353 with pealing clear coat
 

On my 353 there are a few places that the clear is pealing up. I am wondering what others have done to fix this if they have had the same problem. As I understand it they use Imron paint and then clear over it. When I flake back the clear it looks very shiny under the clear. Had anyone just wet sanded off the clear and buffed the stripes?

My 2004 one section of the deck stripe is starting to do the same.

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Unless some one convinces me not to try it I am going to give the wet sanding a try. My guess is that every year I am going to be chasing this but figure if that is the case it won't be so awful if I have to do a few spots a year. Eventually all the clear will be gone. I have a call into a few people and will have my brother take a look at it as well. He has worked in restoration shops all his life.

Don't wet sand, you will not make it better. The previous owner tried that on my boat and resulted in a really bad finish,

Mine is at the painter getting a new look.

When mine was starting to peal I wrapped tape around my hand, sticky side out and was able to pull most of the clear off.

Boy they went above and beyond prepping for the clear lol

john my 99 382 and my 97 382 did the same thing ..took them both to my body shop and they sanded the clear out and reshot it never an issue .and I had my 97 4 years after without issues

Thanks all for the info. Probably a job for next year I have enough other crap to fix on this thing already.

Don't sand the clear, it is a base coat "color" and clear coat over top of that. Please email me your hull Id number at [email protected]

My Paint really pealed to this - LOL

https://goo.gl/photos/7gvEYvx7m8NnJyoN7

Going with a newer scheme!

You trying to make me cry? I have enough to fix already! LOL

I did talk to Formula and they are saying my boat was never cleared and that it was a single stage? I find that very odd but who knows. I guess for now it will be flake off what I can and deal with it once I get all the mechanicals and structural issues addressed.

Audiofn,

Can you pm me your email address? I would like to get your hull id and i will double check all the paint issued to your boat.

Imron to my knowledge has always been a single stage paint. If it is cleared over someone else did that.

Knot,

It depends on the year, we use the word "Imron" which was a single stage paint and clear mixed together. However, we now use an Imron clear over top of a base coat.

send Bryan your HID,he will tell you how your boss was shipped. Formula can just about give you the shade of stainless of each screw on the boat - lol. They have, by far, the most detailed records of their boats than any other manufacturer out there - Awesome!

I'm just familiar with the old school Dupont Imron that was single stage that we painted car and motorcycle trailers with back in the day. Stuff was nasty!

Maybe call Mitcher T and see what he says ?? He deals with every brand of boat to do repairs or repaints. We all know how good he is :) Or a local to you high end body shop may have an answer.

I sent him my hull ID and he sent me all the specs on how to repair it. But mine is a 2004.

Just sent you my info. Thanks for your help.