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Clearcoat chipping on hood?

Well there is a pretty good size of clearcoat on my hood that came off. It's like a big circle a 12 in circle. Now you can just see the base coat paint no clearcoat. Is there a way to fix this without having to repaint the whole hood? Thanks.
 






Well there is a pretty good size of clearcoat on my hood that came off. It's like a big circle a 12 in circle. Now you can just see the base coat paint no clearcoat. Is there a way to fix this without having to repaint the whole hood? Thanks.
A good body shop can fix it nicely. As a DIY project, it will look OK but not perfect unless you have great skill. I have done it one one vehicle, by feathering the edges of the clearcoat with #600 then #1200 wet. Then I sprayed automotive clear overlapping the old clear that was left, no mask because it can leave an edge to the new clear that's visible. When dry I used rubbing compound to blend the old and new clear, then waxed and it was good enough for selling but nowhere near showroom.
 






after you sprayed the clear on, did you wet sand it?
 












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