I would sand it down and spray it with a high priced rattle can of clear purchased from your local automotive paint store.
What in the world are you talking about ?!I just rub dirt on it
I thought we were posting ridiculous things like your post asking who uses pressure washers to wash vehicles. 97%+ of America does.What in the world are you talking about ?!
At least I advanced from a frequently dropped soapy Sponge "sander"
Went to a High school booster parking lot car wash once.
Them cheerleaders in bathing suits sanded the heck out of my black 5.0.
It was almost not worth it.
Here she is!A picture is worth a thousand words
Oof.Here she is!View attachment 99127
I can name numerous cars with factory paint jobs where the clear coat has flaked off.Grandma scraped up the bumper and it was repainted. Factory paint doesn't flake off bumper covers...that aftermarket flex additive on repaints is useless. I used the pressure washer all the time when I owned cars worthy of a hand wash.
I never said you can't do it, but proper hand washing will always be the safer option.If you use a white 40-deg tip it is usually safe. But you have to be smart about how it is done.
"Proper hand washing"I never said you can't do it, but proper hand washing will always be the safer option.
I suppose as long as the pressure is low enough, little harm could be done. I've seen weather stripping removed, and paint damage by pressure washing."Proper hand washing"
Nothing improper about using a pressure washer.
I can name numerous cars with factory paint jobs where the clear coat has flaked off.
you know the location of this clear coat issue is directly below the fuel filler cap. I’m wondering if when the fuel overfilled at one time it somehow weakened the clearcoat? i’ve done it accidentally once or twice but not for sometime.Well if that happened that easily it was probably going to come off one way or another. In that part of the car it would fare okay from a diy sand and spray and may not cost a fortune to just take into a body shop if you have to have it perfect.
You just pulled that survey data out of %@&$ @&$.I thought we were posting ridiculous things like your post asking who uses pressure washers to wash vehicles. 97%+ of America does.
I was actually going more for people going to a car wash. Not a lot of people wash vehicles at home.You just pulled that survey data out of %@&$ @&$.
House bibs may have pressure, but they are not the definition of "pressure washers"
No, you didn't mention house bibs, but that's the ONLY way 97%+ of America could wash their car
with a "pressure washer".
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Try to pull the pieces that are sticking up, do they stretch? It may be just the picture but this looks like it could be a film.Here she is!View attachment 99127
IMO that is textbook clearcoat failureTry to pull the pieces that are sticking up, do they stretch? It may be just the picture but this looks like it could be a film.
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You're just referring to examples of improper pressure washer use.I suppose as long as the pressure is low enough, little harm could be done. I've seen weather stripping removed, and paint damage by pressure washing.
To each their own though, if using a pressure washer is how one desires to clear their vehicle I won't stop them. Hand wash with a garden hose is what I prefer.
2.1 gpm 3100 psi yellow tip.What psi/gpm is your pressure washer and what tip were you using?