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[clearcoat or no?]



If you want to be a purest and stay with original.....you will stay away
from the clearcoat.  In my opinion, however.....put on 3 to 5 clearcoats and
wet sand.  It gives extra depth to the solid colors such as black or
red......makes a big difference.

Dale Witt
82 16v
86 16v
85 GTI
http://www.h2o-motorsport.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Coleman" <deadbolt@mindspring.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [clearcoat or no?]


> Standard colors have NO clearcoat on them unless they have been repainted.
> Factory used none on standard colors.  (red, black, etc.)  All semi, and
> full metallic have clear.   No way around that.   Flash silver has
clearcoat
> from the factory.
> HTH,
> Chris
> '88 16v Rocco
> '78 8v Rocco
> '80 Caddy
> '92 SLC
> '02 337 1.8T
> '00 GTI VR6
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 7:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [clearcoat or no?]
>
>
> treed2@u.washington.edu wrote:
> Hey,
>
> This might sound like a dumb question but I have no experience with
> painting cars (other than rattle canning the truck bed of my first vehicle
> in a useless attempt to stop the rust)..
>
> How do I find out whether or not my car has a clear coat layer? I have an
> '87 16v with factory flash silver... did all mkii's have clear from the
> factory or ..?
>
> Is there an option code on the trunk sticker or something like that or is
> there an obvious, easy way of telling just by looking at the paint?
>
> I'm just curious about this.. thanks
>
> -Toby
>
>
>
> Dunno about flash silver, but my '87 16V "Arctic Blue Metallic" (silver
with
> a
> turquoise hue to it) was factory clear coated. It showed up as the only
> warrantee work ever done on the car, and explained why it had been
repainted
> even though the body was in good shape. It had peeled I guess. Anyway, we
> didn't get flash silver 16Vs up here AFAIK, but I'd expect all of the
> silvers
> would have clear coat if one type did.
>
>
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