Peeling lacquer :(

[CatmanV2]

My NS seems to have been contaminated by something. The lacquer has started peeling in a sort of 'drip' patttern.

Can it be repaired a la Chipsaway, or am I stuffed?

TIA
C

 

[philw696]

Going to have to be done properly im afraid mate.
Will need taking right back don't let the quick fix boys near it as it will end in tears.
Phil.

 

[CatmanV2]

Hmm
So ball park for a total respray? Any bets?

C

 

[allandwf]

Mine has a couple of small peeling parts on the rear bumper, was wondering about them too. Think I'll leave for a bit as the rest of the car is pretty good.

 

[Emtee]

Total respray? How much of the car is peeling?

Do you know whether your car has had any after-market 'protective' lacquer applied in the past?

 

[CatmanV2]

Total respray? How much of the car is peeling?

Do you know whether your car has had any after-market 'protective' lacquer applied in the past?

Well, it's patches on the NS rear quarter behind the door. Thing is there's 10 years of other blemishes on it.
Not aware of any aftermarket applications.

C

 

[hodroyd]

C,
A good body shop will fix that easy enough. If the paint is good and it is only the laquer that's damaged, they can take that off and re-laquer the damaged area. You could maybe solve it by having the car detailed, you know you always wanted to..!!
Cheers
R

 

[CatmanV2]

Yes, indeed I wanted it detailed Will talk to Feli when it goes in for the tie rod shortly. I know he knows an excellent body shop.

Cheers

C

 

[roger102]

sounds like a previous repair over contaminated paint, most annoying

 

[CatmanV2]

Could well be that. Annoying for sure.
C

 

[mjheathcote]

A BMW I had a few years ago got keyed when 6 months old, down the off side and bonnet.
Four years later the laquer started to come off, on the off side and bonnet....

 

[safrane]

Using a jet wash over repaired paint does this too as many are soo powerful these days they can cut into the finish

 

[CatmanV2]

Hmm. Interesting. It's been jetwashed once in my ownershitp. Possible I guess.
C

 

[conaero]

My Spyder had had its front bumper repainted and a large patch of lacquer was missing from when the jetwash had been used on it (the previous owner told me) I would assume it was down to poor preparation when repainting.

 

[philw696]

The biggest problem is the painter not getting the lawyer on to the base coat quick enough for it to bond properly. The base coat can dry out too much and lose its adhesion properties so I have been told by my local guy.

 

[CatmanV2]

The biggest problem is the painter not getting the lawyer on to the base coat quick enough for it to bond properly. The base coat can dry out too much and lose its adhesion properties so I have been told by my local guy.

Yeah. Slippery, those legal types.

C

 

[philw696]

Sorry cman predictive text should be lawyer. Phil.

 

[philw696]

Done it again you know what I mean laquer.

 

[roger102]

That's correct about the jet washers, the second hand ones used by 'the scratch your car for a fiver' washes can cut through concrete and are not suitable for washing cars. They took the lacquer off my jag rear bumper by flexing the poly prop through the sheer force of the water pressure being too close to the plastic.
If the car has ever been polished with a silicone based polish then you can kiss good bye to any adhesion. Silicone penetrates through to the metal and really the panel has to be taken back to the metal and primed with a barrier paint and then you need to start again, primer.... Nasty stuff silicone!

 

[2b1ask1]

Good point Roger regarding silicones, a point I have been preaching about for years but more from a full thickness detachment from the metal and impossibility to properly repair view....