Clear coat repair guides
Honest answers on scratches, faded paint and oxidation — including when a home fix will not work.
Scratches
How to Fix Clear Coat Scratches at Home: The Fingernail Test
Find out in 5 seconds whether a car scratch is only in the clear coat and can be fixed at home, or needs a body shop. The fingernail test, why light scratches look white, a full step-by-step repair and honest limits.
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Oxidation & Fade
Faded or Dull Clear Coat: Restore It or Repaint?
Is your car paint faded, dull or oxidised? Learn the warning signs, how to tell restorable clear coat from failing clear coat, and how to restore it at home before paying for a respray.
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Oxidation & Fade
Car Paint Oxidation: What It Is and How to Fix It
What causes car paint oxidation, the three stages from dull to peeling, which colours suffer most, and how to restore oxidised clear coat at home before it gets worse.
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Oxidation & Fade
How to Stop Car Paint Fading in the Sun
Why sunlight and heat fade car paint, a full list of habits that slow it down in hot climates, and how to restore clear coat that has already gone dull.
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Costs & Respray
Is a Respray Worth It? Restore vs Repaint Your Car
Thinking about a respray for faded or scratched paint? A full decision guide: what a respray involves, a restore-vs-polish-vs-respray comparison, and when restoring the clear coat is enough.
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Scratches
Faded Bumpers and Black Trim: How to Restore Them
Why plastic bumpers and black trim turn grey, how to tell painted bumpers from bare plastic, how to fix bumper scratches and when a bumper needs replacing.
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