? how does the hardner mix with the clear coat?

[@Panagiotis_P]

Yes from what i know when you press the button at the bottom of bottle

[@NoLongo]

2k is the real deal and dangerous because of it. Full respirator like in the vid, minimum.

[@Lightsoutaustin]

That overspray must look horrible

[@g3attack]

Dude that is 10x's better!!! F$$K the Haters!!!!

[@user-ku1wk1mk6y]

That paint will peel after a year should have user sealer

[@DumpsterFien]

wouldn’t use 400 grit. More like 1,000, 2,000, 3,000. All wet. Probably would soak it in water for a bit before too. And inbetween grits wipe down. Then wipe after making sure there’s no debris left on it. Maybe a tack cloth. Tape off and then clear coat. Oh and obviously wash area first with soap and water. Idk I’m not someone who professionally works on cars though 🤷🏻‍♀️ just a carpenter but I do know 400 grit is a bit too abrasive.

[@Chicago_Toxic_Donut]

Members Only🤔 Guess I'm not the last member 😀😃

[@jermaineolive1563]

This is what my gf car looks like I may have to try this

[@ralphalvarado6155]

Well the prep not well done because this clear fly really quick and it will stick to everything and you just wrap only around the areas which got clear but you forgot the rest of the car and the mineral spirits is oily so I think there is a lot missing here by the way I am no expert on paint but I do work a lot on shops