# 2005 Mercedes-Benz C-Class clear coat peeling

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** c-class, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [May 1, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546 "2018-05-01T02:33:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Barbara27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@Barbara27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barbara27)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546/1 "2018-05-01T02:33:29Z")

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The clear coat is peeling off of my hood. Did you have a recall on this? I see several people has the same problem even with the newer cars.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546/2 "2018-05-01T03:05:26Z")

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Have you’ve ever applied a coat of wax to the vehicle?

If not?

#1 reason why clear coat starts to peel.

Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546/3 "2018-05-01T03:10:22Z")

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I don’t see a listing for “c-class” If you mean c240, I don’t see any mention of paint problems.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546/4 "2018-05-01T03:42:58Z")

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Your MB dealer should be able to tell you if there’s a recall for your car.  
It being 13 years old and this not being a safety issue, I wouldn’t get optimistic, but it never hurts to ask.

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mercedes-benz-c-class-clear-coat-peeling/116546/5 "2018-05-01T12:31:21Z")

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> [@Barbara27](#):
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> The clear coat is peeling off of my hood

Keep the car out of the sun and put a coat of wax on the rest of the body panels.A car cover, a garage or shade from a tree will keep the car’s paint protected.