# 2006 Chrysler Town & Country - Flaky roof paint **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chrysler\ **Created:** [April 17, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970 "2020-04-17T10:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pugh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pugh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pugh)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/1 "2020-04-17T10:44:20Z")
roof top clear coat has rough spots. Appears to have flaked off? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/2 "2020-04-17T12:05:20Z")
Not uncommon. Not uncommon to see even younger cars nearly devoid of clear coat. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/3 "2020-04-17T18:34:09Z")
14 year old car with flaking paint… Oh MY! 🙃 Completely normal, especially if you park outside and live in a sunny place. ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/4 "2020-04-18T05:35:28Z")
Expect clear coat failure after 8-10 years unless the car is garaged and/or you wash and apply real wax or equivalent regularly (there’s a lesson in here somewhere). Do I ever miss old style paints, no problems keeping those looking good for 20+ years with proper attention. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/5 "2020-04-18T12:31:09Z")
Paint the roof white like schoolbuses do. Makes interior cooler. Using some mobile home rubber roof coating. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/6 "2020-04-18T12:36:05Z")
So true, in 67 my HS buddy bought a 57 Chevy. The red paint was oxidized to the point where it would come off on your fingers. We spent about two hours on it using hand applied Kit brand cleaner wax. Got a nearly showroom shine. ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/7 "2020-04-18T16:13:21Z")
That was a common experience back then, apparently paints were thicker and one could repeat this a number of times before over thinning the paint. Over using cleaner waxes eventually would wear through the color layer (my dad and later a neighbor learned this the hard way). ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chrysler-town-country-flaky-roof-paint/162970/8 "2020-04-18T17:36:37Z")
Yep, on a 52, the front fenders had worn through to the primer.