VW Clear Coat Thick or Thin, Hard or Soft

jaytheman2222 · 07-13-06, 08:25

What is the deal with VW Clear Coat. I have heard it is thick and hard and i have also heard it is thin and soft. I am going to be doing some polishing on mine in a few days and i am nervous about removing to much clear. Can someone clear this up for me.

finerdetails · 07-13-06, 10:24

VW CC over here in the UK is hard. We have found you need a min of SSR 2.5 and equivalents to even touch it.....

whiteWRX · 07-13-06, 10:29

Read the write up at properautocare on German finishes. As i understand they are thicker but softer. Newer Mercs are coming with a ceramic CC but I don't know about VW.

steveo3002 · 07-13-06, 10:34

theyre deffinetly hard to polish....easy enough to install new swirls though

audicoupej · 07-13-06, 10:36

VW cc is hard(at least on my 2001 it is).

I have never heard of anyone saying that VW clear is thin.

jaytheman2222 · 07-13-06, 12:27

it seems that every body has had different expieriences with VW clear. it seems though that more people say they are hard. i guess ill try starting out with less intense polish and then move up to what i need.

tpsk8er · 07-13-06, 02:18

I was told at the dealership it was about 3mm, which they claimed was thick. But i have no idea.

JimHare · 07-13-06, 02:39

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Originally Posted by tpsk8er

I was told at the dealership it was about 3mm, which they claimed was thick. But i have no idea.

3 Millimeters is pretty damn thick for a paint..I think they meant 3 mils. 3 millimeters is almost 1/10th of an inch, whereas 3 mils is the thickness of your standard glad trash bag...

Bigpoppa3346 · 07-13-06, 02:42

Well if it's your first time polishing there is really nothing to worry about. Using IP on an orange LC via PC probably won't even be agressive enough.

RP-350Z · 07-15-06, 10:30

My dad has a new 2006 Jetta and his clear is HARD. Let me know if you have any luck with polishing it. I couldn't fix any of his swirls by polishing.

Tucci · 07-15-06, 10:40

Yeah, Im using a Megs Burgandy cutting pad and OHC and cant get all the swirls out. Very frustrating.

jmsc · 07-15-06, 10:49

What I would do is pick out some of the worst ones on 1 panel and hit them with your machine, pad and polish. Then see what you have. To do the whole car would be fuelish, I mean foolish.