Fix for peeling clear coat on 10-year old-minivan?

"SemiMike" <mmocella DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My 98 Plymouth Voyager is starting to lose the clear coat finish in
> places. My garage guy - who I trust - says that he knows no fix short
> of a repainting. That's not gonna happen! Is there some kind of wax,
> sealer, or other treatment I can use here to repair the damaged areas?

The cheap way is to
continue to apply car wax. The UV protectants in car wax will work
just as well on the base paint as on the clear coat. Your goal here is to
keep the base color coat intact and continuing to provide rust protection
to the sheetmetal. Of course it will look like hell but who cares, right?

However, a much better way IMHO is to get a couple rattle-cans of
clearcoat spraypaint and mask the car and recoat the bad areas with more
clear
coat. Do several very light coats of clear and give it a half hour
between coats. Follow up with wet sanding with the finest grit sandpaper
and then polish. This is an easy Saturday afternoon project and if you
are careful the results will look excellent. There are many websites out
there that explain the process it is not difficult.

Ted