My question is how to remove JUST the clear coat without damaging the color coat underneath??
There is no value in the color coat. It is so thin that you can't rub it out to make it look like anything. SAND IT ALL DOWN and re paint.
You might try to spray clear coat after you sand off all of the bad clear coat. Expect the base (color) coat to have the gloss of an old sidewalk without the clear coat.
.....single stage Poly and a base coat/clear coat. I would go base/clear any day.
Randy,
Is the base/clear acrylic rather than poly.?
As far as I understand acrylic can be retouched and blended in either single or two stage systems, whereas polyeurethane is much more difficult and as you say beyond my skill level as well.
I am considering acrylic for this reason as well as cost, still debating clear over base tho...
Doug Gray
I realized that I haven't been clear with my question. What I'd like to do is to remove the clear coat in the damaged areas, then spray a new clear coat over the old base color coat. Every time I try to sand off the clear only, I go through the color coat as well. I was hoping for a chemical that would remove only the clear, but I guess no such thing exists.
And the plane sat outdoors, unflown, for the 5 years just before I bought it. Hangared now!
Thanks for the input.