"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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For some reason the Clearcoat on my Mooney is starting to bubble off
and peal away. I otherwise have a good paint job that I believe was
done around '95. Sadly, a hanger is not possible around here.
Is it worth it to strip the Clearcoat off and have it reapplied (can
that even be done)? Am I looking at a new paint job? Can I put
something over the Clearcoat to prevent this?

I've waxed my plane every 6 months since I've had it so I'm a bit
frustrated now.

I had a similar situation with an automobile several years ago. There were
two alternatives:

1) Live with it.
2) Totally strip and repaint the damaged areas. Yes, this includes
stripping and re-applying the color coat too.

It was explained to me that the problem was likely due to either
contamination between the paint layers or (more probably) a failure to apply
the clear coat during the correct "window" of time after the color coat was
applied.

Given the age of the auto, I went with option 1.

KB