Clear coat peeling: Suggestions?

Dave Stadt wrote:
"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
We had our archer II painted in 1996, including a clearcoat. About 6 -
12 months ago the clear coat started peeling just a little, almost
exclusively on the control surfaces. (They were removed and painted
separately, so it makes sense they behaved slightly differently. Now
though, the clear coat is peeling in quite a few places, especially the
elevator and outer wing. Other the the peeling clearcoat, the paint is
in pretty good shape.
Any suggestions/recommendations for ways to 'fix' the clearcoat without
a relatively complete paint job.?? I'd like to get some good ideas
before talking to a shop.
Thanks!!
Mike Pvt/IFR PA28-181 N44979 at KRYY
I'm in the same boat with my Mooney. Every shop I go to just cringes
when they see that someone put clearcoat in an airplane. Apparently its
common for cars but generally considered quite hill-billy for airplanes
(the proper technique being to mix it in with the paint).
I don't think you'll find any major paint manufacturer that recommends
mixing the clear coat with the color coat. Paint systems are either
single stage (no clear coat) or two stage, in which the second "stage" is
a clear coat.

House of Kolor recommends doing just that. It provides a finish between a
single and two stage job.




First, thanks for all the comments/info/suggestions....

I went back in our records to see what kind of paint they used, but it
was not on the workorder or receipt. I think it was to be JetGlow (?).
I seem to remember them saying it was a "all-in-one" product, with
color and clear coats going on at one time, but I can't imagine the
clear peeling like this if it was a "one step".
So the consensus is that there is no easy ("inexpensive") fix and the
only thing to do is strip and repaint...
Oh, the plane is tied down, no hanger, and is located just outside of
Atlanta, so the conditions are pretty harsh... not as bad as Florida,
but pretty tough on paint, I'm sure.

Thanks
Mike

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