Miata Clear Coat Issues
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:12 pm
Last year I acquired a 1990 Miata with its original paint. It had been driven in the desert near Palm Springs before I owned it. It had a few minor scratches, but overall it was in pretty good condition.
I live right next to the beach in San Francisco. There is a lot of sand, salt air and moisture. After a short time oxidation spots began to appear. I was told that the early Mazdas did have a clear coat, so they were prone to these types of issues when in its current environment (by the beach).
I had the car detailed to remove the oxidation, and now I am wiping the car down every other day so that no sand accumulates, but already there are small oxidation spots appearing.
I thought that getting a new paint job with a clear coat would solve the problem, but I was quoted a price of $1800 from Maaco. They said that a single stage paint job wouldn't do me any good, the paint would still oxidize this close to the beach; the cheapest option with a clear coat was $1800.
So my questions are:
A) Is the Maaco advice right? Does the paint job need a clear coat to survive in this environment?
B) Does the Maaco quote sound right for the paint job?
C) What other options do I have besides getting a new paint job? My neighbor suggested that I use Blitz by Chemical Guys. Is this any good? If not, what products do you suggest?
Thanks in advance!
I live right next to the beach in San Francisco. There is a lot of sand, salt air and moisture. After a short time oxidation spots began to appear. I was told that the early Mazdas did have a clear coat, so they were prone to these types of issues when in its current environment (by the beach).
I had the car detailed to remove the oxidation, and now I am wiping the car down every other day so that no sand accumulates, but already there are small oxidation spots appearing.
I thought that getting a new paint job with a clear coat would solve the problem, but I was quoted a price of $1800 from Maaco. They said that a single stage paint job wouldn't do me any good, the paint would still oxidize this close to the beach; the cheapest option with a clear coat was $1800.
So my questions are:
A) Is the Maaco advice right? Does the paint job need a clear coat to survive in this environment?
B) Does the Maaco quote sound right for the paint job?
C) What other options do I have besides getting a new paint job? My neighbor suggested that I use Blitz by Chemical Guys. Is this any good? If not, what products do you suggest?
Thanks in advance!