Hyundai clearcoat scratches
Hi all. Just bought a used 2001 Accent, and I am very happy with it.
However, the previous owner ran it thru car wash's and such, and it has that million scratch look. I've read all the posts about how to buff it out, etc., but I have question: has anyone ever just re-clearcoated a car to get rid of the scratches? Not a total repaint, but just two coats of new clearcoat. Will that get rid of the scratches? Thats what I do to my kitchen table, works good for that. :) Any info appreciated in advance. Xin |
Re: Hyundai clearcoat scratches
On 2 Mar 2004 07:01:41 -0800, xiaoding2@mindspring.com (Xiaoding)
wrote: >Hi all. Just bought a used 2001 Accent, and I am very happy with it. >However, the previous owner ran it thru car wash's and such, and it >has that million scratch look. I've read all the posts about how to >buff it out, etc., but I have question: has anyone ever just >re-clearcoated a car to get rid of the scratches? Not a total >repaint, but just two coats of new clearcoat. Will that get rid of >the scratches? Thats what I do to my kitchen table, works good for >that. :) Any info appreciated in advance. > >Xin>================= If the scratches are deep enough to ge your fingernail into, recoating may be required. If not that deep, buffing should remove most. Auto repainters LOVE automatic car washes. S25 |
Re: Hyundai clearcoat scratches
Aren't the touchless kind of car washes OK?
-- Don <seahorse25@no.net> wrote in message news:6upa409h4ncsg2tqdmv7skm33jl9plr2ph@4ax.com... > On 2 Mar 2004 07:01:41 -0800, xiaoding2@mindspring.com (Xiaoding) > wrote: > > >Hi all. Just bought a used 2001 Accent, and I am very happy with it. > >However, the previous owner ran it thru car wash's and such, and it > >has that million scratch look. I've read all the posts about how to > >buff it out, etc., but I have question: has anyone ever just > >re-clearcoated a car to get rid of the scratches? Not a total > >repaint, but just two coats of new clearcoat. Will that get rid of > >the scratches? Thats what I do to my kitchen table, works good for > >that. :) Any info appreciated in advance. > > > >Xin>================= > > If the scratches are deep enough to ge your fingernail > into, recoating may be required. If not that deep, buffing should > remove most. > Auto repainters LOVE automatic car washes. > > S25 |
Re: Hyundai clearcoat scratches
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:36:40 -0800, "Don" <dbitzerATcomcastDOTnet>
wrote: >Aren't the touchless kind of car washes OK? Yes. |
Re: Hyundai clearcoat scratches
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:36:40 -0800, "Don" <dbitzerATcomcastDOTnet>
wrote: >news:6upa409h4ncsg2tqdmv7skm33jl9plr2ph@4ax.com.. . >> On 2 Mar 2004 07:01:41 -0800, xiaoding2@mindspring.com (Xiaoding) >> wrote: >> >> >Hi all. Just bought a used 2001 Accent, and I am very happy with it. >> >However, the previous owner ran it thru car wash's and such, and it >> >has that million scratch look. >> > <snip> >> >================= >>><seahorse25@no.net> wrote in message >> If the scratches are deep enough to ge your fingernail >> into, recoating may be required. If not that deep, buffing should >> remove most. >> Auto repainters LOVE automatic car washes. >> >> S25 >>========================= >Aren't the touchless kind of car washes OK? > >-- >Don >======================== The problem is often the guys drying cars. They snap the towels at each other and if the towel drops to the ground, it is picked up and used again. The sand and grit sticking to the damp towel does a job on the paint (AND the glass). A lot of the wash places are required to re-use water. Get a glass full of the used stuff and hold it up to a light! I realize that some apartment dwellers, or people living in the colder parts of the world may have to compromise, but you're going to get a lot of spiderwebbing in the clear coat. That's the way it is... S 25 |
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