# Anyone having trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 29, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416 "2016-05-29T03:15:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_andrew_mccormick/32/7141_2.png) [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416/21 "2016-05-31T02:50:17Z")

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@db4690 yeah I’d like to give this a shot myself. I’ll have to do some research

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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 31, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416/22 "2016-05-31T04:16:43Z")

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I’d start by having a pro look at it and try to determine what needs doing. From the photo, and with my admittedly limited knowledge of car paints, it looks to me like a clearcoat failure. Whether and to what extent it can be fixed without stripping the car is a judgement better done by a pro. I’d assume any overspray will not halt the clearcoat failure, but I could be wrong on this. Perhaps a good rubdown with a good rubbing compound followed by a fresh clearcoat would stop the deterioration.

Again, while I’ve done bodywork on my own cars, I’m not an autobody man. A good body shop could give you a lot more (and more useful) information. Their estimates are generally free.

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**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416/23 "2016-05-31T05:05:03Z")

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If you just need a reliable/comfortable car I would just leave it be. If it is contributing to a rust problem I assume it would need attention. I have no experience with rust problems.

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**Author:** ![John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john_andrew_mccormick/32/7141_2.png) [@John\_Andrew\_McCormick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Andrew_McCormick)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/anyone-having-trouble/93416/24 "2016-05-31T09:28:05Z")

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@“the same mountainbike” yeah I’ll do that just to see. @sgtrock21 rust isn’t a problem… I just wanted to see if I could try and make it look a little better

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