Oxidation All Over!

[92ES300]

The trunk of my 92 Es is all oxidized!! It is one of only a few flaws, all of which are soon to be addressed.

What can I do to fix this? The spots are too big to be touched up, and people have told me to get a clear coat again, but I am not sure.

[SKperformance]

first and cheapest way to go is buy a clay bar

then use the other products recommended to finish like the 3 step wax

all depends on how bad

and i am not sure if the clear coat is eaten away or just oxidized?

[SW03ES]

Can you post a picture? I'd give us better info to go on.

[92ES300]

Yeah, I'll put up a pic tomorrow, and I think the clear coat is gone on most of the car. The hood doesn't really shine. :(

[92ES300]

here is a pic of the trunk:

Never mind, I guess I cannot upload the type of file htat my camera has. YOu can go to my Yahoo briefcase to look at the pic. The address is:

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/i30lova/vwp?.di....src=ph&.view=t

There is a picture from farther out here:

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/i30lova/vwp?.di....src=ph&.view=t

Please help!

[SKperformance]

try the clay bar i can't tell if it is build up or the clear peeling off

looks like the car was parked under some kind of dripping sap tree

[92ES300]

Yeah, the clear coat is gone. It looks like that on the hood, too. There is no oxidation on the hood, but it is no longer shiny.

The people said they parked under a tree, so thats where the sap is from.

[steviej]

if not sap then they had some toxic/acid bird crap. I vote for sap. My guess would be that it was parked under a pine tree. I say this because turpentine is made from pine sap. Where (geographical location) did you buy the car from?

I wonder if the previous owners tried to paint or had the trunk and hood surface painted at one time and the clear coat was not applied correctly or even at all.

skp suggestion of a clay bar is a good start. It is acutally a very cool product and works well.

I printed the pics, and will show them to my friend.

He is a master bodyshop painter. I will see what he thinks.

steviej

[SKperformance]

oh

well if you know the clear coat is gone for sure, then the only proper thing to do is paint it

an easy and chaep way also but may not look perfect is to high speed buff it

it will remove the peeling clear and give it a more uniform look

until you are ready to paint

just don't expect great results

just something you won't be able to see form 10 feet away

oh yah the clay bar will do nothing for this problem

it will only pick and pull dirt and debris from the paint

[SW03ES]

Yeah the clear looks like its gone. You can make it look better by buffing but it wont be 100%. Plus you'd need a rotary buffer...