# Yeah...

Posted by James (92 SE auto) on July 07, 2002 at 22:52:42:

In Reply to: Re: The clear coat isnt just for for chip protection... posted by Mike S. on July 07, 2002 at 22:29:42:

I'm amazed how many people I see that do touchup jobs and dont clearcoat it, then mope around asking why the paint is "faded".

For the actual color matching paint go to Paintscratch, but for just the clearcoat Plasti-Kote (which is actually really good paint BTW) works great. I use Plasti-Kote primer, color match, and clear when I do stuff (except for my car since they dont have my color). They usually have most colors though or an almost exact-match alternative if you do some hunting. Surely your PepBoys isnt out of clearcoat?

How quick did your grille start to chip up? I'm not sure how much longer a body shop job would last (if any). If it were me I'd just sand/re-paint if/when necessary and save the money.

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: I'm amazed how many people I see that do touchup jobs and dont clearcoat it, then mope around asking why the paint is "faded". : For the actual color matching paint go to Paintscratch, but for just the clearcoat Plasti-Kote (which is actually really good paint BTW) works great. I use Plasti-Kote primer, color match, and clear when I do stuff (except for my car since they dont have my color). They usually have most colors though or an almost exact-match alternative if you do some hunting. Surely your PepBoys isnt out of clearcoat? : How quick did your grille start to chip up? I'm not sure how much longer a body shop job would last (if any). If it were me I'd just sand/re-paint if/when necessary and save the money.