Subaru Clear Coat Mixed with Paint.

[ScoobyDrew06]

I recently learned that subaru mixes the white paint with the clear coat, instead of applying a clear over the white paint. I think they only use this method on the aspen white and the red. Has anyone heard of this before? and should I be using unique polishing techniques for this?

[DFTowel]

That's not unusual at all, my 97 Lincoln has the Tri-Coat paint which uses a tinted clearcoat

[2.5RS]

Originally Posted by ScoobyDrew06

I recently learned that subaru mixes the white paint with the clear coat, instead of applying a clear over the white paint. I think they only use this method on the aspen white and the red. Has anyone heard of this before? and should I be using unique polishing techniques for this?

Where did you hear this? My '04 2.5RS is Aspen White, it certainly doesn't look to me like it has any clearcoat at all, I suppose it could be there though. I thought it was single stage. Regardless I don't think anything really special needs to be done when polishing. It does seem as though it is a softer paint (at least mine is). I'd touched up a few rock chips then wetsanded and SSR 2.5 via PC was able to completely remove all the sanding marks. Good luck!
- Andrew

[ScoobyDrew06]

I read this on NASIOC.com....Seems to be a softer paint? HAHAHAHHA...my paint chips if I look at it the wrong way. My car has 22k miles on it, and If I tried to fix all the chips in the paint I would need a gallon of paint. I think I read that subaru's paint sucks so much because it is very environmentally friendly paint. I'm not going to bother fixing chips and such, I'll just let it do its own thing, and when it's time for a repaint i'm going to get the white M3 paint. It looks so damn sexy.

[Five Star]

tinted clear gives more of a single stage look. rather than more reflectiveness a traditional clear gives, they use tinted clear to try to duplicate the depth of a SS with the duability of a regular BC/CC system.

[ScoobyDrew06]

wow i didn't understand a word you just said.

[awahl63]

Originally Posted by ScoobyDrew06

and when it's time for a repaint i'm going to get the white M3 paint. It looks so damn sexy.

Alpine white is a beautiful color

[2.5RS]

Originally Posted by ScoobyDrew06

I read this on NASIOC.com....Seems to be a softer paint? HAHAHAHHA...my paint chips if I look at it the wrong way. My car has 22k miles on it, and If I tried to fix all the chips in the paint I would need a gallon of paint. I think I read that subaru's paint sucks so much because it is very environmentally friendly paint. I'm not going to bother fixing chips and such, I'll just let it do its own thing, and when it's time for a repaint i'm going to get the white M3 paint. It looks so damn sexy.

Hehe.. I'm a member of NASIOC as well, and no offense to those guys, but don't take much you read there as gospel especially as it pertains to paint. I've also got a bunch of chips, I fixed a bunch when I bought it, and will probably do a "touch up" day every six months or so. Mmmm... M3 White... nice!