This video will show you how to test clear coat to tell if it is soft, moderate or hard. Without knowing each make and model by heart by having tons of experience...this is a quick way to test each vehicle to find out what you are getting yourself into.

Clear car paint not only makes your car look shiny and more glamorous, it makes the car paint look wetter and deeper. However, there are other functional advantages that are of greater importance. One major advantage is that this coat provides protection from the sun and ultraviolet rays that cause the car paint to fade. Hence, your car paint appears new for a longer period of time. In addition, shallow surface defects and spotting caused by acid rain can be buffed out without damaging the paint, if the car is protected with a layer of clear coat. Most manufacturers now use water base color coats and these require a clear coat for protection. Manufacturers separate the top coat into a color coat and a clear coat and by doing so they reduce the use of solvents that are pollutants by nature.

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Clear coat finishes are harder and more resistant to oxidation. However they are more sensitive to scratches and you should be careful not to use abrasive rubbing or polishing compounds on them. Although these finishes are also prone to oxidation. Most oxidation problems can be avoided by regular washing, and periodic waxing with a premium car wax or a paint-protectant. Since the clear coat has no color, it can’t fade or lose brightness, but depending on the environment to which the car is exposed, the clear coat can become dull. This fading occurs slowly and you might not perceive any change on a day-to-day basis. You can safeguard against this by parking the car in a garage away from the sun’s heat and ultraviolet radiation. Surface contaminants such as acid rain, rain dust, airborne pollutants, bird dropping can damage clear coat to a point where polishing or compounds are needed. Knowing how aggressive to work on clear coat depends on how hard and how thick...or thin it is. This video shows how to find out.

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