Can opti-coat stop clear coat failure? Picture inside

[dfoxengr]

I am starting to see some small dots of clearcoat failure on this daily driver toyota. They don`t need it to look super, but would like the failure to stop where it is now and not spread and in my experience it can`t be stopped with LSP`s.



Can OC stop it and keep it from spreading?



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/files/7/0/8/2/7/2012-11-06_14-24-29_506.jpg

[RaskyR1]

I am starting to see some small dots of clearcoat failure on this daily driver toyota. They don`t need it to look super, but would like the failure to stop where it is now and not spread and in my experience it can`t be stopped with LSP`s.



Can OC stop it and keep it from spreading?



http://www.autopia.org/gallery/files/7/0/8/2/7/2012-11-06_14-24-29_506.jpg



It may slow it down but I doubt it will stop it completely.

[Legacy]

Doubt it, but it might be worth a try. Someone did some sanding and used a rattle can clear coat and it came out great.

[tom p.]

Fox: http://www.autopia.org/forum/product-reviews/129483-optimum-opti-coat-review-2.html#post1493064

[Accumulator]

Touching up with clear is a good idea if you can put in the time/effort. But the OptiCoat oughta help a lot.



IME most *any* decent LSP will help slow the deterioration as long as you otherwise take care of the vehicle. Two of my beaters have significant cc failure and it hasn`t gotten any worse over the 3-4 years I`ve owned them, in fact they get scads of compliments from non-Autopians and I`ve basically quit worrying about having to get them repainted. I`m using Collinite on one car and FK1000P on the other, and things definitely aren`t getting appreciably worse.

[Scottwax]

My 6 speed Maxima had the beginning of clear coat failure on the horizontal surfaces, definitely could tell the clear was thin, had a hazy appearance. Putting Opti-Coat on the car restored the beading to how it was on the rest of the car and the beading characteristics didn`t degrade over the next 10 months I had the car. So I would say it at least buys you some time.

[Wheelzntoys]

This might be useful.



Opti-Coat VS Clear Coat Failure (http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f200/opti-coat-vs-clear-coat-failure-72600.html)